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As SYRIZA's sparkle fades is there a centrist alliance in the making?
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe congress that he is not prepared to allow the party he has spearheaded since its creation in 2013... Greece’s voters, the polls also underlined how far SYRIZA has slipped in the eyes of the electorate... either has to find a more convincing way to argue that his party truly represents these qualities
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Greece sees highest tax wedge increase among OECD countries in 2016
Economyworker. The evolution of the tax wedge for a single worker in Greece since 2000 shows it has edged up by 1.1 pp until 2016, while the respective OECD average has dropped by 1 pp over this period. It is noted though that the Greek figure peaked at 43.2 percent in 2011. It has declined by 3 pp since
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SYRIZA targets pensions boost as New Democracy builds on poll lead
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMoscovici that the reduction to pension spending due next year may be altered or cancelled has prompted... would like to reduce the minimum wage (Mitsotakis denied this is the case). The government has... indicated that New Democracy’s lead over SYRIZA has grown over the last few months. The survey had
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Survey sheds light on sentiments in lockdown, as govt backpedals on voucher scheme
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a result of their experience during lockdown. The pandemic crisis has also increased trust in the state... that the prime minister has ordered a review of standards among professional training providers... their benefits. The funding of the programme has also attracted widespread condemnation, with critics
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High hopes for Pompeo visit as new row brews over media handouts
PoliticsGreek Politicsof State has visited northern Greece. Pompeo’s trip comes amid efforts to ease tension between... will show that Greece has the clear support of the USA, a NATO partner, in its fractious ties with its... to take greater risks and act as spreaders of the disease. Petsas’s latest initiative has been greeted
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Newsletter 301 - 18/06/2021
to show that his party is modernising Greece by creating labour legislation that has greater... owners and helping them increase their profits. This has been a criticism levelled at the centre... lines between the government and the opposition parties in voters’ minds. There has also been much
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Papandreou joins KINAL leadership race amid questions about long term
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFormer Prime Minister George Papandreou has thrown his hat into the ring for the KINAL leadership... the ruling party was not named. Although Papandreou has been absent from the main stage in recent years, his name still carries weight within the centre-left and he still has some loyal followers
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Strike acts as focal point for cost-of-living frustration despite higher energy subsidies
PoliticsGreek Politicsprices. The ministry has already used up to 250 million euros to lower VAT on coffee and transport... parties. Once a PASOK stronghold, over recent years SYRIZA has enjoyed strong support on the island... references. Since his ousting, Bogdanos has used his independence to present himself as a true
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politicscarried out, underlining that New Democracy has entered its fifth consecutive year in power. SYRIZA... at a crucial juncture. It has been suggested that his decision to make mostly political appointments to his cabinet this summer has backfired and that over the last four years not enough has been done
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A closer look at Greece's Q3 2023 national accounts
AgoraELSTAT has just published an update for the Greek national accounts through the 3rd quarter of 2023... an aggregate demand problem, as though there is a deficiency. Rather, Greece has permanent excess... productivity growth in Greece has recovered to a positive number. This is good progress Trend
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