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Speculation about election date resurfaces as Mitsotakis mulls options
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFor a government that insists it intends to complete its four‑year term, New Democracy is behaving remarkably like a party preparing for an election. Over the past couple of weeks, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has accelerated the tempo of political activity, sharpened his messaging
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Tsipras hints at June launch for new party as poll suggests disruption potential
PoliticsGreek Politicspolicies have increased social inequalities, creating a society where three in four struggle to get
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Car sales drop 4.6 pct YoY in Apr, up 3.3 pct in 4M
EconomyMacroeconomy. Lorry sales were up by 0.3 percent in April, and buses dropped by 33.2 percent. For the first four
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Newsletter 504 - 15/05/2026
PoliticsElections loom large as Tsipras revs up and PM mulls datesEven though the official line remains that elections will happen when the government’s four-year term ends next summer, it became abundantly clear that Greece has entered a pre-electoral phase. Speculation is growing about the timing
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Newsletter 506 - 29/05/2026
than 60% of respondents expect PASOK to lose voters to ELAS, and fewer than four in ten see
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Unemployment jumps to 10.6 pct in Q1 - highest in two years
EconomyMacroeconomy. Alarmingly, the largest portion, 114,400, has not worked for more than four years, rising by 1.1 percent
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Fuels prompt sharp drop of 25.2% in April trade deficit
EconomyMacroeconomyin April, to 2.24 billion euros. The data for the four months of 2026 showed that the trade deficit
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Mitsotakis tries to balance party discipline, right‑flank pressures with minor reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicscredentials and parliamentary experience. All four appointees are in their forties or early fifties, all come
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Newsletter 508 - 12/06/2026
euros in April last year. Over the first four months of the year, the trade deficit decreased by 8
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Urban planning scandal deepens as Tsipras unveils five cost of living pledges
PoliticsGreek Politicsdescribes as “social justice”, costed at 30–35 million euros. He also championed a pilot four‑day
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