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Rise of small parties creates pre- and post-election complications
PoliticsGreek Politicsbuilding up their support. If eight parties make it into Parliament, the competition for votes... Policy ministries, and breaking up the Infrastructure and Transport ministers. The infrastructure... that his first piece of legislation will concern the so-called “executive state” as he seeks to step up
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Attention turns to next government as Mitsotakis holds convincing lead over rivals
PoliticsGreek Politicslined up for a different position, along with other ministers from the last cabinet, like Adonis... PASOK is expected to elect 32 MPs and win up to 13 pct. The other parties that will get.... The participation in the May 21 elections was 60.9 pct, up from 57.8 pct in 2019 and a low of 56.2 pct
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VAT, income taxes help push May budget primary balance above target by more than 3 bln
EconomyMacroeconomybudget, came to 20.59 billion euros. Net revenues came to 26.25 billion euros. The budget balance up... billion euros, while transfers were up by 721 million euros. VAT revenues amounted to 9.42 billion, 516... spent up to May, which is 691 million euros below target.
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Health at focus of government priorities as PM presses ahead with reform agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsto universal health provision. In the run-up to the June elections, the state of the national health... up emergency response times, particularly during the busy summer months. This headline-grabbing... up controversy around the subject have drawn support from the far right, including the more
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PBO sees normality returning, but inflation will have multifaceted effects
EconomyMacroeconomygrowth of 2 pct. The 2 pct rise in handout spend will push up GDP growth by a negligible effect... up hurting workers incomes for longer than needed as it does not tackle the heart of the issue. PBO... the government will have to live up to under the rather tight fiscal framework of the new Stability
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VAT and income tax drive budget performance in Jun, interest bill above target by 741 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy, came to 24.39 billion euros. Net revenues came to 30.88 billion euros. The budget balance up... euros, while other current revenues were up by 1.19 billion euros. VAT revenues amounted to 11.04... euros from the RRF, with 354 million euros spent up to June, which is 831 million euros below
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Government cracks down on sun lounger sprawl as public mood towards tourism sours
PoliticsGreek Politicspublic space, but local authorities are able to lease concessions to businesses to set up umbrellas... Minister Kostis Hatzidakis instructing the authorities to step up inspections on beaches, and ensure... the enforcement process and seek to beef up the inspection services in order to ensure the law
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Car sales rise by 7.8 pct in July, driven by new vehicle purchases
EconomyMacroeconomyup of lorries (977) up by 15.1 percent and buses (67) down by 8.9 percent. Motorcycle sales... have risen by 12.4 percent annually. Passenger cars are up by 13.2 percent, lorries increased by 7.2
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Raging fires and deaths force government onto defensive, create dangerous mix
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe loss of life, will not stand up to scrutiny. The head of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group... on Wednesday when a video circulated on social media of a vigilante in Evros rounding up migrants... the wildfires and the ramping up of incendiary rhetoric about migrants, as well as the actual
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ND keeps eye on upcoming local elections amid ongoing complaints about wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicsin any interventions aimed at improving Greece’s civil protection with a wider shake-up of the public sector. In the meantime, though, the PM also has one eye on the local elections coming up on October... his candidacy on Tuesday. He followed it up with a series of media appearances aimed
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