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Newsletter 453 - 28/02/2025
definitively on the cause of the fire, which some experts have blamed for inflating the death toll... in the engines could have ignited a fire; however, it stopped short of identifying the fuel which caused... for New Democracy since last month. In terms of voting intentions, backing for the ruling centre-right
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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
PoliticsGreek Politics. On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... appointments have also come under fire. They include the new deputy immigration minister Sevi... to apologise on social media for what he described as past mistakes, for which he received the full backing
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Latest Tempe report kicks off political storm as government claims vindication
PoliticsGreek Politicsa conclusive explanation for the fire; however, it does not dismiss the possibility that silicone lubricants... the theory of a lubricant fire. Course for Freedom leader Zoe Konstantopoulou suggested... advantage, with backing from a largely supportive media. This does not mean that New Democracy is out
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Amid mounting pressure, gov't hopes parallel programme will provide fillip
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government submitted to Parliament on Friday the so-called “parallel programme” aimed mainly... the provisions in the draft law, which MPs are due to vote for on Saturday, is the provision of free healthcare... providing meal tickets, subsidised rent and free electricity. Passing the parallel programme would
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Newsletter 72 - 06/05/2016
rebounding by 2.7 percent, mainly on the back of double-digit growth in investments (+11.6 percent.... It is understood that the key pending issue relates to the tax-free threshold, with the government... the government’s final decision will be on the key issue of the tax-free threshold, with the latest
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Newsletter 190 -18/01/2018
deal will go in the direction that the prime minister wants. its five MPs would be allowed a free vote on the name settlement. This means they are free to vote for or against it, or even abstain..., off target by 1.01 billion euros. The MoF noted that the shortfall was mainly due to 1.12 billion
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Newsletter 223 -11/10/2019
or electronically in order to qualify for the tax-free threshold. It remains to be seen if Greece’s lenders see.... SYRIZA also claims that the higher threshold for electronic transactions cancels out the tax-free..., bringing the total shortfall to 14.59 billion. This was driven mainly by a 4.1 percent rise in imports
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PM calls for unity as opposition reacts to decisions on health, labour
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis drew several parallels between the effort Greeks made to free themselves from Ottoman rule... year the 200 years since the start of the War of Independence free of the threat from Covid-19. A day... are mainly carried out on suspected cases and, as such, Greece is not currently conducting the kind of broad
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Newsletter 410 - 02/02/2024
by farmers, mainly in central Greece. The protestors are threatening to block the Athens-Thessaloniki...-free fuel, scrapping of VAT on supplies, suspension of seizures and foreclosures, lower energy costs... what is required to secure hassle-free travel around the world. Applications are dominated by Chinese
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Relief for coalition as wildfire threat subsides
PoliticsGreek Politicscontrol a large forest fire that had been burning for three days north of Athens. The trouble authorities had in tackling the fire prompted criticism of the government from opposition parties. Issues... parts of Greece, particularly the Peloponnese, were ravaged by fire, the New Democracy government
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