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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek Politics, rather than frontmen, have been convicted of crimes. Last week, former Supreme Court prosecutor... insisted that he was elected the new leader of the party rather than it being a cosmetic appointment... the Supreme Court’s plenary rather than its first section decide whether each party’s leadership fulfils
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SYRIZA's coalition options scrutinised as Tsipras remains focussed on first place
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween the leftist and ND turns out to be considerably smaller than expected. Another factor... by arguing that Germany has relied on strong coalition governments for decades rather than single-party... voters, who appear more open to the idea of coalitions, than older ones, who are used to seeing Greece
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Rise of smaller parties a barrier to decisive result in first elections
PoliticsGreek Politicshe founded, but with Brigadier Dimitris Hatziliadis leading the grouping, rather than former deputy... by abstaining from a vote of confidence. If just MeRA25 were to abstain, rather than join the coalition, it would bring the threshold for the vote of confidence close to 140, rather than 151. However, even
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On monetary policy and inflation targeting
Agorainflation will be tolerated (higher) than average (for a while) to make the price level converge... on conditions, an increase in the policy rate, or the policy rate may be raised more moderately than...-level targeting be a more steady anchor for the longer run for the nominal economy than inflation
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Newsletter 381 - 19/05/2023
Programme submitted to Brussels just a few weeks ago, the debt-to-GDP ratio drops from more than... high at over 123,000 more hires than departures. During the first four months, the hiring balance improved by more than 32,000 on last year and it stood at close to 186,000. PodcastsGreek elections
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Mitsotakis not taking majority for granted despite encouraging poll numbers
PoliticsGreek Politicspolls continue to suggest that there is little danger of New Democracy not gaining more than 150 seats... for Mitsotakis to be in danger of not having more than 150 MPs. In their bid to drive up flagging support... that Mitsotakis would be able to find some opposition MPs to join his government, rather than risk
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ND doubles down on tax as leaders target weak spots on electoral map
PoliticsGreek Politicsshowed that the wealthy would benefit more from a VAT cut than lower earners, adding... no clear policy other than raising taxes across the board to fund uncosted campaign pledges, an accusation... is more interested in baiting the opposition and rallying its own base than in persuading voters
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BoG sees 2.3 pct growth this year, urges reforms to restore per capita GDP to pre-crisis levels
EconomyMacroeconomymoderate than the 6 pct noted last year, as the downturn in the eurozone is reflected and domestic private... is seen by the central bank at 4.3 pct, more than halving from last year’s 9.3 pct, mostly on the back... achieves sustained growth rates well above the euro area average, it would take the country more than 15
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PM takes central role as fires continue to rage
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat preparation for the fire season began earlier than ever this year, in January. It also argues... was head of the Attica Regional Authority at the time of the blaze, which led to more than 100 people... rather than one that is highly relevant to the quality of democracy and rule of law in Greece.
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Wildfire threat to air base puts government in embarrassing position
PoliticsGreek Politicsreported. The village of Nea Aghialos was also evacuated, with more than 100 residents having... voters that the scale of this summer’s challenge was much larger than anyone could have anticipated and beyond the capability of Greek authorities, rather than an issue of poor planning or coordination.
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