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Govt baulks at more holiday restrictions to stem spread of Omicron variant
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe unvaccinated. Mitsotakis said that since the start of the pandemic the government has provided 80... that there has been little uptake since free voluntary self-testing was first rolled out this month... to a surge in infections as it has done elsewhere, the policy reflexes have been restrained
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PBO outlines positives from 2021, warns about uncertainty in 2022
Economythat Greece’s public debt still has a comfortable maturity profile and the terms are broadly... the highly uncertain external environment that has recently deteriorated, firstly due to the strong pressure from inflation, which has pushed up HICP to 4 pct. Aside from the immediate impact in terms
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Govt readies targeted support for energy bills in bid to contain cost of living crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicspandemic support. Despite a recent dip, Greece has registered the highest prices for wholesale... and 76 in Germany. The government has been taking some political credit for an agreement between... in a few weeks”, adding that “what we can do is support households”. Opposition SYRIZA has also been
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Economic sentiment drops by 3.1 pts in Dec, little change in consumer confidence over year
EconomyMacroeconomystood at 91.8 points in December 2020 and has significantly recovered most of the deterioration during the pandemic. Since the start of the year, the ESI has increased by 18.5 points. The indicator hit... in November. Since January, the EEI has risen by 14.1 points. Industry confidence dropped by 1.8
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Turkey looms large in 2022 foreign policy agenda, which includes Balkans, US and Russia
PoliticsForeign PolicyAs far as Greek foreign policy is concerned, the arrival of the new year has not brought the most encouraging signs as Ankara has launched a new round of aggressive rhetoric against Athens... advisor, Ibrahim Kalin, has already announced new diplomatic initiatives that will include the regions
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Mitsotakis targets inflation on path to elections in 2023
PoliticsGreek Politicsa reduction in VAT as one of those options. Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis has been pushing... reductions are concerned. Reducing the tax burden on households and businesses has been one of New... to unveil the revamped ENFIA property tax in the coming days. The process has been delayed by reported
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Economic sentiment on up again after 4.2 pt rise in Jan
EconomyMacroeconomy2021 and has since recovered all the deterioration suffered during the pandemic. The value of 114.2 reported in January is the highest of the series. Over the rolling 12-month period, the ESI has... to 115.2 points in January, from 118.4 points in December. The EEI has risen by 9.6 points in the rolling
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Support for ND continues to erode even as alternative remains elusive
PoliticsGreek Politicsand KINAL at 14.5 pct. The figures suggest that KINAL has more than doubled its support since the 2019... of the major parties. New leader Nikos Androulakis has also made a claim on the hotly-contested... Androulakis has refused to discuss the option of forming a coalition with either ND or SYRIZA
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ND sets sights on pegging back KINAL following sudden rise
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIt has become evident over the past few days that New Democracy is ramping up the pressure on KINAL as the centre-left party has once again become a relevant player on the Greek political scene..., at least) for the time being any possible future alliance with ND – an issue that has been raised
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Mitsotakis forced to wield axe as legacy issues resurface
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA cabinet minister has been forced to resign and a veteran New Democracy politician has been... embarrassment to the Mitsotakis government which has built its profile claiming to make a break from... an active role in removing him without acknowledging that he has made a misstep. This would
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