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Mitsotakis not taking majority for granted despite encouraging poll numbers
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis repeated his attacks on Androulakis, accusing him of wanting to “become SYRIZA in SYRIZA’s... the head of the church, Archbishop Ieronymos, to call on priests to stay out of the country’s politics. Nevertheless, Mitsotakis felt that Niki’s efforts to tap into the religious vote were potent
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Industrial production rises by 4.2 pct in April thanks to growth in electricity supply
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) picked up pace in April, rising by 4.2 percent year... Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday. After last month’s revision, the index has been..., partially offset by 7.2 percent in electricity supply. According to the European Commission’s latest
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Import price index falls for third straight month in Apr as energy prices contract by 35 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyThe contraction of Greece’s import price index accelerated further in April, as it fell by 17.5... with a 39.1 percent rise. Growth has been slowing down since. That said, due to last April’s peak, this year’s number has a significant base effect. Month-on-month, the index posted a drop of 0.7 percent
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Migrant boat tragedy forces temporary halt on election campaigning
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s stance on minorities in Thrace. After the scale of the tragedy became apparent, all campaign... by neighbouring Turkey to challenge Greek borders. His stance helped bolster his party’s support.... Mitsotakis himself assumed a softer tone in the immediate aftermath of Wednesday’s incident, joining
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Mitsotakis makes final push for comfortable majority as small parties hold key
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has issued a final plea to New Democracy voters to participate in Sunday’s... party’s voters to accept that the election has to be won again from scratch. In this respect..., this will work in Mitsotakis’s favour as it will reduce the level of support his party needs to reach
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Mitsotakis clinches big majority in second election, but small parties could complicate matters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKonstantopoulou. Despite her recent political background, Konstantopoulou’s party could not be described... increased New Democracy’s share of the vote in both of this year’s elections, giving him not only... the centre in Greece, visible from SYRIZA’s collapse and the inability of PASOK to make any major gains
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Health at focus of government priorities as PM presses ahead with reform agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsinitiative, which experts view with some scepticism, will be at the centre of the prime minister’s.... The party’s political secretariat met over the weekend and proposed a roadmap to choose a replacement... in May’s elections, just under 3.7 percent in June. Asked about the subject of abortion rights
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Mitsotakis primes public opinion for potential compromise with Turkey
PoliticsGreek Politicsinsisted that it would be in Greece’s interests for the court in The Hague to rule... positions on this issue, suggesting to the public that all of Greece’s demands should and would be met. Mitsotakis was clear, though, in his interview that not all of Greece’s positions would be upheld
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Import prices fall sharply in May as energy drops by 40.5 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyThe contraction of Greece’s import price index picked up further pace in May, as it fell by 20.8... with a 39.1 percent rise. Growth has been slowing down since. That said, due to last year’s unprecedented rises, this year’s numbers have a significant base effect. Month-on-month, the index posted a drop
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Government presses ahead with legislative work by delivering on some economic pledges
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis summer’s election campaigns, becoming the second draft law submitted to the House since the June 25... 10.5 pct in their earnings, according to the ministry’s calculations. The government is promoting this as the first increase in public sector salaries in 14 years, since before Greece’s economic crisis
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