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  1. Podcast - Greece's surveillance scandal: Is anybody listening?

    Agora

    Since the summer, a surveillance scandal has been gripping Greece. It emerged that the leader... the illegal phonetapping and that under his watch the Greek state has not bought or deployed the Predator... of the mainstream media has played down or ignored the issue. In fact, much of what we know today about

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  2. BoG revises 2023 growth to 1.5 pct as short- and medium-term challenges persist
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The Bank of Greece (BoG) has joined the group of organisations that has incorporated the latest global challenges in its forecast for Greece, with growth next year seen declining substantially compared to the 6.2 pct envisaged for 2022. The BoG notes that the macro environment which has been

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  3. Constitutional row follows political storm over prosecutor's intervention in surveillance probe
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    has come under sustained attack by opposition parties and constitutional experts. The widespread..., raising the possibility of further embarrassing revelations for the government which has sought... controversy The death of Greece’s ex-king Constantine Glucksburg has offered another opportunity

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  4. HFSF sets out bank divestment strategy, marking final chapter in turbulent story

    EconomyBanking

    into the most important and the largest, in terms of value, investment that the Greek state has made... tumultuous decade and no shareholder has been hurt more than HFSF. Over just three years, from the first... to recover the vast amounts that the Greek state has contributed to safeguard the stability

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  5. Opposition irate over watchdog briefing as govt hints at "rogue network" behind surveillance
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    appear to have irritated the PMs office. Christos Rammos, the judge heading ADAE, has taken steps... briefing has clearly rattled the government, as it appears to back up press reports that New Democracy... in the media, the chief government spokesman Yiannis Economou has given a series of briefings and interviews

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  6. Energy tops agenda as FM heads to Israel
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    to Greek-Turkish relations. It also explains why Ankara has raised again the issue of the Muslim minority... Greece, continues not to be held accountable before the International Community for how it has driven..., with statements even in the Parliament of the neighbouring country that Greece, supposedly, has no sovereignty

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  7. Opposition vents over police corruption allegations

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to the surveillance scandal, which has been dogging New Democracy for months. Reports in left-leaning Documento...’ Protection Ministry noted that Theodorikakos has launched a full investigation, being carried out... to the surveillance scandal. By responding just to claims in Documento, which the government has repeatedly

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  8. Opposition frets over foreclosure decision as ND casts net for new faces

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    According to reports on Friday, the Supreme Court has ruled that funds and servicers can trigger... government’s term, as had been agreed with Greece’s creditors. New Democracy has tried to avoid... it has proved the “most successful tool of the last 12 years for settling private debt.” ND casts net

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  9. Survey highlights households struggling with cost of living, delivers worst outlook since 2019

    Economy

    allocate more on utility bills, while 65 pct now spend more on food. Heating has also gone up for six.... There was also a rise in the portion of the population that has arrears with tax and social insurance... and levies. More than six in 10 said that the “household budget” initiative of the government has

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  10. Athens offers continued, but limited support to Ukraine, while seeking balance with China
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    . According to press reports, Greece so far has also provided instructors for Ukraine’s special forces and tank operators within its NATO commitments. But the Greek side has excluded the possibility... the newfound cooperative spirit between Greece and Turkey. Greece has refused to send any of its Soviet

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