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Has external competitiveness been fixed in Greece?
Agoraenvironment. We all know how difficult it is to adjust when inflation is low. One route is to cut nominal... of relatively good internal and external equilibrium, the index for the REERs above is set at 100
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Greece hopes beaches won't be empty again this summer, but vaccination numbers say otherwise
Agoraof April. Two mega-vaccination centres have been set up in Athens and Thessaloniki under... marred the symbolic launch of the campaign. The government was forced to cut back the list
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Surprise handout announcement provokes storm of criticism from opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsset of circumstances”, adding that with it the government is “responding to the short term-price... to Greece’s 24 pct VAT rate and gave the counter-example of Germany where VAT was cut to 16 pct
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Newsletter 324 - 21/01/2022
, such as the pandemic or inflation, are starting to cut through with voters. Another sign that the parties... at a meeting of SYRIZA’s political council this week a set of interventions that he argues will open
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Tsipras repeats call for elections with one eye on rising KINAL
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe opportunity to set out his government’s strategy for the coming months in a lengthy TV interview over... to implement the MoU. The SYRIZA leader reiterated his party’s proposals to cut fuel duty and VAT on basic
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Govt counts cost of own energy package as hopes of coordinated EU response fade
PoliticsGreek Politicsinformation suggesting the level may be set at 0.16 euros per KWh compared to the current market price... groups, and a VAT cut on basic foodstuffs. The latter has been a red line for the Finance Ministry
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PM sets out path to next elections as PASOK restores traditional name
PoliticsGreek PoliticsBuoyed by the 3.2-billion-euro energy relief package he announced last week, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out at New Democracy’s conference, which was held from Friday to Sunday, his ideas... to limit energy prices and cut taxes, while he urged the government to move ahead with the declaration
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Tension with Turkey dominates government agenda at home and abroad
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Open TV, seven in 10 Greeks believe that Turkish provocations are set to continue, while around 46.... Around 4 in 10 respondents say they have cut back on basics, while most are sceptical about
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Newsletter 342 - 17/06/2022
to the polls this autumn. In an interview with public broadcaster ERT this week, Mitsotakis set out... allow people to go on a much-needed summer holiday, but dismissed the prospect of a horizontal cut
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Balance of payments shows shipping on course for bumper year, but economic benefits unclear
EconomyFeaturesincrease in demand for global fuel transport and is set to continue to do so. Sources commenting... For the Greek economy the benefits are less clear-cut. The effect of the shipping boom on the balance
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