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PM mulling reshuffle to get political project back on track in 2021
PoliticsGreek Politicsa comfortable double-digit lead over SYRIZA so on the surface there appears no immediate need for substantial... 608,000 pensioners. The PM has reportedly set four main priorities for his cabinet: The vaccination... that ministers are being vaccinated now to set an example or because their job puts them at risk
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Health service in spotlight as govt scrabbles for more measures to contain Covid
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is set to admit defeat in its strategy for containing Covid-19 as health data continues to cause concern and new measures are set to be announced to rein in the virus. Although.... This is a double whammy for the government because retailers are becoming increasingly frustrated
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Newsletter 309 - 24/09/2021
to set out a rival economic plan to the one presented by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis earlier... the trade tax for the self-employed. The first polls conducted after government and opposition set out... posted double digit annual growth rates since March this year. The latest data for July showed
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Govt looks to tweak relief in anticipation of record Covid infections, new inflation high
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe twin pressures from inflation and Omicron look set to enter new levels in the coming days... are set to expire on January 16. While the government had been hoping to be able to loosen some... that consumers could expect double-digit increases in some goods based on rising wholesale prices
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Newsletter 328 - 18/02/2022
recently grabbed the headlines after the murder of a football fan.EconomySpiralling prices set off wide... the obvious monthly spikes in energy-related products that were captured in the latest CPI data, double..., as well as VAT intakes from other goods and services, which could set out the fiscal space needed to fund
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PM unveils 1.1-billion-euro anti-inflation package to opposition scepticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsin casual attire and displaying some stubble, he set the scene by saying that the world is dealing... months. Parents, low-income pensioners, and recipients of a range of state benefits are also set... million euros to small businesses towards covering energy price increases up until April and will double
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Machinations intensify as announcement of election date approaches
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek media appears convinced that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to call elections..., for which 650 million euros has been set aside, and a one-off stipend for pensioners who did... not mention a specific figure, most commentators think that if PASOK reaches double figures
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Newsletter 390 - 21/07/2023
, looks set to pass through Parliament with a super-majority (more than 200 out of 300 votes) thanks... and the fiscal rules in the eurozone has been set aside temporarily. The picture has changed... it will have to double this year’s primary balance to more than 2 pct of GDP and keep it there for the next
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Newsletter 412 - 16/02/2024
attempt to resolve a stand-off with protesting farmers, which now looks set to continue and perhaps... would be taken at the roadblocks set up across the country, but their immediate reactions suggest..., with the price jumps in certain goods still in double-digits. The figure attracting most attention
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European Parliament vote delivers blow to PM as rise of far right, low turnout dominate
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the vote, well ahead of its opponents. The goal set by the PM was for his centre-right party... this number. According to official projections, New Democracy was set to gain just 28.6 pct... double the 4.4 pct it received in last year’s national elections. Opinion polls had indicated
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