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Public sector capital stock in Greece and the Euro-19
Agora] A pattern has emerged: relatively efficient countries have net real capital stocks that vary... densely and heavily populated areas, such as the average for the Euro-19 country group. · Greece has many... over the longer term. Structural effects · Still, Greece now has a net real public sector capital
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Athens prepares response to Turkey challenging sovereignty over eastern Aegean islands
PoliticsForeign PolicyAegean has caused discomfort in Athens. This is not the first time that Turkish officials have made such comments but this time Ankara has threatened to launch an international campaign against... to take a stand on Greece’s compliance regarding the demilitarised status of the islands. Ankara has
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PM yields on energy windfall tax as govt feels strain
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs his government continues to slide in the opinion polls, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has... fund energy bill subsidies by saying that he has instructed the Regulatory Authority for Energy.... The fact that the government has shifted its position on this issue is an indication of the pressure
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Deal with Germany over arms to Ukraine irks opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government has come under fire from opposition parties at home after it was announced... zone” by sending arms to Ukraine, especially during an increased threat from Turkey. SYRIZA has been... believe their position has been strengthened by a report in left-wing Efimerida ton Syntakton which
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ND struggles to shift spotlight away from wiretapping fallout
PoliticsGreek Politics“internal enemies,” while PASOK, which has two Muslim MPs in its ranks, said Athansiou should.... The incident is indicated of how New Democracy has at times tied itself in knots following the resignation... has promised to reform EYP, already tabling draft legislation, and to fully investigate
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Newsletter 348 - 12/07/2022
Friday of the EYP chief and the general secretary to the PM, Grigoris Dimitriadis, New Democracy has..., as has been demanded by PASOK, and would be open to “creative ideas” for further improving... given that any government that has a majority in Parliament will also have a majority in the house
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Reports claiming link between spyware and state pile pressure on government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has come under renewed pressure regarding the phonetapping affair, as media reports... not stand up to scrutiny. If confirmed, this could be significant evidence as it has been established... argument that the spyware has no link to official, legal wiretapping. New Democracy has so far dismissed
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Newsletter 363 - 16/12/2022
, the PM has tried to keep the issue at arm’s length but each week there are new revelations and his... in November and 7.2 pct in June, according to the same polls conducted by MRB. Since June, support for ND has dropped by 0.8 points, while SYRIZA’s backing has risen by 1 percentage point. However, New
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Opposition hoping surveillance, cronyism scandals will bite ND
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has so far largely warded off most of the fallout from the phonetapping issue, although...) and the widespread use of Predator spyware has eroded some of the public’s support for ND. There is still hope within... on Tuesday that the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) has decided to ask
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Train tragedy prompts urgent questions about railway safety
PoliticsGreek Politics36 deaths and dozens of injuries has laid bare the deficiencies in the country’s rail network... posed in the media. Some of the attention has fallen on the station master at Larissa, the last stop...), which manages the railway infrastructure, nor the government. Rail safety has been a longstanding
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