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Where are the Conservatives?
Agorain the Greek media that the new cabinet had just been inaugurated—all 63 of them (63!). Honestly, I had... at 420,000. Putting this the other way around, it implies that Greek cabinet members are very...? This accords with a refrain that the Greek public emits in surveys—"we don’t want to pay taxes
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Podcast - Lost at sea: The Pylos shipwreck and its aftermath
Agoraby international and local media suggest that the Greek coast guard, and possibly the EU border agency, Frontex... the Migrant Ship Was Doomed. No One Helped - The New York Times Greek shipwreck: hi-tech investigation suggests coastguard responsible for sinking - The Guardian Greek coastguard 'pressured' disaster
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PM strikes public diplomacy coup with Zelensky visit, faces criticism over wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicsof rumours in the Greek media. The gathering was intended to strengthen ties between the neighbouring... secured from Mitsotakis an agreement to train Ukrainian pilots on Greek soil and help to secure Black... ostracism of Albania over the incarceration of a Greek minority politician. For opposition SYRIZA
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Government tries to mount defence against criticism about wildfires
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Athens on Friday provided his Greek counterpart... in 40 years and there were high expectations in Athens that his meetings in the Greek capital would... for the various far-right parties in Greek Parliament remains to be seen. The local media has also
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GDP grows by 1.3 pct QoQ in Q2, in line with growth estimates of 2+ pct for year
EconomyMacroeconomypercent QoQ contraction of the initial release, with the Greek economy growing continuously QoQ now... in its latest forecast also published mid-May. It now expects the Greek economy to grow by 2.4 pct... growth substantially revised from the 1.1 pct of January, and now it expects the Greek economy
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Controversial labour law set to usher in radical changes to employment practices
PoliticsGreek Politicspractices by employers. It cited data showing that Greek workers have the longest average working week... of New Democracy legislators. SYRIZA, KKE, Greek Solution, Niki, Spartiates and Plefsi Eleftherias all... majority to see it through into law. There has been scant coverage of the debate in the Greek media
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Newsletter 402 - 17/11/2023
time SYRIZA has not been the leading or second party in Greek politics for 11 years. In terms... until his downfall.EconomyGovt turns to handouts again in face of cost-of-living irritationThe Greek... again from next year, the Greek government has probably realised that this will be the last
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SYRIZA slips behind PASOK in opinion poll but Kasselakis insists course is correct
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the Greek electorate, despite the efforts of new leader Stefanos Kasselakis to state his case for renewal..., there is some appetite in the Greek public for a new left-wing party, made up of SYRIZA departees... enough support to gain a seat on the centre stage of Greek politics. However, if SYRIZA continues
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Mitsotakis pushes for broad consensus after surprise announcement on postal vote
PoliticsGreek Politicswill allow Greek citizens to exercise their voting rights away from their home district, including from... with the Greek diaspora, and the other is its strong base among the older demographics. The party has... on the government to withdraw what it called an “unacceptable and dangerous” announcement, while Greek
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PM focusses on fairness of tax bill, leaving limited space for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicson Thursday for the first High-Level Cooperation Council meeting between Greek and Turkish officials for several years. The Greek side has already played down the possibility that these talks will lead... finances become tighter from next year, the Greek state has to find more revenues to be able to produce
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