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ND, SYRIZA put squeeze on KINAL as centre-left party's poll rise continues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing its recent impressive rise in the opinion polls, centre-left KINAL finds itself at the centre of political machinations as both New Democracy and SYRIZA attempt to impede its advance, which has created doubt about when the next elections will ...
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Series of failures provide opposition with platform to put pressure on PM
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough it is still largely absorbed by its leadership contest, which is not due to conclude until early September, recent events have prompted SYRIZA to take a more aggressive stance regarding Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s premiership. The left-wing party was...
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State braces for losses as bank divestment plan is put into action
EconomyBankingThe Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) formally launched last week the process of divesting its small participation in the share capital of Eurobank. This set in motion HFSF's plan to dispose of its holdings in the four systemic banks, bringing to...
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Athens not put out by Turkey-Egypt rapprochement, but watching closely
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is assessing the results of the historic meeting between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday, in Ankara. The two leaders discussed ways to further repair the long-frozen ties between the...
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Over one in five Greeks struggled to make ends meet in 2017
Societydeprived and were unable to make ends meet in 2017. Severe material deprivation is defined as being..., the highest since the survey’s records begin in 2003. The data set shows that severe material... with the lowest material deprivation rate was 2009 at 11 percent, shortly before Greece signed up to its first
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Greeks mistrust in news and reliance on social media for information persists
Societyin various countries, has highlighted the fractured nature of Greeces' news landscape and how... landscape in Greece is characterised by “online fragmentation, a changing and polarised TV market... shifts in the news landscape, including the closure of the television channel MEGA as well
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PMI grows for eighth month despite supply chain, inflation challenges
EconomyMacroeconomylevels despite the material shortages. The inputs inflation increased at a new series high as material... a common theme. Material scarcity will almost certainly threaten manufacturing output growth... however persist, with severe supply constraints and reports of shortages of materials and delivery
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Newsletter 248 -24/04/2020
nonsensical translations and garbled sentences suggesting that the materials had been hastily put together... the government to plan how it will ease the restrictions it put in place several weeks ago. The government has put together a special task force focussing on ways to reopen the tourism sector
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Grave OPEKEPE claims add to climate of mistrust affecting ND, political system
PoliticsGreek Politicsand prompting voters to be on the lookout for alternatives and new additions to the landscape. Opinion poll A new nationwide poll conducted by Pulse for Skai TV reveals a fragmented political landscape... authority. In the current fragmented landscape, there is a significant level of interest among
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Manufacturing growing at steady pace despite supply chain, inflation issues
EconomyMacroeconomyprices remain a concern, with transportation delays and material shortages leading to unprecedented rise... in production”, commented Markit analysts. "Transportation issues and material shortages led input costs... to a significant shortage in materials that constrained capacity. September also saw a significant rise
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