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Mitsotakis targets inflation on path to elections in 2023
PoliticsGreek Politicsa reduction in VAT as one of those options. Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis has been pushing... reductions are concerned. Reducing the tax burden on households and businesses has been one of New... to unveil the revamped ENFIA property tax in the coming days. The process has been delayed by reported
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Economic sentiment on up again after 4.2 pt rise in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomy2021 and has since recovered all the deterioration suffered during the pandemic. The value of 114.2 reported in January is the highest of the series. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI has... to 115.2 points in January, from 118.4 points in December. The EEI has risen by 9.6 points in the rolling
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Support for ND continues to erode even as alternative remains elusive
PoliticsGreek Politicsand KINAL at 14.5 pct. The figures suggest that KINAL has more than doubled its support since the 2019... of the major parties. New leader Nikos Androulakis has also made a claim on the hotly-contested... Androulakis has refused to discuss the option of forming a coalition with either ND or SYRIZA
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Mitsotakis forced to wield axe as legacy issues resurface
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA cabinet minister has been forced to resign and a veteran New Democracy politician has been... embarrassment to the Mitsotakis government which has built its profile claiming to make a break from... an active role in removing him without acknowledging that he has made a misstep. This would
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Govt pins hopes on lifting Covid restrictions in March as experts tread more cautious path
PoliticsGreek Politicsin favour of an imminent easing of national restrictions across the bloc. The decision for Athens has..., while their proposal to subsidise energy costs for industry has been denied by Brussels... time in several days that the daily figure has fallen below 100. The Covid death rate in Greece has
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Economic sentiment stable in Feb, consumer confidence improves
EconomyMacroeconomyat 90.7 points in January 2021 and has since recovered all the deterioration suffered during... period, the ESI has increased by 17.2 points compared to March 2021. The indicator hit its most... points in February, from 115.2 points in January. The EEI has risen by 5.4 points in the rolling
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The Parable of the Populists and the Contemplatives
Agoracountry has a balance sheet that shows that when the country sells the oil, it is selling the country’s... factory has a family with kids. He (or she) has bought a big house with an equally big mortgage... and residues from the disposals and garbage that has not been properly treated, and for which no-one has ever
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Newsletter 330 - 04/03/2022
Kiev because, like Ukraine, ut has a larger and more powerful neighbour, Turkey, that poses... that will be caused by the conflict in Ukraine. The Energy and Environment Ministry has already announced... has now shifted to chemicals, metals and machinery. The trade balance with Russia is naturally
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Mitsotakis prepares to meet Erdogan as Greek ties with Russia collapse
PoliticsForeign Policy, and Brussels - but usually on the sidelines of NATO or UN Summit. This time, Erdogan has personally... on Tuesday by the Greek government spokesman. “Kyriakos Mitsotakis has always been open to a meeting... in his recent interview with Alpha TV. Speaking before the latest plenary session in Parliament, he has
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Authorities ready energy "plan B" for potential supply disruptions as cost of living prompts strike
PoliticsGreek Politicsmetres by the end of the year. In addition, DESFA has entered negotiation with its Italian... with the energy minister and the head of PPC which owns the units. So far, the disruption has only been... in March, to hit 334 euros/MWh. There has been no public discussion of potential energy rationing
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