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  1. Government tones down fiscal pledges as tighter framework starts to bite

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    , as the landscape has changed and fiscal policy can no longer be used for the voter-friendly initiatives... has lined up for next year to boost incomes and reduce the tax burden. Hatzidakis unveiled a total... impact of 400 million euros. The government has also pledged to reduce social security contributions

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  2. ND seeks ban on far-right party running in EP elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    With just seven weeks left until the European Parliament elections, New Democracy has stepped up.... It emerged on Saturday that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s party has submitted to the Supreme Court... participating in the elections. Only the party’s leader, Vassilis Stigas, has been exempted after giving

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  3. ECB study finds Greeks overburdened by housing costs, most likely to miss payments
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    Economy

    The Greek government has been under pressure on the issue of the intensifying housing crisis... this year has the second highest housing cost to income ratio, with Austria leading the table. In nominal terms, Greece has the lowest housing costs, which are in the region of 400 euros monthly, rising

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  4. Mitsotakis tempers expectations for EP vote, Kasselakis talks up prospects
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    insisted that the government has responded to any questions about the matter and accused the centre-left... that he has generated momentum. At the start of this year, SYRIZA had slipped to third place, behind PASOK... party’s popularity has endured despite the wear and tear that comes with being in office for five years

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  5. Resurfacing of Prespes Agreement troubles PM as poll picks up on protest vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The renewed focus on the Prespes Agreement has reignited divisions within New Democracy and put... to issue contradictory statements. On the left, SYRIZA has thrown down the gauntlet to New Democracy... that it is being fully respected”. Government sources have been claiming that the vote on the memoranda has

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  6. ND appears on track for election goal, opposition labouring
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and tear of five years in office, his party has managed to maintain its support at a decent level, even... popularity on June 9. This is a concern for Mitsotakis, who has been wary of the threat from the right of ND since he took charge of the conservatives. This concern has been reflected in his recent

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  7. Polls provide little comfort for opposition parties ahead of EP elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    for ND and PASOK has edged up by just 0.1 point, while SYRIZA has seen its backing increase by 0.4 points. Support for ultranationalist Greek Solution has fallen by 0.6 points, which will be welcome... to hit the targets it has set for the EP vote, which is to more or less match the 33 pct it gained

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  8. Greece targets seat on UN Security Council as North Macedonia row rumbles on
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    noted. Process, numbers and goals The Greek Foreign Minister has been in New York since Monday and his main aim has been to promote the Greek candidacy in order to secure, during the voting process, the maximum possible number of votes. In terms of numbers, diplomatic sources note that Greece has now

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  9. European Parliament vote delivers blow to PM as rise of far right, low turnout dominate
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of around 20 pct. Although Kasselakis has had to content with serious internal disputes, including... spectrum, despite Mitsotakis’s insistence in numerous interviews that the government has followed... of retaining its support among right-wing voters. The momentum which the far-right has built after

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  10. Government tries to find its footing again after EP vote surprise

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    -to-day business after the turbulence created by the outcome of the European Parliament elections has been accompanied by an insistence from the Mitsotakis camp that the PM has no intention of giving... of Kyriakos Mitsotakis and ND, a development which has strengthened the party.” In his own comments after

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