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Shifting geopolitical balance in East Med presents prospects and pitfalls
PoliticsForeign Policy, with suspicion. In the meantime, Turkey has lost all its traditional allies in the area, such as Israel... in its relations with the US (which was missing during the Obama era). All this was underlined... and it is not clear how much leverage Washington or anyone else has in Ankara. Turkey Clearly, all
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In latest election pledge, Tsipras vows to ditch lower tax-free threshold
PoliticsGreek Politicscommitment to continue the implementation of all key reforms adopted under the ESM programme..., Tsipras wants to do all he can to persuade voters to back SYRIZA. He knows that if he can limit... systematically, going after media independence, trying to intervene in justice, going after all sorts
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Ministers unveil lengthy payment schemes for unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammethey owe in a lump sum will have all surcharges wiped off. The scheme for social security contributions will be open to all, regardless of incomes, and concerns debts created from 2002 onwards. It will also..., this package is also linked to the upcoming elections and the government will be keen to get the all-clear
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Survey highlights Greeks' conflicted relationship with EU
Society. However, Greeks were the least trusting of all countries surveyed when it came to the EU. Seventy.... In the same survey, slightly more than half (52 percent) of all Greeks felt that they were citizens of the EU. However, this was the second lowest positive response of all EU 28 countries
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Fears and reassurances over PPC's dire finances
EconomyFeaturesunits, the net loss came closer to one billion euros. Criticism has come flying from all sides... in the electricity sector when one operator controls virtually all access to Greek lignite reserves, which... million in 2022, with net debt at 5.45 billion euros. Implementing all or at least major parts
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Confidence vote due amid toxic atmosphere, narrowing of opposition poll lead
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the parliamentary discussion, on Wednesday, have overshadowed all the other matters that were up for debate... all the stops ahead of the May 26 elections, which the conservatives hope will hand them a decisive...” and 20.2 percent said they were “not positive at all.”
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How SYRIZA lost and New Democracy won
Agora. This was reflected in the latest results across all regions in northern Greece, where SYRIZA lost... percent versus 17.1 percent for New Democracy. In fact, SYRIZA won all age groups except for those 60... notable of all, New Democracy won 11 percent of those who backed SYRIZA in September 2015. Given
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SYRIZA seeks to recover from election shock, ND prepares for power
PoliticsGreek Politicsor the centre. Above all, the progressive forces have to stop treating the right in Greece..., are preparing to cancel all the positive measures taken by the government, to cut pensions and rein... or not, there will be an invitation to all the progressive and reformist forces in Parliament to cooperate,” he said
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Greeks mistrust in news and reliance on social media for information persists
Societysome of the highest rates of news avoidance of all countries surveyed, with 54 percent saying..., Greeks were the most likely of all countries to feel that the media is often too negative. The country..., the highest of all countries surveyed and rising by three pps compared to last year. The use
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Newsletter 212 -28/06/2019
it easier for all taxpayers to be included in the scheme. The other is to reduce the VAT on all food.... Optimism appears to have strengthened on the side of both the banks and investors after all four
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