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Covid measures extended despite govt optimism, as inflation causes political tension
PoliticsGreek Politicsa civil mobilisation order to bolster frontline care. Last week, the health minister also announced... another week. Those familiar with discussions within government note, however, that the latest... are arguing for cuts on consumption taxes and an immediate increase to the minimum wage. Polls The latest
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Govt unveils new round of energy subsidies as fiscal space narrows significantly
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government announced on Wednesday the latest round of subsidies for electricity bills... of the energy crisis last autumn to 2 billion euros. Skrekas said that the latest tranche would... in October in order to combat inflation. Although the limits to what action the government can take
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Pressure intensifies on govt for more radical interventions in energy markets
PoliticsGreek Politics’s demand for stronger measures. Industrial energy users are the latest group to join the call... recently-published toolkit and accused the government of not making full use of it in order to protect..., arguing that subsidies were not going to suffice. Tight budget The latest news on the budget front
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Strike acts as focal point for cost-of-living frustration despite higher energy subsidies
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir criticism of the government’s approach. SYRIZA dismissed the latest announcement regarding an increase... the centre-right party is too soft on issues like law and order, immigration and matters of “national... as the inflation crisis, the latest in a series of challenges the current government has had to face since
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Early summer fire highlights precariousness of snap election option
PoliticsGreek Politicsit clear that the centrepiece to its wildfire strategy is to order evacuations as early as possible.... According to the latest monthly ProRata opinion poll published in Saturday’s Efimerida ton Syntakton... for the leading three parties in the latest ProRata survey. New Democracy’s support increased by 1 point to 31
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Summer Covid wave sparks fresh warnings, as opposition unites on gender-based violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsin July. It has been widely noted, however, that the latest figures equate to over 50 deaths a day... services. Commenting on the latest incident, Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos said... of law and order. ND’s reluctance to adopt the framework of gender-based violence and the term
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Back-to-back contraction for PMI in Aug reflects tough conditions for manufacturing
EconomyMacroeconomy, attributed to lower new order inflows and weak client demand. The latest survey found that the new...-to-back, albeit modest, declines in the state of the Greek manufacturing sector, with the latest fall
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Athens expands survey area off Crete, signs MoU with Egypt
PoliticsForeign Policygovernment, especially following the signing of the latest memorandum that allows Ankara to conduct... have direct contacts with it in order to consolidate their position in the country. It is quite clear... signing of this memorandum of understanding is its desire to whitewash these facts and the latest scandal
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Newsletter 362 - 09/12/2022
of fabricating scandals in order to destabilise the government, arguing that the public was more interested... the challenges faced by households and firms in the last few months were reflected this week in the latest GDP... pct based on the latest data. Even more surprising, provided Q3 is the peak of the tourism season
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PM offers shopping bill subsidy as surveillance scandal threatens to spill over into judicial crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsdismissed the latest measure, which will begin from February, as a cheap attempt to buy votes before..., especially within the context of the latest developments. Constitutional crisis? Reports emerged... to prevent an independent body from conducting its work in order to keep a lid on the phonetapping scandal
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