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Newsletter 363 - 16/12/2022
and to fight the energy crisis has allocated the largest packages in the EU, for a total that exceeds 55... progressing, but critics will point out that these are the first such raids that have taken place... have taken note that in MRB’s voting intentions, his party gets just 28.5 pct, and its lead over
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Buoyed by polls, Mitsotakis rejects option of coalition with PASOK after first elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, although a SYRIZA-PASOK-MeRA25 coalition would get much closer to a majority, amassing 148 seats in total... taken the party in the wrong direction and that it is his goal to move it closer to SYRIZA. He also... record in office. It is likely that the harsher tone taken by the PM in relation to the third party has
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Government cracks down on sun lounger sprawl as public mood towards tourism sours
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat beach bars have occupied a total of 18,800 square metres of beach, compared to the 7,186 square... on the use of public space. The so-called “beach towel movement”, in which locals have taken... industry. The movement has taken on political dimensions, with the government in Athens promising
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ND keeps eye on upcoming local elections amid ongoing complaints about wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicsfears that two more candidates, in the Northern Aegean and Ionian islands, from the total of 13..., during which the government simply confirmed measures that would be taken anyway rather than... Efi Achtsioglou has taken an unexpected turn after US-based businessman Stefanos Kasselakis announced
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Newsletter 391 - 01/09/2023
of the total debt stock that amortizes and needs to be refinanced. Absent any severe economic shocks, Greece... prepared and had taken on board failings from previous years. SYRIZA argued that a much-publicised... of Notis Mitrakis as Citizens’ Protection Minister. These events have taken the wind out of Mitsotakis’s
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PM pins hopes on conciliatory approach to soften farmers' protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the protesters was that the total package fell substantially short of their demands, as Greek farmers claim... committee that took part in the meeting said the decisions on what to do next would be taken... is clearly hoping that the conciliatory approach it has taken with the farmers will lead to a gradual de
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Newsletter 412 - 16/02/2024
rebates and lower energy costs. The verdict of the protesters was that the total package fell... would be taken at the roadblocks set up across the country, but their immediate reactions suggest... farmers. The government is clearly hoping that the conciliatory approach it has taken with the farmers
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Newsletter 429 - 28/06/2024
and the defence purchase programmes initiated during his term. A total of 37 New Democracy MPs took the podium... Parliament election result earlier in the month. In the meantime, the stance taken by SYRIZA leader... taken by the ruling conservatives. The Bank of Greece (BoG) sees a sustained and rather stable growth
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Mitsotakis's predecessors launch caustic attacks against PM's leadership, government policies
PoliticsGreek Politics. A total of five hopefuls have announced their candidacy. PASOK’s parliamentary spokesman Michalis... that the party has lost touch with its ideological roots and “politics has taken a back seat... are in no position to capitalise on the discord within New Democracy. SYRIZA’s energy is being taken up
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Kasselakis struggling for equilibrium at SYRIZA as another senior official quits
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe criteria. Just 1,671 companies applied for the measure, which is 0.44 pct of the total number of firms... taken under-the-table payments in the past. Dragasakis said that these comments were unfair, a “gift... on the left of the political spectrum and listing a series of positions it has taken recently on a range
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