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Many obstacles to clear in Greece's digital leap
EconomyFeaturesgiant Pfizer has announced the creation of a digital research hub in Greece, while the government... statistics, around 8 in 10 Greek households has an internet connection, the World Internet Project... only has a website. Greece as a whole also ranks low on innovation benchmarks, investing only 1.27
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Retail sales drop by 8.6% in 2020 as e-shops prosper but many sectors suffer
EconomyMacroeconomyand their overperformance has helped mask the dour situation in the sector. During the last quarter of last year, when... quarter of last year, just as Greece began exiting from the first lockdown. The industry has been.... This situation has forced the authorities to earmark most of the total annual support budget of 7.5 billion
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Newsletter 334 - 08/04/2022
if necessary. This is the first time the New Democracy government has openly acknowledged... by the end of the year. In addition, DESFA has entered negotiation with its Italian counterpart Snam... questioned said that their financial situation has worsened since last year. Also, 67.9 pct say
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Kasselakis completes stunning victory, taking SYRIZA into uncharted territory
PoliticsGreek Politics35-year-old entrepreneur, who has spent all his adult life in the USA and has talked openly about... or upset with his rivals for allegedly pushing out former leader Alexis Tsipras. There has been.... It is also worth noting that Tsipras has invited the new party leader to meet him at his
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Controversies around president pick cause government headaches
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis has proposed New Democracy veteran Kostas Tasoulas, who resigned last week from his third... from the accident has reignited debate over the authorities’ handling of the investigation, leading..., the local PASOK MP has tabled a question in Parliament demanding explanations as to why forensic material
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New Democracy suffers ratings blow as farming payments scandal unfolds
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty. A sounding by Real Polls for the news website Protagon.gr shows New Democracy has dropped... placing the blame on New Democracy, this is the first time a poll has shown voters walking away from..., which has retreated 1.3 points to 11 pct. On the other hand, Ultranationalists Greek Solution have
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Newsletter 484 - 14/11/2025
. His government has been battered by inflation, scandals, and declining public support... scandal, which has paralysed subsidy payments and exposed systemic flaws in agricultural support. But the charm offensive has struggled to gain traction. During a visit to Komotini, Mitsotakis was met
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Farmers’ boycott scuppers PM meeting as Karystianou fleshes out political vision
PoliticsGreek Politics, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the Maximos Mansion, has collapsed after some of the protestors... protests has instead deepened the confrontation, exposing divisions among farmers and leaving... to property tax rules have been presented as the maximum possible package. The government has warned
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Goalposts shift as European elections near and SYRIZA cements lead
PoliticsGreek Politicsparties. The threshold for winning seats in recent European Parliament elections has been between four... complained that the government would benefit from this. Now, the government has revealed plans to change the method of voting in the European Parliament elections. Since 1981, Greece has used a closed
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Newsletter 3 - 14/11/2014
ill-afford to alienate lawmakers at this stage. Hardouvelis. Given that the coalition has 155 MPs... people. He has staked his hopes for an exit from the bailout by the end of this year as he believes... by the December 8 Eurogroup meeting has been set by both the troika and the Greek government as the key
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