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PM brushes aside political cost of self-employed tax bill as main opposition unravels
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been muted, as the leftist party continues to be consumed by internal wrangles which saw..., but instead present it as one among several reforms aimed at improving citizens’ overall quality of life... choose to take that course, as it is evident that their views are not totally aligned among themselves
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Newsletter 410 - 02/02/2024
PoliticsProtesting farmers open new front for governmentThe government saw a new front open... appear to have strong support among the general public in Greece. An opinion poll by Pulse, broadcast... Democracy is high. There is already unrest among some ruling party MPs, who feel that the government has
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PM hopes to contain farmers' protests, seeks to close other open fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicsand that communication lines remained open. The weekend saw an escalation in protests, with farmers from across... damages in the autumn of 2023. Protests started among the farmers of Thessaly but quickly spread to other..., the PM’s team believe they have managed to secure more than 100 votes from among the party’s 158 MPs
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Is Greece on track to decouple from fossil gas?
Agoraand which saw Greece forced to build new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in order to reduce its... among the EU-27, outperforming both the European average and countries such as Germany, Austria... double its contractual obligation; in fact, Greece’s performance put her in fourth place among EU-27
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Fresh turbulence at SYRIZA as opposition parties take aim at bank deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the circle of dissenters remaining within the party is widening. Among those expressing misgivings... patched up, there is a growing suspicion among observers that Kasselakis’s behaviour is calculated... crisis, which saw the banking system reduced to four systemic lenders rescued through state
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Mitsotakis hits back at criticism from far right
PoliticsGreek Politicsfeel positive about the outcome of the PASOK leadership contest, which saw Nikos Androulakis retain his presidency after seeing off the challenge from Athens Mayor Haris Doukas. Among PASOK voters... will preside over an increase in support for the social democrats. Among the wider electorate, almost
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Newsletter 439 - 01/11/2024
support among self-employed earners. Among the tax reforms included in the government’s plans... behind the Communist Party (KKE), and 2 points behind Greek Solution. PASOK, however, saw its
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Newsletter 458 - 04/04/2025
public. Mitsotakis was aware that the pay increase for the military would create expectations among other groups of public employees, but he wanted to manage these demands in a way he saw fit..., are in third place, having risen from 6 pct in January to 7.3 pct. Among the smaller parties, the new
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Economic sentiment fell to 81.3 in July for the sharpest historical monthly drop
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) dropped for the fifth successive month at a marked accelerating..., whilst the current ESI reading is 22.9 points lower than the post-crisis high of 104.2 recorded a year ago. The ESI fell to a historic low of 74.8 in March 2009 and displayed high volatility until June
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Economic sentiment improves 4 pts in Jan but consumer confidence worsens 2.8 pts
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) improved by another four points in January when it rose to 91.6... May 2015. Since the beginning of the Greek crisis, ESI has fallen to a historic low of 75.2... 2014. In the following months ESI deteriorated, hitting a low of 76.1 in August 2015. There has been
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