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Parties step up battle for voters in election home stretch
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout an alternative payment system, which New Democracy has used as ammunition to warn voters... that Tsipras is not focussed on the challenges Greece has to meet and the interests of voters... years during which the economy has been on a growth trajectory despite several severe, exogenous
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Greek-Albanian relations take a hit over arrest of ethnic minority politician
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe detention of a mayoral candidate from the Greek ethnic minority in Albania has raised tension... they were looking for couldn’t be any harder - Fredi Beleri has been caught engaging in criminal activity... of minority rights. Athens has always supported Tirana’s EU hopes but under the conditionality of respect
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Emboldened Mitsotakis plans for Erdogan meeting, next step in Greek-Turkish ties
PoliticsForeign Policyto normalise relations with Ankara through dialogue - as he has already said - setting, however, a genuine... has already been tested in a previous ND government and has proved to be someone who can successfully... perfectly reasonable to see where we currently stand. I hope that he has forgotten what he was saying
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ND aims to see off threat from right, with focus on fringe religious party
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe surprise performance of smaller parties in the May 21 elections has New Democracy worried about.... The unexpected surge has turned the focus on the complex arithmetic of seat allocation, which could turn... necessitating a third election. Threat from right The unexpected rise of Niki has caused consternation
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Wage rises become top issue but trajectory lined with obstacles
EconomyMacroeconomyof prices, Greece has third lowest per capita GDP in the EU, behind only Bulgaria and Slovakia, shorter... employment has increased by an impressive 19 pct, despite the 6 pct drop that was observed in 2020 due..., and their standard of living improves. New Democracy has made it one of its leading pledges
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Mitsotakis names extensive cabinet with dose of renewal
PoliticsGreek Politicshas a sprinkling of some new faces as the PM freshens up his government with the aim of pushing... materialised. The PM has again gone for an extensive lineup. Government sources insist that this is not a move... will have a key role to play over the coming years as Mitsotakis has put much stock in the continued
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Early goals set as new cabinet gets to grips with tasks for ND's second term
PoliticsGreek Politicsin May and continue what the New Democracy leader has labelled the “transformation” of Greece... schedule. Of course, this has to be balanced against the fact that the previous government was buffeted...” as Mitsotakis has repeatedly emphasised his desire to further improve the functioning of Greece’s public
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PBO sees normality returning, but inflation will have multifaceted effects
EconomyMacroeconomysector has a modest boost to growth of 2.3 pct, while the reduction in transfers leads to a more moderate... the impact that inflation has in economic activity and particularly vulnerable households that allocate... inflation numbers to 4.1 pct as of May, food inflation has barely moved and stood at 11.4 pct, from
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Government fleshes out priorities, SYRIZA sets dates for leadership vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid a heatwave that has put the government on alert for potential wildfires, and an early blow... for the new term. Meanwhile, after some deliberation, SYRIZA has arrived at the formula that will lead... “Greece become Europe in every way.” Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has already identified improving
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Government focuses on safe evacuation as pressure from fires mounts
PoliticsGreek Politicsempty words. PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis stressed that the state has a responsibility to bring..., New Democracy has shielded itself from any political fallout related to the wildfires that have.... Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has made a point of visiting the Civil Protection
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