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A new political landscape is emerging in Germany
Agorais the level of voter participation. More than 83 percent of eligible voters cast their ballot, representing... party CSU – to receive less than 30 percent of the vote. With 28.5 percent they recorded... percent. In fact, they received 16.4 percent, slightly better than feared by its dwindling supporters
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Newsletter 457 - 28/03/2025
. Mitsotakis is hoping to follow up on the increase to the minimum wage, which has risen by more than 30 pct... fallen even lower than the level it dropped to in last year’s European Parliament elections, when..., but this is 2.3 points lower than in February. Mitsotakis also remains the most popular party leader as 30.5
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PM convenes emergency meeting to work out tariff response strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsput their total value at less than 50 billion euros. Government officials have been trying to dampen... of Greece estimated that a 10 pct tariffs on EU goods, rather than the 20 pct imposed by Trump, would... would be affected more via its trade with the EU than with the US. Bracing for impact
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ND eyes start of recovery as public interest in Tempe issue appears to wane
PoliticsGreek Politicshigher than last month. Justice and transparency issues, which also relate to Tempe, rank second with 49 pct, which is eight points lower than last month. Nevertheless, in response to a different... is almost 11 points higher than last month. There was a 24 point drop in the percentage
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Government's focus on defence, plans for more procurements put opposition in tough spot
PoliticsGreek Politicsof consultation, rather than the decision. The defence minister appeared before Parliament’s foreign affairs... frigate, it was noticeable that the opposition focussed on the procedural part of the matter rather than... to be gained for adopting anything other than a tough, and sometimes absolute, stance on such issues. An MRB
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Newsletter 460 - 02/05/2025
with 11 pct, 1.7 points lower than the previous month's performance. Greek Solution remains fourth... is estimated to have brought in more than half a billion euros of income tax. Aside from policy decisions... 20,000 and 40,000 euros and the top tax rate of 44 pct applying to incomes higher than the current
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Famellos aims for fresh start but existential questions dog SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest conference held by SYRIZA, Greece’s fading leftist party, raised more questions than... Kasselakis in 2023. However, rather than Kasselakis, it was the ghost of Alexis Tsipras that haunted..., became vacant earlier than expected when Maria Syreggela opted to step down well ahead of the party’s
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Government shows its concern about Middle East impact, farm subsidy probe
PoliticsGreek Politics, Greece is in a better position than in the past to absorb and respond to any impact. Much... in the Middle East will lead to a fall in the number of Israeli visitors to Greece. Last year, more than... that there will be fewer visitors than in 2024. Despite the precariousness of the situation, Finance Ministry officials
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Despite foreign policy concerns, New Democracy builds poll lead as opponents falter
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has risen to 25.9 pct, more than one point higher than the 24.8 pct it reached in May..., half a point lower than last month. Ultranationalist Greek Solution saw its support head south, from
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Newsletter 468 - 27/06/2025
, there are signs it may be weathering the storm better than expected. A new Interview poll published by Politic.gr shows the governing party’s support rising to 25.9%, up more than a point from May. Meanwhile... surplus commitments. It is also currently spending more than 3 pct of GDP on defence. The escape clause
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