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SYRIZA sets sights on "progressive coalition" after first ballot
PoliticsGreek Politicslower VAT on food and bringing fuel duty down to the EU minimum. Defending his record in government... by his party in February could have obviated the need for repeated heavy-handed interventions. New
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Government comes out swinging as tense week, building up to Tempe protests, begins
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGeorgiadis is one of the members of the cabinet that has done the heavy lifting over the past few days... killed 57 people. The EPPO has found indications that there was a breach of duty by Karamanlis
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Newsletter 467 - 20/06/2025
for breach of duty. It also sidestepped broader, more severe charges proposed by opposition parties... policy of the US and the prospect of heavy tariffs on all EU goods traded in the US. The 90-day pause
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Wildfires and healthcare failings test government over summer season
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the firefighting effort; however, critics say the utility is neglecting its legal duty to maintain... when an elevator carrying heavy medical equipment plummeted several floors. Georgiadis posted
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Covid measures extended despite govt optimism, as inflation causes political tension
PoliticsGreek Politicsare expected to report for duty at hospitals in central and northern Greece after the government issued... duty on fuel, an intervention in the pricing policies of power utility PPC and a partial write-off... steady at 12.3 pct, retaining the advantage it gained since the election of new leader Nikos
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora, as some of the people in the audience today will know very well. Greece saw joining the euro as part... meant structural factors were overlooked. A period of belt-tightening before euro entry saw Greece’s... elections this summer that saw support for New Democracy and PASOK cut in half. The once-sworn enemies
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Honey, I shrunk the Greeks
Agorathe issue of Greece’s debt burden. Greek society has paid a heavy price for the flaws in the design... of adjustment on Greece and most importantly would have contributed towards a less dramatic blow
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Greek economy slips into recession as Q1 GDP contracts by 0.2 pct QoQ
EconomyMacroeconomya dramatic downward adjustment of its GDP estimate from 2.5 percent to 0.5 percent. The Commission stressed that uncertainty is taking a heavy toll on investment, which is also suffering from
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IMF urges substantial debt relief for Greece
EconomyProgrammeare taking a heavy toll on the banking system and the economy. This leads to additional financing... to be a dramatic extension with a grace period of 30 years on the entire stock of European debt
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Newsletter 74 - 20/05/2016
. In point of fact, the situation in Greece is even more dramatic. The so-called kokkina daneia (literally... necessary to do the heavy lifting in Athens are no less challenging. By Jens Bastian
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