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SYRIZA unveils array of pledges to win over voters ahead of July 7 vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficials admitted that the government had not done enough to ease the burden on the middle class and to tend to its interests in the run-up to the May 26 vote. The main policy pledges reflect an effort... the manifesto on Monday. The other common thread among the SYRIZA officials on stage with Tsipras
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Athens prepared to be patient after resumption of Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsForeign Policya meeting with 26 EU foreign ministers on Monday. “We did not decide to sanction Turkey today, because we... held with EU officials during his visit to Brussels last week had the aim of keeping European officials up to date on developments related to Turkey. EU sanctions There are still calls across the Greek
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Newsletter 326 - 28/01/2022
to Mitsotakis with 26 pct and Tsipras with 20 pct. Beyond identifying the potential for disruption from.... Conservative officials believe that when the electoral contest comes, this will allow ND to rise beyond... authorities are starting to run out of policy options. Only a couple of weeks ago, officials would shrug off
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Government tries to appease farmers, will continue to court political centre
PoliticsGreek Politicson 43 pct. Kasselakis comes fourth on 26 pct. Loverdos & PASOK One former PASOK minister who... politicians in New Democracy’s ranks even though this is also causing concern among party officials... officials have also indicated that the farmers’ requests for lower tax on fuel and a moratorium
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ND tries to dial down Tempe rhetoric as support plummets in new opinion poll
PoliticsGreek Politics. Some government officials and government-friendly commentators have even implied that Friday’s demonstrations will become violent, unlike the similar protests held on January 26. Opposition parties deem... shift in stance on Tuesday. Government officials told the local media that they felt they had to fight
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Newsletter 455 - 14/03/2025
to the large public demonstrations of January 26 and the even bigger ones on February 28. On the other... government officials to secure the funding for the operation. In the meantime, an opinion poll published... picked up government officials on several issues related to the accident during the debate, while
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Government under fire for failing to block Turkey from EU arms programme
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat 26 out of 27 member states voted in favour of the agreement, including Cyprus. The sources also.... Government officials have been trying to dismiss opposition accusations of corruption over years’ worth of organised fraud at the agency, a period during which six different New Democracy officials have
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Newsletter 469 - 04/07/2025
4.35 million, while there was a significant drop of almost 26 pct in the number of unemployed... officials linked to the scandal, including Migration Minister Makis Voridis and Deputy Ministers Christos... of euros to ineligible farmers. Though the officials deny wrongdoing and claim they resigned
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Polls indicate PM’s tax-cut offer fails to move needle as voters remain pessimistic, concerned
PoliticsGreek Politicssurvey say the country is heading in the wrong direction, versus 26 pct who see progress. Half of Greeks... a certainty. Government officials insist that it will take time for the tax cuts and other relief measures... it below the all-important 30 pct target that government officials have been targeting as a waypoint
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Newsletter 401 - 10/11/2023
challenges on the exports front. The trade deficit dropped by almost 26 pct to 2.68 billion euros..., serviced and NPEs, as repayments exceeded new loans. The high rate on loans has affected corporate
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