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Newsletter 454 - 07/03/2025
PoliticsGovernment confidence shaky as pressure from Tempe mountsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his government are set to win a confidence vote in Parliament on Friday night but the impact... easing moves since the summer, this week's 25 basis point cut, which took the base rate to 2.5 pct
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Mitsotakis launches mini-support package in bid to create positive momentum
PoliticsGreek Politics, and 500 mln euros of public investments. Renters meeting certain income criteria are set to receive... SYRIZA also accused New Democracy of generating high tax revenues by refusing to cut indirect taxes
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After support package, government turns attention to "everyday" issues
PoliticsGreek Politicsemployees. It also does not cover the health service or the citizens’ service centres which are set... to introduce cut-price taxi fares on weekends in a bid to combat drink-driving, after the taxi union
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Macro and fiscal outlook for Greece remain favourable in latest EC forecasts
EconomyMacroeconomysectors. Employment is set to keep rising, though at a slower pace due to persistent skills shortages... and increased hotel stay taxes are projected to offset the impact of a planned 1 percentage point cut
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Mitsotakis tries to stem subsidy scandal damage as opposition smells blood
PoliticsGreek Politicslast week. The farming subsidy scandal appears to have cut through with voters, although no new... attempted to show decisiveness in dealing with the issue by pledging that a task force would be set up
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Mitsotakis defends his record against backdrop of tough migration package
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe cut drastically. Plevris said the government would even look at reducing catering provisions... migration flows did not meet the high bar set in international law for the suspension of human rights
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Tempe-related tension, cost of living continue to dog government
PoliticsGreek Politicsan informal shrine to the victims of the Tempe train crash being set up in front of the memorial... ability to cut into the centre-left space and to outscore Androulakis on both symbolic representation
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Time running out for government action out as water crisis deepens
PoliticsGreek Politicsthere are no other options. It is the hour of decisions.” His remarks set the tone for a week in which regulators... force rationing or partial cut‑offs if not offset by alternative sources. Makropoulos judged EYDAP’s
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Government fails to break deadlock in dispute with farmers as SYRIZA loses MEP
PoliticsGreek Politicson Wednesday, threatening farmers with fines if they attempted to “cut the country in two”, while.... The standoff is set to continue, as the protesters say they are settling in for the long haul, while
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Is the Greek green transition running out of power?
Agorathe power sector off its emissions‑reduction trajectory. Greece is set to miss its 2025 power‑sector.... Our briefing aims to cut through the noise and provide a clear, evidence‑based picture of where
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