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PM seeks fine balance as he prepares to unveil latest set of fiscal measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is building up towards his economic policy speech in Thessaloniki on September 12, although the government is trying to lower expectations about what the public should expect. Mitsotakis will try to tread a fine line b...
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Athens ponders latest diplomatic moves by Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek and Cypriot officials spent much of the summer discussing how they would react in case Turkey’s drillship Abdülhamid Han would sail within the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone or disputed waters in the Aegean. In the end, Turkey decided to send the ...
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Latest IMF estimates see growth of 2.3 pct, return of permanent primary surpluses
EconomyMacroeconomyThe IMF spring meetings produced some good news for Greece via the World Economic Outlook and Fiscal Monitor. The IMF revised upwards its growth estimates for 2023, which is now seen higher at 2.6 pct in 2023, from 1.8 pct in the WEO of last October. Al...
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SYRIZA leadership contenders enter final stretch, as ID cards become latest headache for govt
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the campaign for the SYRIZA leadership elections enters its final week, the five candidates are making their final pitches for the top job, with former Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou remaining the favourite to win the contest. Meanwhile, the upcomin...
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Greece and Turkey launch latest round of talks, building up to Ankara visit by Mitsotakis
PoliticsForeign PolicyMonday’s meeting in Ankara between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou and her Turkish counterpart Burak Akçapar signals the beginning of a new round of talks between Greece and Turkey within the framework of the political dialogue that was a...
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Moody's latest agency to up outlook to positive, keeps rating below investment grade
EconomyOn Friday, Moody’s upped Greece’s outlook to positive from stable, keeping the rating unchanged at ‘Ba1’, thereby remaining the only agency that is yet to grant the investment grade to Greece, keeping it just one notch below. After the upgrade by Fitch ...
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PM's latest reshuffle off to bumpy start with first day resignation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere had hardly been any time to digest the cabinet reshuffle announced by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Friday, when the first blow to the government’s attempt to push the “restart” button came in the form of an almost-instant resignation. Dep...
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Government turns attention to public sector in latest effort to woo voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s recent focus on policy areas which it thinks can help restore its relationship with voters is continuing with a pledge to make improvements in the public sector. In his regular Sunday post on Facebook, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis...
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PM highlights latest stage of relief rollout as government seeks to improve mood
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is hoping that the gradual rollout of the relief package announce by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in September will become a focal point of the political debate in Greece as farmers prepa...
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Newsletter 5 - 28/11/2014
as well. Given the constrained time limits due to the Christmas period, the latest the Finnish... plan. Given that PASOK only has 28 deputies, the latest dispute threatens to develop... percent needed to enter Parliament. For the time being, the latest rift will simply add
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