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  1. Great Expectations: Is Greece 2.0 hitting the target?
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    EconomyFeatures

    Funding from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility has been central to shaping expectations..., as well as fuelling the political vision of the ruling New Democracy party, which has promised... programme, Greece has received 7.6 billion euros in grants (just under half of the original

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  2. Waning support in opinion polls generates concern for government
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    opinion polls, which suggest that the left-wing party has risen back to second spot after slipping... projected support at 34.4 pct, up slightly from 33.9 pct. SYRIZA has enjoyed a significant rise from last month, moving up to 13.4 pct from 11.9 pct. PASOK’s support has edged down from 13.9 pct to 12.5 pct

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  3. Governing party MPs rally around ex-transport minister to fend off opposition attacks
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    with Tempe for fear of attracting public anger. The strategy followed by the governing party has... days, the chief government spokesman, Pavlos Marinakis, has been framing an argument that organised... to trying to tie Androulakis to To Vima proprietor, shipowner Vangelis Marinakis, the spokesman has

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  4. Government tones down fiscal pledges as tighter framework starts to bite

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , as the landscape has changed and fiscal policy can no longer be used for the voter-friendly initiatives... has lined up for next year to boost incomes and reduce the tax burden. Hatzidakis unveiled a total... impact of 400 million euros. The government has also pledged to reduce social security contributions

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  5. ND seeks ban on far-right party running in EP elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    With just seven weeks left until the European Parliament elections, New Democracy has stepped up.... It emerged on Saturday that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s party has submitted to the Supreme Court... participating in the elections. Only the party’s leader, Vassilis Stigas, has been exempted after giving

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  6. ECB study finds Greeks overburdened by housing costs, most likely to miss payments
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    Economy

    The Greek government has been under pressure on the issue of the intensifying housing crisis... this year has the second highest housing cost to income ratio, with Austria leading the table. In nominal terms, Greece has the lowest housing costs, which are in the region of 400 euros monthly, rising

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  7. Mitsotakis uses justice reform as election rallying cry in aftermath of Mati verdict
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    convertible to fines, has provoked outrage for its perceived leniency. Mitsotakis claimed the slow.... In recent communications with his party’s candidates, he has urged them to focus on New Democracy... a string of sports-related violent incidents and deaths. The government has been embarrassed

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  8. Foreign policy tops political agenda as relations with Greece's neighbours come under scrutiny
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    at the start of this week, testing New Democracy’s foreign policy record, which has been one..., though, that since coming to power his administration has respected the agreement. However... meeting once a year, has not convened under the Mitsotakis administration. This inconsistency

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  9. Resurfacing of Prespes Agreement troubles PM as poll picks up on protest vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The renewed focus on the Prespes Agreement has reignited divisions within New Democracy and put... to issue contradictory statements. On the left, SYRIZA has thrown down the gauntlet to New Democracy... that it is being fully respected”. Government sources have been claiming that the vote on the memoranda has

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  10. ND appears on track for election goal, opposition labouring
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and tear of five years in office, his party has managed to maintain its support at a decent level, even... popularity on June 9. This is a concern for Mitsotakis, who has been wary of the threat from the right of ND since he took charge of the conservatives. This concern has been reflected in his recent

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