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Political impact of spying revelations unclear, as drip-feed of information continues
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor its support of the government, cited confidential reports that EYP has had 7-8 politicians under..., who have consistently demanded to know how widespread EYP’s surveillance has been among... formed cyber unit within EYP which has access to classified procurement budgets. Unnamed government
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Parties tussle over scope of surveillance probe as latest poll puts Mitsotakis in frame
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere has been no let-up in the pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his government... Androulakis, which the PM has already admitted to, leaving out of scope the use of the Predator spyware... of Predator. PASOK has also asked for the inquiry to look into allegations made by Communist Party
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Yields rise, but Greek debt still partly shielded from market headwinds
Economyrise of 75 basis points by the Fed yesterday, the yield curve of the US has inverted, with the short... treasury is at 3.56 pct. The German 10-year benchmark is approaching 2 pct, the highest it has been... are only expected to ask for higher returns to close this gap. The government bond market also has
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Newsletter 355 - 14/10/2022
on northern Greece ahead of next year’s elections. It has to do with the fact that a larger part... Greek Solution, led by pro-Russia Kyriakos Velopoulos, has moved into double digits in some parts of northern Greece. It has been a longstanding concern of ND officials that parties to the right
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Scandals chip away at ND's lead as SYRIZA tries to cut through on surveillance issue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s lead over SYRIZA has declined noticeably over the last few weeks, according.... In contrast, backing for SYRIZA has edged up to 23 pct from 22.7 pct. According to MRB, this is the left-wing party’s highest score for more than a year, although the increase in support has been very
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Cost-of-living protest adds to government's concerns
PoliticsGreek Politicsis a huge sum for the national budget. However, ND has not been able to do much to limit the rises... dismissed it as a gimmick that has no real impact on prices. Inflation reached 12 pct in September, and 8.7 pct on a rolling 12-month average. Greece has not seen price increases of this magnitude since
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Opposition keeps pressure on Mitsotakis as surveillance issue sends ripples through ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe majority on the committee, which has made it hard for the minority parties to influence the agenda... party secretary, has submitted a lawsuit against those responsible for targeting her with Predator... and business world, Vangelis Marinakis, has made many nervous about Mitsotakis’s prospects heading towards
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Newsletter 359 - 18/11/2022
suggested that concern has been expressed in foreign capitals about the possibility of Dendias being... Democracy has been advancing the theory that private operatives, even possibly foreign intelligence services... that has been aimed in its direction, the government unveiled on Tuesday a draft law aimed at protecting
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Government determined to push through hospital reforms in pre-election legislative sprint
PoliticsGreek Politicswith an average 10 pct pay increase for hospital doctors. The reaction from doctors’ representatives has... The largest opposition party, SYRIZA, has already announced that it will be voting against... of its term, the emphasis has been placed by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on delivering the party’s key
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Tsipras on alert for snap elections, but Mitsotakis looks set to stay course
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has suggested that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis could call snap..., is an opportunity for New Democracy to attack one of its election rivals, and the party that has done most to draw... at the helm, support for the socialists has risen by several percentage points, drawing support away
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