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Tsipras steps in to limit damage, Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts and fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Antonis Samaras government reducing VAT in the food service sector against the lenders’ wishes... of efforts by government officials to appoint relatives to positions in Parliament before snap elections...-minute appointments being made this week, although some officials argued that the placements had
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Parties jostle over economic data, public still backs ND approach on pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the ELSTAT statistics service showed a decline of 0.9 pct on an annual basis and a 1.6 pct fall... of words between government officials and the opposition. The latest political row aside, a new opinion... months of the year. SYRIZA officials, however, argued that the government was using the coronavirus
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Retail sales drop by 8.6% in 2020 as e-shops prosper but many sectors suffer
EconomyMacroeconomywith the hotel industry, which has also suffered due to the poor tourism season. The food service sector has... Ministry officials, submitted in November a budget for 2021 that assumed the lockdown would... to provide four months of continuous support. Finance Ministry officials let it be known via the media
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Vaccines provide govt with hope of pandemic exit as labour reform battle gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicsmandatory minimum service levels for public utilities and public transport during strikes. The battle... to government officials, the aim is for around half of the population to be vaccinated by the end... or failing to advise against public protests. Some government officials have publicly argued
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Fires continue to test capabilities and spark political confrontation
PoliticsGreek Politicsopposition criticism, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted that the fire service, aided by the police and civil protection officials, had worked well to limit the spread of the fire and evacuate... officials have also suggested that, in cooperation with government-friendly media outlets, New Democracy
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Athens pins hopes on pan-European solution for energy crisis, as surveillance affair unfolds
PoliticsGreek Politics, but also to two former heads of the intelligence service. The latter would suggest that ND has... minister of adopting authoritarian principles and his officials of spreading disinformation. New... to the Institutions and Transparency committee hearing went out to key officials who served at the time
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Newsletter 349 - 02/09/2022
launching its inquiry into why and how the National Intelligence Service (EYP) eavesdropped... Ministry officials still have to factor in what expenditure will be needed next year if the energy... doubled its share at 15.7 pct. The decline in ND’s support has been played down by party officials
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Opposition anger at constrained surveillance inquiry not yet reflected in public mood
PoliticsGreek Politicsunder surveillance by the National Intelligence Service (EYP), to appear before the panel... the argument that officials could not speak about the surveillance operation because of secrecy rules... government officials, over the past few days that New Democracy may seek a post-electoral alliance
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Cost-of-living, surveillance developments encourage ND to target majority in 2023
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe weekend that the prosecutor assigned to the National Intelligence Service (EYP), who signed off... and haphazard approach of Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA. Government officials seem to believe... though the document lacked the necessary signatures from EYP officials. Speaking on Open TV on Monday
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ND sees limited political threats on path to next year's elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsreferring to former head of the National Intelligence Service (EYP) and the PM’s ex-general secretary..., government officials believe that Turkey and the energy crisis are the two issues that could... scandal Glaringly absent from the list of issues causing concern to government officials
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