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Quo vadis Germany? Sunday's elections leave many questions in need of answers
Agora, is not equally politically viable. The continuation of the unpopular ‘Grand Coalition’ (SPD and CDU... and the city state of Bremen. It has never been attempted at the federal level. If the political differences... the FDP pulled out at the last moment. The unexpected move ultimately led to a renewed ‘Grand
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Megafire surges into Athens suburbs, posing major challenge for PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsnorthern suburbs, such as Halandri and Vrilissia, destroying or damaging apartment blocks as well... into the city’s urban fabric. The images of homeowners standing on their balconies with hoses, attempting to prevent the fire reaching their apartment buildings, and firefighters being aided
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Study shows 341 mln a year in tax lost from short-term rentals
EconomyFeatures, imposing a uniform system of tax for hotels and hotel-like accommodation could generate at least 341... in the Greek hotel industry for better regulation of short-term rentals which they say attracts... and 6.8 percent. The effect is overall lower profit margins in the Greek hotel industry. Grant
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Newsletter 210 -07/06/2019
and Greek Solution 2.5. Eurozone postpones fiscal issues until Sept Apartment prices show increase in Q1..., apartment prices rose by 1.7 percent, picking up against the rise of 0.8 percent between Q3 and Q4..., Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou, Administrative Reform Minister Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou and Interior
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Grassroots protests highlight public discontent with development policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the city centre, including a proposal by a hotel chain to convert one of them into a conference venue... by the union of workers in the city’s water utility EYATH supported by the association of musicians... for the conservative vote. Sentiment in Greece’s second largest city has been particularly affected
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The republic without a government
Agorathe Conservatives, CDU/CSU, Free Democrats, FDP and the Greens). Then the return of the GroKo (Grand... of this year left the impression on residents in the city and beyond that the police temporarily lost control... international airport. Similarly, in the southern city of Stuttgart the hugely controversial
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Newsletter 357 - 04/11/2022
that, contrary to recent reports, Intellexa – the Greek vendor of the Predator malware – has not left Athens... that since Patsis was Alternate Interior Minister Stelios Petsas’s best man and that Justice Minister
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Apartment prices rise in Q2 by a strong 13.9 pct YoY despite slight slowdown
EconomyMacroeconomyThe growth in the nominal value of apartments in Greece remained on a stolid path in Q2 2023, increasing by 13.9 percent year-on-year (YoY) from an upwards revised 15 percent in Q1 2023, Bank... that almost reached as much as -13 percent at the end of 2012. Old apartments - those over five years
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Back from the brink: What next for Greece's property market?
EconomyFeatures, the cumulative fall in apartment prices came to an average of 41.2 percent in nominal terms. Retail... the same period. Apartment prices have been falling since the first quarter of 2009. The biggest... there is a lot of activity and you've got the city centre where there's a lot of activity because
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PM's strategic bet on Israel meets domestic blowback over Gaza
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the Attica Food, Tourism, and Hotel Workers' Union. The fact that the Communist Party (KKE) will have... by publicly rejecting criticism from Israeli Ambassador Noam Katz, who accused city authorities of failing... City and reaffirming Greece’s support for a two-state solution. The following day, two Greek Air
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