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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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Final budget execution data for Sep highlights overperformance in most tax categories
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros. The budget balance up to September came to a deficit of 4.22 billion euros, from... income taxes were up by 1.51 billion euros. Excise taxes were short of target by 125 million euros... of roughly 3 billion euros. Up to September, RRF intakes were 1.72 billion euros and all
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Surveillance claims continue to bug New Democracy
PoliticsGreek Politics, former intelligence agents and businessmen to set up a spying ring that made use of the Predator... in the setting up of the espionage network, but that many of the victims also seemed to have a poor... of Predator, targeting journalist Thanassis Koukakis, was flagged up some six months ago.
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Record FDI flow into Greece raises bar, but is it sustainable?
EconomyFeaturesof large upfront payments, they are generally followed up by investment programmes which are in many... setting up subsidiaries in Greece or acquiring packages of non-performing loans. Finally... as the pipeline of scheduled privatisation deals inevitably dries up, and how the unintended
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Pension rises approved as public opinion teeters ahead of election year
PoliticsGreek Politics, decreasing to 28.9 pct. SYRIZA’s backing has edged up from 20.7 to 20.9, while PASOK has dipped from 11.9... the enhanced proportional representation system that awards the winner up to 50 bonus seats. This tallies... will bolster this relationship. The rises will also be held up as further examples of the effort
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Budget primary deficit at 1.13 bln in Nov as taxes continue to outperform
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance up to November 2022 came to a deficit of 1.13 billion euros, compared... that the primary balance now beats the target by 1.11 billion euros. The overperformance up to last... to 5.55 billion euros, 190 million below the target. Expenditure Up to November, overall expenditure
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PM offers shopping bill subsidy as surveillance scandal threatens to spill over into judicial crisis
PoliticsGreek Politics. The 6-month scheme, for which 650 million euros, has been budgeted will see up to 10 pct of each... for the wiretapping probe to be stepped up. The PM called on the opposition leader to “let the justice... that Mitsotakis might seek to speed up next year’s elections, holding them as early as February rather than
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