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Finance Ministry costs new support package, but questions remain over electricity subsidies
Economyof the energy crisis was seen at 8.5 billion euros, now significantly revised up to 13.2 billion... Transition Fund. The actual cost of the electricity and natural gas subsidies will take up over 10.5... by Russia is disrupted and this pushes up wholesale electricity prices and the associated bill
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Opposition lambasts Mitsotakis over support package, accuses PM of election scaremongering
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister also came under attack for cherry-picking data in his speech to back up his claim that Greek... conspiracy theories while cosying up to the far-right Greek Solution party whom he sees as a potential ally...-up to the PM’s speech on Monday, however key details remain unclear. Alternate Finance Minister
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Moody's, DBRS keep ratings unchanged, leave no doubt that fiscal prudence is key for next moves
Economyin cleaning up the balance sheets as banks have to operate in a high-risk environment led by recession... if they are to consider pushing Greece up to investment grade. DBRS also highlights that Greece has... GDP by up to 3.3 pct by 2026. In the ratings drivers, policies of pro-growth and pro-reform
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Surveillance scandal produces more damaging revelations for ND
PoliticsGreek Politics, the head of the privacy watchdog argued that this reasoning does not stand up to scrutiny since... with the inquiry and trying to cover up the affair to minimise the damage for New Democracy and PM... elections. It was reported that Androulakis might seek to up the pressure on the government by raising
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Opposition anger at constrained surveillance inquiry not yet reflected in public mood
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the panel, is trying to wrap up proceedings as quickly as possible and failing to approve the proper... questions. PASOK also accused the government of trying to cover up the scandal and blocking any... sanguine about the phonetapping scandal and the opposition accusations that it is covering up the affair
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Budget primary balance to Aug beats target by almost 6 bln as VAT, income and property taxes drive revenue outperformance
EconomyMacroeconomyby 5.7 billion euros. The budget balance up to August came to a deficit of 4.1 billion euros, from... taxes were up by 1.76 billion euros. Excise taxes were short of target by 150 million euros. Tax... million euros. Overall, the PIB balance landed at a deficit of roughly 3 billion euros. Up to August
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Big two parties strengthen grip on voters, but dominance remains elusive
PoliticsGreek Politicsits ratings by 0.6 pct since the beginning of July and SYRIZA picked up 1.5 pct. Once again, PASOK... picked up 0.8 pct since late August, and SYRIZA has gained 0.6 pct, while PASOK shed 0.9 pct to go from.... Voting intentions still do not add up to an outright victory for ND in an electoral contest under
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Frustrated Androulakis rounds off surveillance inquiry as issue fails to gain traction
PoliticsGreek Politicsscandal by trying to cover up its involvement in the snooping on Androulakis and others. He highlighted..., which is the only one of the three leading parties that is well up on the share of the vote... of September in the wake of the wiretapping revelations. However, support now seems to be back up
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Migration back on main political agenda
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitarachi to call on Turkish authorities to step up their efforts to stop irregular crossings because... and Independent Greeks (ANEL) were in power. With the general elections coming up in Greece next... effort. This theory was subsequently picked up by Mitsotakis, who repeated this theory in Parliament
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Fitch leaves rating unchanged at 'BB', sees small recession and primary deficit next year
Economythat has been building up in the markets during the recent months, that the prospect of the investment... stagnating in the first half of next year, before picking up in the second half, which will lead to small contraction next year of 0.2 pct. The economy is expected to resume its recovery in 2024, up by 1.8
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