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Voters’ belief in progressive parties tested as PASOK and SYRIZA search for answers
PoliticsGreek Politicslead such an initiative rather than one of the existing leaders. There has been much speculation... it now stands for in the wake of a turbulent couple of years that saw the departure of the totemic... that they cannot entertain another leadership discussion less than a year after the last contest
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Mitsotakis prepares for autumn gamble after testing summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the highest housing cost burdens in the European Union, with low-income families spending more than 60... to a market where residential prices continue to climb. Thessaloniki saw a 10 pct year-on-year increase... that the relief package will do more than offer temporary breathing room. It must convince a weary public
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Government feels the heat after two days of catastrophic wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicson firefighting rather than prevention has resulted in failure. KKE also admonished the government... to invest in arms procurement rather than firefighting equipment. In a sign of the souring..., which saw the largest single wildfire on record, and 2024, when a fire burned through suburbs
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Government lines up crackdown on NGOs as next piece in harsher migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical benefits: Rallying right-wing voters by staking out a tougher stance than PASOK or SYRIZA... to 2023, the poorest saw an 8.1 percent income decline as the wealthiest enjoyed a 13 percent boost... to be had over Greece’s soul, rather than just economic policy. Presumably, he will be hoping that his
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Revival of Mitsotakis-Tsipras rivalry points to future developments on political scene
PoliticsGreek Politicsto action. Tsipras’s high-profile appearance in Thessaloniki, which some observers saw as an attempt... as cynical electioneering rather than genuine relief. Culture clash By contrast, Mitsotakis sprinkled his...,” rather than casting doubt on citizens for supposedly misunderstanding his record. Mitsotakis
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Newsletter 483 - 07/11/2025
be present “at the side of citizens rather than asking citizens to go hunting for it.” Despite...% of respondents remain undecided, which is more than any opposition party. This bloc is dominated by middle-aged... a different future. In 2023, the sector of "Professional, Scientific and Technical Activities" saw the most
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Record bonds, rising bills: Greece’s economic paradox
Agoraissue broke records with more than €40 billion in offers for a 10-year issuance. That record..., covering half of its annual debt strategy in a single move. Demand was more than six times the total €8... costs climbed 2.8%, and electricity prices increased 4.1%. Specific items saw sharper hikes: meat
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Newsletter 507 - 05/06/2026
, and the traditional left has fragmented at speed. This week saw the first full wave of polling conducted after... for Freedom. Its appeal is moral rather than ideological, rooted in the demand for justice over the Tempe... scenarios, particularly the possibility of a ND–PASOK government with someone other than Kyriakos
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Newsletter 93 - 21/10/2016
accounted for less than 39 percent of total hirings, which is by far the lowest reading in the course of this year. This means that flexible types of work made up more than 6 out of 10 hirings. The largest.... The breakdown showed hirings reached 230,580 in September, more than offsetting the departures of 222,792
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Newsletter 228 -15/11/2019
, a full 0.5 percent lower than the government’s 2020 budget target, and 2 percent for 2021, with long.... A breakdown of amounts owed showed that 79 percent of debtors owe less than 15,000 euros each... turned negative in October with 125,668 more firings than hirings, data from the Labour Ministry’s
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