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SYRIZA pushes alternative cost-of-living package but govt support still a vote-winner
PoliticsGreek Politicsbudget statement has attracted strong criticism from the opposition. New Democracy’s main rival SYRIZA has responded by outlining an alternative package to combat the effects of inflation, however... of pandemic-era debts. The announcement offered more detail than the opposition party has presented
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Athens hopeful of progress on sea delimitation differences with Albania after FM visit
PoliticsForeign Policya positive impact. Greece has steadily gained ground in the region as a stable and reliable partner... his meeting with the Albanian PM, Dendias said that “Albania has made an important choice. Its choice... that this is not what bothers or concerns the Greek side. “Greece has no problem with Turkey per se
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Election date seen hanging in balance as PM weighs pros and cons
PoliticsGreek Politicsweighing on the PM’s decision. Mitsotakis has already indicated that the ballot, the first... by one month, from May 1 to April 1, the implementation of the next increase to the minimum wage has... campaign across the Aegean. Another factor that the Greek media has highlighted over the past few
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 1)
Agoraare not significantly different in the Figure above. The new Book has a slightly more extended... in the EC Report that, for example, Greece, which has been struggling with average productivity growth... to the Commission and say that they have done what the Commission has calculated and what
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Opposition dismisses PM's economic pledges as electioneering, keeps focus on surveillance
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be called for April 9. Mitsotakis has had a busy schedule of public appearances in recent weeks, promoting.... The government has also made a number of moves which are widely interpreted as signs of impending... in 10 say the government’s “shopping basket” has not been effective at lowering prices of essential
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Seeking showdown in Parliament, SYRIZA tables censure motion over surveillance report
PoliticsGreek Politicsissue to the attention of the public which has so far remained aloof. To date, most of the coverage of the surveillance affair has been limited to small-circulation media or upstart news websites, and this has allowed New Democracy to dismiss it as at best a niche partisan concern, and in the worst
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PM hails uptake of food voucher scheme amid growing evidence of hardship
PoliticsGreek Politicsqualify for the means-tested benefit which runs until July has an envelope of 650 million euros... and of scoffing at measures which offer support for hard-pressed households. SYRIZA has argued... that it has picked the right strategy by focussing on handouts to tackle the cost of living, given
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ND suffers ratings blow after train crash, hopes time is on its side
PoliticsGreek Politicshas declined, raising questions about whether the ruling centre-right party can win an outright... has not increased, it will have to consider that a decline of 3 points in its own backing could... in the government has been shaken and that New Democracy's usually slick communications strategy when
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Athens and Ankara keep ties ticking over pending elections
PoliticsForeign PolicyParty (AKP) rule, the opposition led by Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu has a shot at winning both races as it has reportedly been endorsed by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers... to be different. Ankara’s approach to this matter has been very clear, especially following the collapse
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Lenders confident of being well-placed to overcome global banking sector turbulence
EconomyBanking, levels not seen since 2011. Combined with the deleveraging that has been ongoing during the debt crisis and has pushed the stock of loans in January this year to 113.4 billion euros and one of the most... attracted a lot of interest and was 5.7x oversubscribed. Piraeus also has an AT1 issue outstanding
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