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How Greece reduced its unemployment rate to less than 10 pct
Agorathe Greek economy has put close to 757,000 people back into jobs. The employment figure is at 4.24 million... to break the 2019 record of receipt and has fully recovered following the pandemic... and storage account for 58,200 more jobs. It is notable that the construction sector has barely moved
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Parties at odds over private universities as ND faces nepotism accusations
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the Constitution” for the benefit of private interests. SYRIZA president Stefanos Kasselakis has had to take a more nuanced position, given his own educational background in the US. Kasselakis has... enterprises that undermine free state-funded university education. Androulakis has to manage internal
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PM gambles on toned-down marriage equality proposal to win over right-wing objectors
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the conservative premier, given the totemic status that the topic has acquired among right-wing lawmakers in his.... The prime minister’s office has said that Wednesday’s interview will give Mitsotakis an opportunity..., marriage equality has no obvious appeal for a conservative audience, making it an unlikely fight to pick
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PM allows his MPs to abstain from same-sex marriage vote, puts ball in opposition court
PoliticsGreek Politicsthreatening to vote against equal recognition for same-sex unions. The issue has been dominating... has been read by critics as a tacit acknowledgement that he has lost control of a substantial.... It does suggest, however, that the ND leader has found a formula which, although high risk, could still
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Key factors in cost-of-living crisis not kept in check
Agoraof rising prices, the public has overwhelmingly placed it at the top of their concerns, essentially showing... weeks has also been highlighted by data that demostrates the domestic nature of the problem, undermining the argument that persistent price hikes are primarily an imported phenomenon – a line that has
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Centrist voters emerge as key to same-sex marriage initiative
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy’s hold on centrist voters has weakened significantly since last summer’s elections, perhaps... have suggested that Mitsotakis has been relying on private polling which indicates that same-sex... that since the June elections ND’s popularity has plummeted among voters who self-identify as centrist
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Majority for marriage equality in sight despite reluctance among ruling party MPs
PoliticsGreek Politics. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that he sees abstention as a compromise for those who... a divided party, especially since the government has only completed a few months of its second term... SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis, PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis has not chosen to apply the party whip
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Mitsotakis identifies triangulation as key to success, Kasselakis gathers MPs for policy talks
PoliticsGreek Politicshe believes his government has achieved economic and political success over the last few years... to be aligned with how society itself progresses has worked well for Greece. I will be making a case... in the gathering, with only one saying that she would refuse to participate. Kasselakis has attracted some
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PM changes tune on inflation, ready to take further steps
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged more measures to combat inflation just days after... and the energy crisis, this position has now been adjusted. In Sunday’s note, Mitsotakis referred....” In an effort to convince voters that it is taking action against so-called “greedflation”, the government has
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Government strives to prevent farmers' protests gathering pace as flood costs spiral
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter Sunday’s meeting, arguing that the current administration has taken a number of steps to assist... has been restored. Infrastructure costs However, the issue concerning the farmers is part of a bigger... days, the local media has been reporting that the authorities face a severe funding gap in terms
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