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Criticism of authorities' response intensifies as wildfires continue to rage
PoliticsGreek Politics. While the government has been trying to balance warnings with reassurance, opposition parties... Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis told ANT-1 TV that the government has spent 1 billion euros on civil protection, and that the budget allocated for fire prevention this year has exceeded anything
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Leaders' debate over wildfires puts spotlight on govt credibility
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has offered since coming under criticism for the way the fires were handled. The centre-right... in the future. New Democracy hopes that this will be enough to dampen the anger and frustration that has... with respect to Covid. Tsipras also dismissed Mitsotakis’s claim that the government has acted
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University exam results stir political differences as entrance numbers drop
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the bar meant that 63,239 places were awarded, against 81,413 in 2020, meaning there has been... Mitsotakis “who has not even passed outside of a Greek university” of “clipping the wings... culture of anomie. It has therefore sought to establish a number of policies aimed at improving standards
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German elections: An open race to the finish line
Agoracompetitor, Laschet has experience in executive office. However, he cannot count anymore... two competitors, Scholz has avoided unforced errors. Neither has he written a book. He therefore
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Industrial production rises 7.8 pct in Jul to continue recovery since late 2020
EconomyMacroeconomyon Friday. IPI has been recovering consistently since November last year, with a solid 22.6 percent... in manufacturing. The water supply index was also up by 1.7 percent. Up to July, the IPI has increased... rose by 3.1 points month-on-month to stand at 10.5 points. Year-on-year, industry confidence has
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Against backdrop of growing energy challenges, PPC capital raise stirs reaction
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the expense of the wider interests of Greece and its citizens. New Democracy, though, has been... as stronger growth. Mitsotakis Mitsotakis has also made no secret of his desire to see Greece shift away... feeling the effects of the climate crisis. The Greek PM also revealed that his government has tabled
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Industrial production up 10.1 pct in Aug, marking 10-month recovery
EconomyMacroeconomyon Friday. IPI has been on the mend since November last year, with the most notable rise of 22.6 percent... offset by a 7 percent drop in mining and quarrying. Up to August, the IPI has increased by 9.5 percent... dropped by 7.2 points to 3.3. Since the start of the year industry confidence has increased by 13.6
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Gennimata withdrawal throws open KINAL leadership race
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the hospital and announced that she would not be standing in the race. Gennimata has been... of its predecessor, PASOK, during the bailout years, the fact that it has held on to a core support... the there existing hopefuls that seems likely to deliver on this aspiration is Loverdos, who has described ND
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S&P holds off on new rating upgrade, ECB holds key to investment grade
Economythe pandemic broke out, and has not changed its rating in four subsequent reviews amidst... this is happening while Greece enjoys the benefits of the ECB’s PEPP, which has pushed borrowing costs to historic lows and has led to an active debt issuance strategy by the Greek authorities
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Manufacturing and electricity supply help keep industrial production buoyant in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyon Wednesday. IPI has been on the mend since November last year, with the most notable rise of 22.7.... These were partially offset by a 0.3 percent drop in water supply. Up to September, the IPI has increased... confidence increased by 5.3 points to 8.6. Since the start of the year industry confidence has increased
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