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PASOK pushes back against PM's refusal to tax excess bank profits
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan a one-off achievement, which would then open up the possibility of reducing taxes. Mitsotakis noted, though, that he would first have to get the buy-in of Greece’s European partners. There has been
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Newsletter 456 - 21/03/2025
to press the “reset” button got off to a shaky start as one of the new additions to the cabinet... to buy into its narrative of economic success. MacroeconomyCharts of the weekProperty prices Bank
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Parties line up for second day in OPEKEPE debate as rivals accuse PM of cover-up
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout its contents to get his former ministers off the hook. SYRIZA president Sokratis Famellos argued... funds to buy political favours. Tensions escalated further when Zoe Konstantopoulou, who leads... signalled that government lawmakers will abstain en masse from the votes because of what they see
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Government unveils 2.5 bln plan to avert water shortages, prompts opposition pushback
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government unveiled a high‑profile package of water projects on Thursday aimed at staving off a looming scarcity crisis that officials say threatens large parts of the country, particularly.... Balancing centralised efficiency gains with local buy‑in will be politically delicate, especially
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Govt plays down Omicron threat despite wariness and high Covid death rate
PoliticsGreek Politicscontracting the virus. For the time being, the government is hoping that this trend will help stave off... brushed off such questions so far. Papandreou is seen by some as being more amenable to coming.... The two hopefuls that gather the most votes will go into the run-off vote a week later. Voting
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Newsletter 436 - 11/10/2024
position and looking to hold off the challenge from Athens Mayor Haris Doukas. The outcome of this Sunday... of the 302,233 votes cast. Doukas held off former minister Pavlos Geroulanos in a tightly-fought contest for second place, which secured the political newcomer a ticket for the run-off vote. Doukas earned just 858
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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek Politics: 40 pct say they are not at all satisfied with Mitsotakis’s administration, 25 pct say they are just a little satisfied, 25 pct say they are quite satisfied and 8 pct say very satisfied. Nevertheless... to Alco, 45 pct of respondents are not at all satisfied by the centre-left party, 32 pct are a little
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Greek credit contracts by 4 pct in Jan, NPLs rise to 31.2 pct in Sept
EconomyMacroeconomy. January’s negative flow mainly reflects household and corporate lending net deductions of 306 and 268... in January with balances easing to 100.46 billion. Monthly net deductions rose to 306 million from 139
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Bank credit eases 1.6 pct in August on slightly accelerating negative flow
EconomyMacroeconomy) with household lending net deductions at 267 million. The segmental breakdown displayed corporate lending rate... to 95.43 billion euros in August on net deductions of 267 million. The year to date lending remains
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Demands for public space put New Democracy under pressure as local elections approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsand several injuries. The Croatian team was due to play Athens team AEK FC in a UEFA Champions League
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