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Newsletter 445 - 13/12/2024
the conservatives win the next national vote but with fewer than 151 seats in Parliament. Given... pushed up the debt load in the case of Greece to more than 209 pct of GDP in 2020, and the primary... to moderate further to 147.5 pct of GDP, a significant drop of the ratio by more than 60 points since
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Support for ND edges up in new polls as voters' concerns persist
PoliticsGreek Politics, according to Pulse. This is one point higher than last month. PASOK is at 14 pct, which..., although this is down from 66 last month. Also, 44 pct of those polled said they are worse off than last... with the government’s performance, this figure is five points lower than last month, again suggesting
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Government pledges more reforms, but economy set to prove deciding factor in 2025
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter suffering a more turbulent year than it expected, the government is aiming to regain its... is to further increase the total incomes that are declared by Greeks to more than 175 billion euros... in jobs like hospitality and retail earn wages that average less than 1,000 euros. It is clear
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ND's ratings hold despite choice of president but concern builds about Trump effect
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat many Greeks see Tasoulas specifically as an uninspiring choice, rather than being upset..., suggesting that more Greeks are concerned about Donald Trump than are encouraged by him. According... at suggestions that Mitsotakis, who less than a year ago pushed the same-sex marriage law through Parliament
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Employment and wage data explains why Greeks struggle to see growth dividends
Agoraat risk of poverty or social exclusion remained stable at 26.1 pct, it is still higher than the EU... allocate more than 40 pct of their income to housing, which jumps to 85 pct for the poorest households... rate to more than 30 pct, when the EU average is 21.4 pct. This comes to reaffirm the latest OECD
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A new political landscape is emerging in Germany
Agorais the level of voter participation. More than 83 percent of eligible voters cast their ballot, representing... party CSU – to receive less than 30 percent of the vote. With 28.5 percent they recorded... percent. In fact, they received 16.4 percent, slightly better than feared by its dwindling supporters
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Newsletter 457 - 28/03/2025
. Mitsotakis is hoping to follow up on the increase to the minimum wage, which has risen by more than 30 pct... fallen even lower than the level it dropped to in last year’s European Parliament elections, when..., but this is 2.3 points lower than in February. Mitsotakis also remains the most popular party leader as 30.5
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Opposition unable to find basis for cooperation despite public support
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween the social democrats and the parties to their left is more attractive than a collaboration... more than the 27.7 pct that favour a grand coalition with the ruling conservatives. For New Democracy voters, a coalition with PASOK is slightly more attractive (11.3 pct) than working with right-wing
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ND eyes start of recovery as public interest in Tempe issue appears to wane
PoliticsGreek Politicshigher than last month. Justice and transparency issues, which also relate to Tempe, rank second with 49 pct, which is eight points lower than last month. Nevertheless, in response to a different... is almost 11 points higher than last month. There was a 24 point drop in the percentage
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Government's focus on defence, plans for more procurements put opposition in tough spot
PoliticsGreek Politicsof consultation, rather than the decision. The defence minister appeared before Parliament’s foreign affairs... frigate, it was noticeable that the opposition focussed on the procedural part of the matter rather than... to be gained for adopting anything other than a tough, and sometimes absolute, stance on such issues. An MRB
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