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Govt looks to tweak relief in anticipation of record Covid infections, new inflation high
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe school population appears to be much lower than in the community, suggesting that there is a degree... the operation of schools. More than 6,500 teachers have either tested positive or are self-isolating... of living. While last week saw the introduction of a new scheme to subsidise energy costs, price
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SYRIZA calls for vote of no confidence, as PM's apology over storm chaos fails to chime
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot elaborate on where he saw specific failures, but referred to a “lack of coordination between... rather than try and address popular anger with half-apologies, while he also accused the government... individual motorists who ignored weather warnings than SYRIZA supporters (15 pct, 10 pct and 1 pct
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Mitsotakis prepares to meet Erdogan as Greek ties with Russia collapse
PoliticsForeign Policyrather than neutral territory. The two leaders have met already three times - in New York, London..., the two sides saw an opportunity for a possible meeting of the two leaders. The Greek premier... countries that rely much more than us — 70, 80, 90 percent — and I would like to hear their opinion
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Newsletter 331 - 11/03/2022
as 35 pct under an enhanced proportional representation system, rather than the 37-38 pct needed... into tricky balancing actThis week’s release by ELSTAT of the latest consumer price data, which saw..., having committed more than 1 billion euros in subsidies since September last year. However
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Newsletter 336 - 06/05/2022
been trailed via media reports over the last few days as New Democracy saw its opinion poll ratings... to their current levels, but would still be 30 pct higher than before the crisis began. The change... than energy imports from the latter, and the help of EU funds, it is still at 3.1 pct in real terms
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New energy subsidy scheme nearing launch as public remains sceptical
PoliticsGreek Politicsnet annual income of less than 45,000 euros. The rollout of this programme was trailed in a recent... to be fought over day-to-day issues such as energy costs rather than foreign policy. ND has a distinct...-KINAL saw hardly any change in its support, which stands at 13.2 pct in the latest poll
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Early summer fire highlights precariousness of snap election option
PoliticsGreek Politicslast year was 10 times higher than in 2020 and that not enough has been done to form an up-to-date...,” he said. Androulakis saw his proposed candidate, Andreas Spyropoulos, elected as the new head... by the public as being more in tune with people’s problems than PM Mitsotakis (38 vs 35 pct
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Explanations sought as PM backs away from prospect of early elections
PoliticsGreek Politicswas made up not to pull the trigger because he saw that New Democracy is maintaining as steady lead over... among centrist voters than Alexis Tsipras and is still seen as being able to handle the cost-of-living crisis and social issues better than the opposition leader. The report suggests that Mitsotakis had
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Despite seasonal recruitment in accommodation and catering, hiring balance slows to 2,999 in July
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s employment balance slowed down in July with 2,999 more hires than departures, according... than departures, while there was a significant slowdown from the figure of 24,395 of July last year... age group, which saw 31,854 more hires, all other age brackets had a negative balance
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Opposition pushes for phone-tapping probe as early polls claim limited damage to ND
PoliticsGreek Politicssubmit requests for parliamentary inquiries to be held, needing only 120 votes, rather than 151 (a clear.... Support for SYRIZA has edged up by almost 1 point to 25.1, while PASOK saw an increase of 1 point..., and the cost of living in particular, rather than the phone-tapping issue. This is backed up by a Marc poll
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