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Housing tops government plans for policy reset in autumn
PoliticsGreek Politicsgeneral elections and since then the government has been trying to come up with a formula.... The fiscal space available over the last few years has meant that the PM has always been able to use handouts as a fallback position when it has been clear that other policies are failing and public
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New bout of turmoil in SYRIZA provides PM with breathing space
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis month. As has become customary for him, Kasselakis responded to this latest internal strife by taking..., and has been since the departure of previous leader Alexis Tsipras last summer. As per normal, there has been no political polling over the last few weeks but rumours have surfaced in the Greek
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Androulakis reaffirmed as PASOK leader, ending talk of centre-left alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNikos Androulakis has held on to the leadership of PASOK after a comfortable victory over... that Androulakis wants to maintain PASOK’s independence and grow the party based on what it has to offer... that the congress has the authority to overrule the committee, while others argue that Saturday’s decision
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Mitsotakis hits back at criticism from far right
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the political spectrum, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has responded to complaints about his... the support for far-right parties has risen to a total of 15-20 pct, means that the government is on guard. This has prompted the tactic for officials to respond head-on to criticism from ND’s right
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PM puts tax cuts front and centre in bid to win back voters
PoliticsGreek Politicshas already put to public consultation a bill that seeks to implement the tax relief measures... than expected. New Democracy has repeatedly rejected calls from the opposition parties to reduce... elections this summer. An amendment has been added to the Finance Ministry bill currently under public
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Trump win emboldens Mitsotakis critics as Athens ponders implications of surprise result
PoliticsGreek Politicssocially liberal agenda has drawn the focus away from tackling the cost of living and cracking down... the surprise result of the US elections is expected to dominate the agenda. The PM has been..., Mitsotakis has already expressed the hope publicly that the EU will seize the opportunity to “grow up
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SYRIZA suffers new split as Kasselakis storms off to form own party
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe turmoil that SYRIZA has experienced since its poor performance in the national elections..., he rarely gave the impression that he has a clear political identity or that his ideas stem from... Greeks (ANEL), SYRIZA has splintered several times, leading to the creation of four new parties
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OECD report underlines sobering reality of economic recovery
EconomyMacroeconomyat the Paris-based think-tank a few days ago. The report has limitations as the latest available data... the 2010 levels, highlighting that no ground has been recovered since the debt crisis as an already..., since 2019 the Mitsotakis government has managed to steady the ship, assisted by the rebound
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Syria developments dominate as Athens steps up diplomatic exchanges
PoliticsForeign Policyprovoke a new wave of refugees. As a result, over the last couple of months Greece has been part... in July, but Athens has rejected this claim and says that such activities require only Greek consent... to the standards of the world’s premier military alliance. Cyprus’s vision of joining NATO has prompted
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Mitsotakis insists on unity as he builds towards 2027 poll contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has doubled down on his commitment to hold elections in 2027... from New Democracy’s group, it has been noticeable that no other MPs have come to his defence or spoken... that ND might lose its majority now that it has been left with 155 MPs, compared to the 158
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