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Coalition to gain more support for president but still short of 180
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIndependent Greeks that there was an attempt to bribe one of their MPs, Pavlos Haikalis, to vote for Dimas... their vote for today’s ballot and the five who voted for Dimas in the first round last week... independents have said they will not vote for Dimas (there is not a “no” vote, only “present”). Samaras’s
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Parties return to campaign trail after Easter lull
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter an extended break afforded by Orthodox Easter and the May Day holiday. For New Democracy... for what they describe as opportunism. ND’s press spokesman Nikos Romanos described remarks made... and the political system. In other remarks, Kasselakis demanded a halt to the privatisation of ports
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Cyprus invasion anniversary generates new friction in Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policy– that both sides will avoid making remarks that would rile each other. “I told him [Mitsotakis] that there won’t be remarks that will irk either side and he said he shared the same view. However, Defence... that may lead to the relaunching of talks on the Cyprus issue. Ankara, however, according to Erdogan
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PM’s rivals rally to farmers’ cause as protests continue across country
PoliticsGreek Politicsof New Democracy’s past, intervened over the weekend with remarks that underscored the political... stage, and a signal that he may seek to capitalise on grassroots anger to carve out a new role... Samaras, Karamanlis’s remarks nonetheless highlighted internal unease. The interventions of Samaras
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Mitsotakis deepens Cairo ties as Ankara tensions simmer
PoliticsGreek Politicsand to keep talking – remarks read as directed squarely at Ankara. Sisi called the Greece-Egypt...-and-control functions. The remarks appeared to contradict Defence Minister Nikos Dendias, who had stated... commentators suggesting that the former PM may look to capitalise on the publicity afforded
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Greek primary budget surplus at 707 mln as revenues beat target in May
Economyreleased by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Tuesday. The state budget deficit to May narrowed... a deficit of 339 million in May from 495 million posted in April. In contrast, May budget deficit rose... trend in May increasing by 6.9 percent (from -1.4 percent in April), which led the 5-month figure up
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Thessaly as only four of the 12 Super Pumas that Greece possesses are in a condition to fly
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Budget primary surplus of 2.28 bln in first five months of 2016, tax revenues beat target in May
EconomyMacroeconomyeuros in May from a small surplus of 43 million in April. In addition, the 5-month state budget deficit... by 15.9 percent in May after falling in the two previous months. In absolute terms, revenues stood at 3.38 billion euros in May, beating the target by 514 million, which represents the highest monthly
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General gov't cash primary surplus to May halves, arrears keep rising
EconomyMacroeconomy, albeit at a slower rate, by 4.5 percent month on month (MoM) in May from 9 percent in April. The increase... showed arrears reached 5.04 billion at the end of May from 4.82 billion in April. This means that creation of arrears almost halved in May to 218 million from around 400 million in each
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Newsletter 467 - 20/06/2025
remarks to begin what amounts to a long campaign for the 2027 elections. He announced plans for ongoing... for stability. New Democracy may take comfort in the lack of a strong challenger, but its own... officials hinted that SYRIZA may need to fold into a broader leftist front. In his closing speech
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