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Newsletter 471 - 18/07/2025
. Opposition stumped Unsurprisingly, the opposition erupted. PASOK labelled the move a blatant cover-up... up to 7.8%, and Voice of Reason climbed to 5.6%. Even MeRA25 improved its standing, rising from 3.7
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Primary surplus at 4.52 bln by Jun thanks to strong taxes, contained spending
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 4.52 billion euros up to June, compared to a surplus of 2.91 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance... billion higher than the target, mostly thanks to personal taxation, which was up by 1.1 billion
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Parliamentary chicanery raises doubt about PM’s grip on party as he looks ahead to relief package
PoliticsGreek Politics. As a result, for the vote to take place, some 70 conservative MPs voted by absentee ballot, making up... parliamentary group or whether it has started to loosen as the government becomes caught up
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Alpha Bank's net profit at 517 mln in H1, commissions jump to 229.1 mln
EconomyBankingeuros, from 680.4 million in 2024, up by 1.7 percent. P&L NII was 794.7 million euros in H1, down... million euros, from 196.9 million euros in H1 2024, up by 16.4 percent. Operating expenses were 417.8
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Government accused of fiasco over launch of non-state universities
PoliticsGreek Politicsin March 2024. New Democracy aggressively promoted legislation to open up the higher education sector... a regressive agenda. The leaked results also appear to have stirred up trouble for the government
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Car market still buoyant as sales rise by 2.8 pct YoY in July
EconomyMacroeconomypercent. Lorries in July were up by 6.4 percent and buses jumped by 21.8 percent. In the first seven months of 2025, road motor cars rose by 3.5 percent annually. Passenger cars were up by 2.6 percent
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PM defends stance on Turkey and troubled electricity cable project
PoliticsForeign Policy, Mitsotakis made it clear that his aim is just to keep up the dialogue with Ankara, but with no specific... was quite clear in his message to Nicosia, on Sunday hinting that it is up to Cyprus to decide whether
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Building on flurry of policy pledges, Mitsotakis vows to back research and innovation
PoliticsGreek Politicshalf the EU average of 284.70. As a share of GDP, R&D spending has inched up from 0.44 percent... receiving the promised payroll top-up; in November, a 250-euro subsidy for low-income pensioners
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Mitsotakis tries to rally MPs amid lacklustre poll data, resurfacing of Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicsis expanding, with MRB placing the total uncertain vote at 22.4 pct and Metron at 12.6, up more than... crisis. In the MRB poll, when respondents were asked to pick up to two issues they believe
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Strong tax revenues, major underspend lead primary surplus 3.57 bln above target in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a surplus of 8.5 billion euros up to August, compared to a surplus of 7.57 billion euros in the same period a year earlier, according to the final Finance... than the target, mostly thanks to personal taxation, which was up by 828 million and other income
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