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ND turns tables on SYRIZA over sleaze, tweaks stance on ex-king's funeral
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the permits with the aim of setting up a SYRIZA-friendly broadcaster. On Thursday, reports suggested... to journalists and others who would be involved in setting up the channel, which was never launched... come up regularly over the last few years and is one of the examples New Democracy turns to when
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HFSF sets out bank divestment strategy, marking final chapter in turbulent story
EconomyBanking-up stress test conducted by the BoG in cooperation with Blackrock. All banks opted for a share... the turbulent first six months of the SYRIZA government that ended up in the summer of 2015 with banks closing..., essentially the current holdings that are up for divestment. Greek banks have experienced a rather
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Opposition irate over watchdog briefing as govt hints at "rogue network" behind surveillance
PoliticsGreek Politicsaffair over what they claim is a concerted attempt by the government to cover up a politically... cover-up. Katrougkalos said the minority on the committee would use its ability under parliamentary... briefing has clearly rattled the government, as it appears to back up press reports that New Democracy
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Opposition dismisses PM's economic pledges as electioneering, keeps focus on surveillance
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a pre-election stunt, while signalling their intention to keep up the pressure to bring... elections, including speeding up negotiations for the increase of the minimum wage, and announcing a new... on investments would create more jobs for young people and push up salaries. He noted that youth
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Transparency concerns emerge among voters as leaders clash over wiretapping
PoliticsGreek Politicswhat SYRIZA believes is a cover-up operation to hide the responsibility of Mitsotakis and other... risen since the last poll in November. Backing for ND is up from 29.1 pct to 30.2, while SYRIZA’s... of transparency/corruption/waste of public money with 15.6 pct, up from 11.8 pct. This might provide
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Greece moves step closer to investment grade as Fitch ups rating by one notch to 'BB+'
Economyadministration takes office. But it was not an entirely remote prospect to have Fitch catch up with S&P... in Q3 2022. Fitch expects the Greek economy to grow by a very modest 0.9 pct in 2023 and up to 2.4.... Fitch notes development on the wage front, after seasonally adjusted wages in Q3 2022 went up by 7.3 pct
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Close of 2022 sees softer labour market, with 60,235 fewer jobs
EconomyMacroeconomyare up by 7,289 year-on-year, while voluntary exits are down by 7,661. Hires were up by 11,093 jobs... for full-time work came close to 48 percent. Part-time and shift work made up 41 percent and 11 percent
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Loan rates exceed 5 pct in Dec, spread at highest in almost 20 years
EconomyMacroeconomy, up from 2.94 percent a year ago. This pushed the spread up to the highest level in nearly 20 years... old, meeting certain income criteria, for properties up to 200,000 euros and 150 sq.m. in size.
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ND warns of fiscal risk from SYRIZA pledges as Tsipras takes heart from Cyprus polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsand tax cuts outlined by Alexis Tsipras at his rally in Peristeri last week adds up to 46 billion euros... abstention from parliamentary votes to pass a series of voter-pleasing measures in the run-up... of the result in Cyprus surprised many, most soundings in the run-up to the election placed Mavroyiannis
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Machinations intensify as announcement of election date approaches
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the signs that elections are just around the corner. The so-called “Market Pass”, providing subsidies for up... for such interventions in 2023, but since this year’s economic plan was drawn up, Mitsotakis unveiled the Market Pass... based on the result in the first vote. He also disparaged the idea of the runners-up in the first
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