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Deadly factory blast sparks debate on workplace safety
PoliticsGreek Politicsbreaches in the plant’s fire safety plans, which omitted the above-ground propane storage tanks... the government’s critics of sensationalising the argument by using “fake” data and unsubstantiated figures.... In a statement, the inspectors’ union pointed to Eurostat’s estimate that only one in three workplace
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ND and PASOK trade accusations as fresh corruption allegations cloud opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsin question relate to periods when New Democracy has been in power. The party’s parliamentary spokesman... the distribution of public funds. PASOK’S argument is that no corrupt activities could have taken.... They see New Democracy’s focus on the investigations as an attempt to smear the opposition and railroad
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Industrial turnover falls sharply by 5.3 oct YoY at start of 2026
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover recorded a sharp drop of 5.3 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January... Authority (ELSTAT) on Friday. December’s rise was the first positive reading since September. On a rolling... indicators, Greece’s manufacturing PMI was stable in February at 54.4 points, from 54.2 points
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Tempe and Predatorgate court cases bring government scandals back to fore
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government’s handling of the trial. In a statement, SYRIZA said the government failed to make basic... spyware vendors in the Predatorgate scandal has opened up a Pandora’s box for the government, which has... overseen by the PM’s office. Following the publication of the verdict, one of the defendants
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Manufacturing drives industrial turnover decline of 4.6 pct YoY in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s industrial turnover recorded a sharp drop of 4.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in February... by 6.7 percent. In respect to sentiment indicators, Greece’s manufacturing PMI was stable in March... of purchases all slowed. Meanwhile, from the European Commission’s business indicators for March, industry
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Loverdos cosies up to DIMAR but future of Greek centre left remains in doubt
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor a New Greece, Loverdos’s movement seems little more than a personal vehicle. It has attracted just one... be in the offing. The two agreed that their parties would work on common positions ahead of May’s... Loverdos is seen by many voters as part of PASOK’s problematic past. The former health and labour
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Greek budget outperformed targets by 3.9bn euros to August, preliminary figures show
Economycompared to last year (mainly reflecting last year’s PSI), resulted in a higher cut of total..., trimming the year to date figure to 1.4 billion, yet with a significant positive impact on current’s year’s fiscal performance. Note that the MoF reported top- and bottom-line figures include SMP income
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Greece on way to 2013 primary surplus as budget outperformed targets by 3.85bn euros to August
Economycompared to last year (mainly reflecting last year’s PSI), resulted in a higher cut of total..., trimming the year to date figure to 1.44 billion, yet with a significant positive impact on current’s year’s fiscal performance. Note that the MoF reported top- and bottom-line figures include SMP income
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Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicsto back these claims up. It may be that Greece’s armed forces are demoralised after a series of wage... of Greece’s history of coups and an ultranationalist element within the armed forces. The army is also... and even helped train the neoNazi party’s members. So far, there have not been any suspensions
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Risk of poverty in Greece rising to alarming levels
Society. Despite the fact Eurostat’s Regional Yearbook uses figures for 2011, the data it provides is particularly worrying for Greek policy makers. The EU’s statistical arm highlights that an increasing number... of the median national income was 24.3 percent. Significantly, Eurostat’s figures indicate
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