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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politicscarried out, underlining that New Democracy has entered its fifth consecutive year in power. SYRIZA... at a crucial juncture. It has been suggested that his decision to make mostly political appointments to his cabinet this summer has backfired and that over the last four years not enough has been done
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Government focuses on cost of living and farming as polls confirm strong lead
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe score board, far-right Greek Solution has overtaken Communist Party KKE to garner 7.8 pct... support, which the government has warned it cannot afford, protection of domestic products from unfair... development bill While attention has focussed on the farmers’ protests and the anniversary of the Tempe
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PM puts tax cuts front and centre in bid to win back voters
PoliticsGreek Politicshas already put to public consultation a bill that seeks to implement the tax relief measures... than expected. New Democracy has repeatedly rejected calls from the opposition parties to reduce... elections this summer. An amendment has been added to the Finance Ministry bill currently under public
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PASOK homes in on misuse of public money but ND hopeful of absorbing blows
PoliticsGreek Politicsproposal regarding the parliamentary inquiry into the alleged misuse of European Union subsidies has been... discomfort for the government even though it has not yet translated into a major dip in the few opinion... is due, New Democracy has time to address the damage it has suffered from the Tempe issue as well
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PM pledges water reform in bid to avert scarcity crisis
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs southern Europe swelters, Greece finds itself confronting a water crisis that has been steadily... to confront deep-rooted vulnerabilities in water policy. Italy has launched a series of cross-border... heavy rainfall in 2024. The government has committed to tripling its annual water investment, up to 6
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
Agoraministers. This government has already passed close to 5 percent of GDP in austerity measures since... using the influence the US has within the IMF to force the Fund to drop out of the Greek programme..., is on debt relief. The Greek government has made it very clear that it does not want to agree
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Outline deal clinched at Eurogroup, focus now moves to Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the press conference. He underlined the “strong impact” that uncertainty has had on the Greek banking... the fiscal performance is severely off track. It has also secured some concessions on the labour front... agreement on Sunday, when SYRIZA’s central committee is due to meet to assess the deal. Tsipras has
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Government extends pandemic support package amid opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the economic front. The government has been under pressure to offer more clarity on the duration.... There has also been increasing anxiety about the fate of the tourism sector, with the prospect... already attracted controversy, and the latest development has prompted renewed calls for its withdrawal.
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Greece - On the importance of productivity growth
Agoraincome. Instead, politicians care about the importance of the influence an economy’s size has... of the previous decade suggests that this time the downturn will be much shorter lived. This interlinkage has... associated with realpolitik. The absolute size of economies cannot be measured only in terms of GDP
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More concern for coalition than cheer for SYRIZA in latest poll figures
PoliticsGreek Politics. In contrast, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has lost just two percentage points in that time. Also... 81 percent expect there to be many protests and strikes this autumn. The latter figure has... that there will be a so-called social uprising against the current policies has the potential to become a self
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