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High prices top list of political concerns as dissatisfaction bubbles under surface
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn another indication of how much the cost of living crisis is worrying the government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with representatives of the retail sector on Tuesday afternoon to discuss ways of containing price hikes. According to the PM’s office, during his meeting with the heads
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Greece voices support for Ukraine as govt counts cost of war's impact on economy, public finances
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made it clear that politically his government will stand with the European Union and NATO over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as his ministers scramble to find ways of mitigating the economic impact of the war. Following a meeting of the Government Council
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Newsletter 329 - 25/02/2022
will unfortunately cause the loss of many innocent lives," he said. The prime minister also said that his
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Leaders explain differing views on how to approach Ukraine war
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTuesday’s parliamentary debate on the war in Ukraine and the government’s decision to break a decades-long tradition of Greece not embroiling itself in such conflicts, in this case by supplying arms to Kiev, gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an opportunity to present his party as being
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Govt mulls more tools against inflation as cost of living set to soar
PoliticsGreek Politicsa cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged to manage the economic
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Newsletter 330 - 04/03/2022
fallout from Russia’s invasion. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis decided to break with Greece’s
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Mitsotakis pledges more help to tackle inflation, calls for EU price cap on natural gas
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged that his government will announce in the coming days an additional support package to counter the cost-of-living crisis, which remains a key threat to New Democracy’s political fortunes. Mitsotakis revealed ahead of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday
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Parties pick from energy policy menu as EU response opens up more options
PoliticsGreek Politicsnatural gas supplier DEPA. The prime minister intends to press his proposals at Thursday’s
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Govt readies additional inflation relief package, draws up new budget
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is set to announce later this week the enhanced package of relief measures aimed at cushioning the impact of the war in Ukraine on Greek businesses and households but also insulating New Democracy from potential voter dissatisfaction. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged last
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Athens hoping for period of calm in Greek-Turkish relations after PM's talks with Erdogan
PoliticsForeign Policy. It was “a very open and honest” discussion, according to the Greek prime minister, which lasted approximately
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