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Government moves to implement PM's pledges despite grumblings from interest groups
PoliticsGreek Politicsand hospitals. On Monday he chaired a meeting on the school refurbishment programme, which has been allocated... three years. He also has the task of appeasing his own party, many of whom were disappointed... leader has maintained an uncharacteristic silence since the surprise result of Sunday’s censure vote.
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Athens moves to avoid repeat of EU division over migration policy
PoliticsForeign Policycountries, like Greece. However, the European Commission has always avoided intervening... route, the list of notifications has continued to grow. From 37 cases of temporary reintroduction...; that is to follow the example of Italy’s memorandum with Albania. In the meantime, the EU has signed
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New measures yet to deliver poll bump for ND as SYRIZA sinks further
PoliticsGreek Politicspublished over the past few days suggest that New Democracy has not been able to recover from its..., suggests that the needle has barely moved for New Democracy since the June ballot. The opinion poll... for those within the party opposed to his candidacy, who feel that he has damaged SYRIZA since taking over
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PM deploys ministers to soothe restive MPs as ND feels pressure from hard right
PoliticsGreek Politics, this means that 17.5 pct of the vote has shifted to the right of ND. The ProRata poll shows... party issues, only “the needs of the people, which the government has time to address”. Tasoulas..., only Polakis has officially put himself forward in the race. Just over a third of SYRIZA
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Athens aiming to maintain momentum in talks with Ankara, while sticking to basic positions
PoliticsForeign Policywill be decided when the time is right. It should be noted that Ankara, via a 1995 declaration, has taken a decision that if Greece extends its territorial water to 12 nautical miles - as it has... ago. Gerapetritis also noted that “it has now been proven historically that in complex foreign policy
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Mitsotakis ups stakes in clash with opposition and internal rivals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy’s founding. His surliness has been accompanied by growing unrest among New Democracy MPs... indicates that support for New Democracy has not rebounded following its recent dip and remains at 25... and how the far right vote in Greece has been bolstered amid the recent fragmentation
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IMF forecasts add to concerns about sluggish growth ahead
EconomyMacroeconomyin 2028. Every observer of the Greek economy has highlighted that the RRF plays a key role in the current... of the available envelope, Greece is one of the most active absorbers of RRF funds. However, it has become... and the narrative that the government policies boost growth has been one of the strongest in its arsenal. During
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Mitsotakis dangles promise of further tax relief but opposition questions VAT revenue bonanza
PoliticsGreek Politicsremains ahead of the pack with 27.6 pct of voting intentions, ahead of PASOK, which has now edged up... for Famellos and 11.4 pct for Polakis. Kasselakis has been excluded from running by a decision of the party’s central committee; however, he has a final shot at reinstating his candidacy at the party
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Greece and Turkey keep mood positive as foreign ministers meet
PoliticsForeign Policythese defense capabilities, because if we do, it would mean that our diplomacy has failed,” he said. He also reminded that Athens has always supported Turkey’s EU aspirations, and added that the improvement... start discussions with the mindset that the other side also has rights and priorities.” He also talked
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Central govt debt at 404.29 bln thanks to drops in short-term notes and repos
EconomyMacroeconomyLoan Facility’s (GLF) bilateral loans attached to the first programme, which Greece has started... billion to the third bailout programme, which was signed in mid-summer 2015. Greece has already started.... Peak average maturity was 20.85 years in Q3 2019 and has been falling since. The debt breakdown
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