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ND in danger of being blown off course by farming subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the percentage of respondents intending to back New Democracy has fallen from 22.6 pct in May.... In the projected results, ND gets 28.5 pct, almost two points lower than in May, while PASOK gets 13.1... since May in the percentage of respondents who feel Greece is heading in the wrong direction
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Newsletter 509 - 19/06/2026
and ELAS. She argued that political conditions may make such cooperation necessary after the next... consistently since March, with Eurostat’s HICP rising from 2.9% in February to 4.9% in May, the latest... during the conflict may require months, or even years, to fully repair. There is a strong chance
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Preparations for local elections expose SYRIZA weakness
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA stole a march on its political opponents recently by naming its candidates for May’s local... Democracy in May’s local and European Parliament polls, announced its list of 13 candidates for regional governorships last weekend. As is customary for local elections, which will be held on May 18
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Golden Dawn faces more legal action but is on course for strong election showing
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the build-up to May’s local and European Parliament elections. The magistrates asked on Thursday... and 10 percent, which if translated into actual votes in the European Parliament elections on May 25... by the magistrates adds some doubt to the outcome in May. While the Greek Constitution does
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Athens and Skopje press ahead with confidence measures despite uncertainty
PoliticsForeign Policysources. Neither side has revealed what these CBMs may include. Kotzias, however, said on Thursday... probably be viewed in a wider framework. It may be a message to Athens’s US and EU allies, who have... incidents in the area of Kumanovo on May 10 - that Greece does share these worries. Washington
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Newsletter 84 - 29/07/2016
system. The government estimates that around 3–4 billion euros may be returned to Greek banks... reaching 479 million in June following deductions of 357 million in May. The bulk of the June additions... in May, up significantly from a 183-million-euro increase in May. The deposit balance rose to 122.74
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Multi-bill approved, coalition looks for positive news to fend off opposition attacks
PoliticsGreek Politicsit will not be a major overhaul of the cabinet, Tsipras may be able to create a sense that the government is turning... that this will happen. Much may depend on what a committee of experts appointed by the government to propose a new... has already indicated it will demand the government step down. Another tactic to pressure Tsipras may
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Newsletter 116 - 28/04/2017
and lenders to settle their differences over debt relief by the May 22 Eurogroup. Government officials... Tsipras conducts an official visit to China on May 14 and 15. It is possible that the vote... days to settle the debt relief and fiscal path issues before the eurozone finance ministers meet on May
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Despite snags, coalition expects multi-bill approval before Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsahead of the vote, which is expected between May 18 and 20. The government insists.... Athens is desperate to get the measures passed before the May 22 Eurogroup so the creditors do... on Wednesday that the ballot on the omnibus bill would be held by Saturday May 20. A few days earlier
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Newsletter 118 - 12/05/2017
voted in May 2016 and the measures agreed in the second review to offset the national roll-out... figure surpassing the 50-percent mark for the first time since last May. The biggest contributor... to this timetable but its intention is to certainly hold the ballot before the Eurogroup meeting on May 22, when
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