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PASOK pushes back against PM's refusal to tax excess bank profits
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is adamant that he will not impose an extraordinary tax on Greek banks to create extra fiscal space in the budget, despite pressure from main opposition party PASOK to chase excess profits. Speaking at the 3rd Greek Investment Conference in London, Mitsotakis said
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Androulakis treads fine line in opposition as pool of available voters dries up
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeeting between Androulakis and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took place this week against
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Newsletter 444 - 06/12/2024
between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis on Thursday, the two
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Greek, Turkish FMs keep ties on even keel as OSCE cooperation pays off
PoliticsForeign PolicyLevel Cooperation Council and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s visit to Ankara, due
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Tax and banks dominate government's thoughts amid opposition, public pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is lining up interventions affecting the banking sector and the taxation system after finding itself on the receiving end of more pressure from the opposition, but also public dissatisfaction as exhibited in opinion polls. In his regular Sunday Facebook post, Prime Minister Kyriakos
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As bank debate rages, ND's support slips further and PM loses economic adviser
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy continues to wrestle with issues related to the Greek banking sector as its popularity slides further, according to a new opinion poll. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is also looking for a new chief economic adviser after Alexis Patelis, one of the PM’s closest aides over the last
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PASOK tries to take initiative in budget debate as SYRIZA exodus continues
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the government’s position. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made it clear that taxing bank profits
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Samaras launches new salvo against government, causing fresh concern for Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFormer Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who was recently ousted from the ruling New Democracy party, seems to have no intention of fading into the background quietly, adding to a growing list of concerns for Kyriakos Mitsotakis. Speaking at a high-profile conference organised by To Vima weekly
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Athens ponders Syria shake-up with particular focus on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policythis framework, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will visit Lebanon on Monday; the primary purpose
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PM intervenes on bank charges as budget attracts extra support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used Sunday’s budget vote as an opportunity to respond to recent criticism from the opposition by announcing a set of voter-friendly measures, including interventions to pare back unpopular bank charges. Mitsotakis again rejected PASOK’s proposal for an extra tax
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