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Newsletter 397 - 13/10/2023
political dominance in the second round of the local elections this Sunday, after a strong showing... their trust in New Democracy and the choices it made,” said Mitsotakis. ND has a strong chance of securing... be backing Doukas in the second round. With campaigning coming to a head, some of the arguments put
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PM brushes aside political cost of self-employed tax bill as main opposition unravels
PoliticsGreek Politicsdraft law aimed at curbing tax evasion was put to public consultation on Tuesday largely unchanged from... increases the burden on other taxpayers. The solution put forward involves taxing self-employed... such as healthcare and education, however reactions have been strong from the self-employed, who represent
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PM focusses on fairness of tax bill, leaving limited space for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. The solution put forward involves taxing self-employed earners on a minimum notional income... have been strong from the self-employed, who represent a strong political constituency. The Finance..., Mitsotakis told MPs that tax evasion is a “wound” and that his party has been elected to put right
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New Democracy leadership headed for showdown with right wing over migrant labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe issued with work visas under a scheme put forward by the ministries of labour and migration to ease... Democracy. Sensing an opportunity to expose rifts within the government, the main opposition put forward... and the will of their voters. The response from the leadership has been strong, deploying a number
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PM pins hopes on conciliatory approach to soften farmers' protests
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be enough to calm the voices threatening an escalation in protests which have put PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis... which are strong in the agricultural heartlands of central and northern Greece. The reaction... a series of amendments to a farming bill being debated in Parliament, while the party has also put
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Newsletter 412 - 16/02/2024
they could support the legislation could abstain from the vote. However, this put the pressure... by the parties of the far-right which are strong in the agricultural heartlands of central... in Parliament, while the party has also put forward what it says is a fully costed programme to tackle
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Newsletter 429 - 28/06/2024
the party’s constitution, to develop a programme for governing the country, to put together a shadow cabinet, to create a new register of members and to engage in more “activism”, or as he put... that he had abandoned the party’s patriotic roots, pointing to his strong stance on migration
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New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the pressure that had been put on the government due to the OPEKEPE affair. This was underlined... illegally and 73 pct agreed with limits being put on the benefits available to migrants, including... legislation last week, trying to tread a fine line between the strong opposition to the measures shown
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IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
EconomyProgrammeput a severe strain on the social fabric of the country. Frequent episodes of political instability... and strong political resistance in some EU countries on outright debt reduction, delay of debt restructuring... are based though on strong ownership and parsimonious conditionality With the benefit of hindsight
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An unsettling role-reversal for Greece and Germany
Agoraloses a strong advocate within Germany for debt relief, although the SPD’s effectiveness in shaping... Grexit as an option during the campaign, made a strong return to frontline German politics. The 12.6... with a serious logistical and humanitarian problem on its hands. Apart from the pressure it could put
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