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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Agorathe uptake of natural gas for heating. At the same time, however, 2022 saw a ramping up of exports... by several Balkan countries as well as potential buyers as far north as Moldova and potentially... renewables targets, and other estimates ranging even higher. This puts the projects once again
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Revival of Mitsotakis-Tsipras rivalry points to future developments on political scene
PoliticsGreek Politicsserved as Greece’s PM. By far the most significant damage was done during the first six months... to action. Tsipras’s high-profile appearance in Thessaloniki, which some observers saw as an attempt... pillars ranging from a strong, fair state and a revamped production model, to demographic resilience
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Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025
in the farming subsidy fraud. Back home, the fallout prompted an immediate and dramatic policy pivot...% of respondents blame the government for the scandal, far outstripping the 47.5% who think prior... the Tempe train tragedy. PASOK and Course of Freedom saw smaller shifts—PASOK rising 0.5 points and Course
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Amid publicity storm, Tsipras publishes 'Ithaca' and fuels speculation about new journey
PoliticsGreek Politicsof democracy. He recounts dramatic encounters with Angela Merkel, François Hollande, Jean‑Claude Juncker... alone, taken to resist what he saw as a creditor “trap,” and argues that the “No” vote forced lenders... is unequivocal: far from supporting him, he attempted to dissuade him, describing him as “absolutely unsuitable
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Newsletter 260 -31/07/2020
came into contact with the Greek continental shelf, dramatic developments could follow. The Greek armed... construction stabilises Compared to July 2019, the ESI has decreased by 15.8 points. Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) rose by 3.2 points month-on-month in July to reach 90.8 points, European Commission
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Budget execution shows primary surplus of 711 mln, 503 mln ahead of target
EconomyMacroeconomyof tax refunds so far in 2014 indicates the government had planned for this because despite the 163..., the 5-month figure dropped 6.1 percent for the first time so far in 2014 to 2.7 billion... period. This implies an average figure exceeding 1 billion per month. Although the April figure of 763
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Tension builds in Greek coalition and with SYRIZA as elections near
PoliticsGreek Politicsapproach, with divisions emerging within the coalition and the verbal exchanges between governing... proposals for a review of the Greek constitution. The socialists saw this as an attempt... has not just been limited to the coalition, though. A new round of verbal jousting between New
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Apartment prices rise by 7.5 pct in Q4 and 7.2 pct in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomyapartments, classified as over five years old, saw their prices increase by 6.6 percent in Q4 versus a downward revised increase of 8.1 percent in Q3. Across 2019, old apartments saw an average price increase of 6.9 percent compared to a rise of 1.7 percent in 2018. In 2017, old apartments saw
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The "great replacement" comes to Greece - how a far-right meme appeared in mainstream politics
SocietyWhile the popularity of the far right in Greece appeared to wane with the defeat of neo-Nazi party... in the European far-right. At the top of the agenda, migration policy is being informed by outsize claims... the preserve of the neo-Nazi and far-right fringe as represented by parties like Golden Dawn, LAOS and more
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Clash over refugees in central Athens prompts warnings of far-right resurgence
PoliticsGreek Politicsand counter-demonstrations. The presence of politicians from the far-right Golden Dawn party..., and speculation about the potential for a revival of the far-right in urban areas. At the end of June, up... for the presence among the marchers of former Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris, a senior figure of the far
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