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Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a general effort to improve public services. They face an uphill struggle, however, as farmer’s demands... to save. The findings of the Interview poll paint a similar picture, with 44 pct saying they just
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Mitsotakis picks way through Feb challenges with support for farmers, fixity on universities
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe honeymoon period for New Democracy’s second term appears to be over, with PM Kyriakos juggling a variety of challenges ranging from farmer and student protests to discontent within his own party... and improve funding for state institutions. Government sources have argued that the protesters
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New Democracy faces claims of dark funding after revelation of links to internet campaign group
PoliticsGreek Politicsincurred by the Ministry of Interior over the same incident has not been challenged.... the governing party and the group, which it accused of using public funding to bankroll character assassination
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SYRIZA calls for vote of no confidence, as PM's apology over storm chaos fails to chime
PoliticsGreek Politicslead for ND, however this is the most adverse finding for SYRIZA in some time, prompting the party...’ Protection and Interior. Earlier this week, the party joked in an announcement that dismissing all... with the government’s account that private sector highway managers were chiefly to blame. The findings
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Newsletter 428 - 21/06/2024
: Development, Migration, Interior, Labour and Agricultural Development. The new head of the Development Ministry is Takis Theodorikakos, who has previously served as Interior Minister. Kostas Tsiaras... is being moved from the Interior Ministry to the Labour Ministry, where she is replacing one of the few
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Inquiry into surveillance scandal begins as ND feeds speculation about change to election law
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDevelopment Fund (HRADF), Stergios Pitsiorlas, in which he expressed his disappointment at finding out that he... to be an option. Interior Minister Makis Voridis blamed the centre-left party for taking this option off the table... the committee one month to deliver its findings. Traditionally, such inquiry’s rarely lead to any
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Athens prepares new primary residences proposal after finding common ground with banks
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government and local banks are reportedly making progress in their discussions about how to replace the Katseli law, which expires at the end of the month, with a new framework for protecting primary residences from foreclosure. The two sides ...
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Universities bill expected to pass despite many critics and united opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicspromoted in the bill, and are confident of finding support even in academic and student organisations... to be deployed. Citizenship scandal Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis and Interior Minister Makis Voridis... in loss of funding for entire programmes, amounting to a “strangulation of tertiary education
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