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Govt weighs escalating impact of Ukraine war on public finances
PoliticsGreek Politics, as another week of hostilities has sent the prices of energy and basic goods soaring and businesses... in and subsidise bills, which so far has been done out of the resources of the newly set-up energy... of the overperformance has already been allocated through recent support measures and tax cuts
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Opposition pushes for phone-tapping probe as early polls claim limited damage to ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsso far. PASOK has proposed the formation of a parliamentary committee to investigate the monitoring... will abstain from voting either way. Mitsotakis has stated that he encourages an investigation..., which will have a majority on the parliamentary committee, has also stated its intent to broaden
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Record FDI flow into Greece raises bar, but is it sustainable?
EconomyFeaturesGreece has reported record flows of inward investment in 2021 and looks set to exceed the amount again in 2022. This positive development has been greeted with enthusiasm by the government, which..., the government has set the bar at 7-8 billion euros, with almost 5 billion already secured in H1, which
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MPs aim to probe spyware as govt brushes off latest reports
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis time to avoid being questioned. He has, though, denied any links to the companies involved... activities that opposition MPs will want to probe in Monday’s session. The committee has also called.... It was notable that the ruling party has replaced one of its MPs on the committee, Konstantinos
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ND's lead narrows but PM's election hopes still alive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn its first survey of the year for Alpha TV, Alco indicated that support for New Democracy has... for SYRIZA has risen by even more, moving up to 24.1 pct from 23. As a result, the gap between the two leading parties has decreased to 6.9 pct from 7.3. Third-placed PASOK appears to have paid
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Newsletter 380 - 12/05/2023
PoliticsPM has poll victory, if not conclusive result, in sightsWith just over a week left until... is at 32.4, up by 0.3 points on the previous poll. SYRIZA has edged up by 0.2 points to 26.3 pct..., Pulse has made two projections for the final result, sharing out the undecided voters in the first
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Newsletter 390 - 21/07/2023
that more money has been made available to municipalities this year – 25 million euros compared... that New Democracy has stuck to since coming to power in 2019, having seen the damage... PASOK official Stefanos Tzoumakas, whose decision to run was a surprise as he has only been involved
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SYRIZA reverberations continue as MPs debate Tempe rail crash inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicsby challenging dissenters, there has been a steady trickle of cadres announcing their departure from SYRIZA... up a cash buffer of more than 30 billion euros during its time in office. SYRIZA has been consistently attacked by its critics for overtaxing Greeks during its time in office, but has used the creation
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ND encounters objections over private universities and same-sex marriage
PoliticsGreek Politicsmarriage. Although the centre-right administration has yet to deliver draft legislation allowing gay couples to marry, and have full parental rights, it has recently restated its intention to do so... continues to have considerable sway in Greece and has forced numerous governments to adjust
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PM lines up talks with farmers, faces questions over housing crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicssubsidies and compensation that has led to farmers ramping up their protests over the last few days... concessions on farming fuel tax and electricity subsidies, according to reports. The fact that the PM has... or purchase a home. A study by Piraeus Bank found that the Greek market has a deficit of 212,000
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