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Mitsotakis clinches big majority in second election, but small parties could complicate matters
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the first official projections. By contrast, main opposition party SYRIZA saw its support dwindle even... with them, will engage in the most populist and reactionary opposition possible with the aim
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PM urges ministers to heed local vote warnings as opposition looks ahead
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis called on his ministers to heed the warnings of the second round of the local elections, which saw New Democracy lose in five of the six remaining regional authority contests...” rhetoric. He advised members of his government to “engage your brain” before speaking publicly
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Fire fallout casts doubt on Tsipras’s post-MoU strategy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere is speculation that political fallout from the wildfire in Mati, where the death toll... is focusing on illegal construction in Mati, to be conducted. Criticism of the way that authorities... being diverted to Mati, adding to the death toll. Kathimerini newspaper published on Thursday
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Under relentless pressure from opponents, Tsipras unveils plans for new crisis agency
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the civil protection authority, seen as one of the major weak points in the response to the Mati fire... of the most contentious points in the case of Mati. The announcement is the latest attempt...). The government also now faces the difficulty of trying to pivot from the sombre issue of the Mati fire to the MoU
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In decision to ally with Independent Greeks, Tsipras takes high risk option
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat New Democracy also subscribes to. Kammenos included Zoe Georganta, the Hellenic Statistical
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Podcast - Greece's year of trying to shake off Covid-19
Agorawith health correspondent Maria-Niki Georganta to discuss what stood out from Greece's experience
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Greece saw first annual deflation in almost half a century in 2013
EconomyMacroeconomyThe drop in Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) decelerated to 1.7 percent in December after peaking with a 2.9 percent decline in November, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). On a monthly basis, the CPI rose 0.9 percent for the f...
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April saw first rise in Greek banks' Eurosystem funding this year
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding increased by 1.27 billion in April, showing a monthly rise for the first time since December 2013, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement. The headline figure stood at 61.96 billion at the end...
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Most Greeks saw income fall over last year, limiting purchasing power
SocietyThe results of a survey by the Labour Institute (INE) of the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE), which was published on July 17, highlighted how salary earners’ purchasing power has been limited. The survey, conducted in cooperation with Alco...
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Increase in number of services that saw their turnover decrease in Q2
EconomyMacroeconomyThe evolution of turnover indices for the services sector showed a worsening performance in Q2 2014, with 10 out of the 14 types of services, or specific activities of services as they are referred to, posting a negative growth, according to the Helleni...
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