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  1. After wildfires, concern about power supply sparks hot political debate

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to limit power usage have prompted a fierce response from opposition parties to the state... pushed electricity demand to new highs, prompting fears of generalised power cuts as the heatwave..., and that measures had been taken to ensure uninterrupted power supply to consumers during the hot weather

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  2. Brussels urges Athens to remain on reform path as fourth post-MoU review looms
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    EconomyProgramme

    is about to embark on a trip around European capitals, where he plans to convince key leaders about his governments intentions and reform drive, hoping to lay the ground for a relaxation of fiscal

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  3. A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    countries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its... for the transmission of electric power. Another significant diplomatic achievement for Greece’s foreign policy was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including

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  4. Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
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    EconomyFeatures

    power. The accusations are clearly not intended just for domestic consumption, but are meant to catch.... Announcing the new hiring plans, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis argued that the hirings would... permanent public sector staff and 15,000 contractors, at a cost of 600 million euros. These accusations

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  5. Govt finds devil is in detail for windfall tax on power companies
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s pledge to tax the “windfall” profits of power companies...” profits of the power companies, who it claims have been allowed to benefit from the energy crisis... into the profits of power companies between October 2021-March 2022. The report found that vertically

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  6. Newsletter 188 -21/12/2018

    Newsletters

    , although party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis did not lay the blame directly at the government’s door... payments showed a decline of 277 million euros to come to 5.19 billion euros. Overall expenditure from

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  7. Greece braces for price shockwaves from Iran amid weakening purchasing power

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of the new minimum wage. These modest attempts by the authorities to boost Greeks’ spending power... in Iran, which compounds the deterioration in citizens’ purchasing power since 2022. It was reported... in every household in the coming weeks. Eurostat reaffirmed last week the poor spending power

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  8. Most Greeks saw income fall over last year, limiting purchasing power
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    Society

    (GSEE), which was published on July 17, highlighted how salary earners’ purchasing power has been... in the next quarter. The survey also showed the direct impact of lower income on consumer power. More than... their needs, while 22 percent relied on borrowed money. Lower purchasing power has also a negative impact

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  9. Greece worst in EU for gender equality as power resides overwhelmingly with men
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    Society

    and levels of achievement in six core domains: work, money, knowledge, time, power and health... in the domains of health (83.5 points) and money (71.4 points). The worst score was seen in power (24.3 points... in couples with and without children than among single women and men. Greece’s score in power was the worst

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  10. Minimum wage increase crashes against reality of Greeks' low purchasing power
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    Agora

    power terms (PPP), which placed Greece second from bottom. The latest minimum wage rise of 50 euros... since 2019 have barely improved the spending power of Greeks. The latest increase this week was needed.... The impaired spending power of Greeks was captured by this week’s Eurostat release of per capita GDP

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