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Where is Odysseus? Part 5 - Productivity
AgoraPlan. We see that the Covid-19 downturn was unanticipated, but has been followed by a remarkable recovery in employment—exactly as the European Union, and Greece, have aimed to achieve. It has been... path than was envisaged in 2018, even though employment has risen above the path foreseen
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Newsletter 365 - 13/01/2023
has only fuelled speculation that April 9 is the likeliest date. Although a substantial increase.... This is the second instance in recent months in which a New Democracy MP has been found in breach... to the surveillance scandal, an issue that New Democracy has been trying to put to bed ahead
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Newsletter 375 - 24/03/2023
weeks as the Tempe train crash has hurt New Democracy and lessened, although not wiped out.... Mitsotakis has reached out twice to PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis for a meeting, but the opposition politician has rejected his requests. In a scenario where ND fails to reach a parliamentary majority
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New labour law set to cause friction, as surprise candidate launches SYRIZA leadership bid
PoliticsGreek Politics. In the SYRIZA camp, meanwhile, a new candidate has shaken up the leadership campaign with a surprise bid.... The government has been stressing that the legislation will introduce minimum protection for workers...” employment contracts. The provision allowing workers to hold more than one job at a time has also been
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Newsletter 404 - 01/12/2023
to his government’s tax bill, although SYRIZA has not been able to capitalise on the negative reactions as its focus has been on healing the wounds caused by the recent wave of departures from... a minimum levy on the self-employed and sole traders, which has caused displeasure among these groups
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Government lines up new zoning scheme, fuelling debate over growth model
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has unveiled its plans to introduce a new zoning plan, which it says will restore... is not currently permitted. According to a report in Kathimerini, the Council of State has issued... by the country’s highest administrative court. The government has come under repeated criticism over
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University bill threatens PASOK consensus as probes launched into alleged infractions by politicians
PoliticsGreek Politics. A flurry of regulatory and judicial probes has been launched into revelations made about... in the weeks leading up to the debate, however it has latterly become a thorn in the side of PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis who has warned that he expects discipline from his MPs when it comes
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Mitsotakis limps into party conference looking to rally ND for EP elections
PoliticsGreek Politicselections, its support has been waning and the government has been repeatedly buffeted by a series... published on Thursday indicated that 74.8 pct of Greeks have a negative view of how the government has... was under scrutiny over his role in the state of safety on Greece’s rail network. It has been noted
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ND names MEP candidates with eye on loss of support to hard right
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has unveiled its list of candidates for this summer’s European Parliament elections and, in a clear nod to right-wing voters, has included ethnic Greek Albanian politician Fredi Beleri.... Beleri is the mayor-elect of Himare but is facing trial on corruption charges and has been prevented
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PM accepts economic recovery not being felt by all, argues for more time
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made his clearest admission so far that he is concerned... of next year’s budget, which has been tabled in Parliament and is due to be voted on next month. In his on-camera comments, the PM admitted that even though wages have increased and unemployment has
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