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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK
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Government sets out fiscal plan, prepares multi-bill in shadow of deadly wildfire
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeaten, even though the authorities say he died of natural causes. New Left MPs took part
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EU subsidies help push Q1 primary budget surplus to 1.57 bln, well above target
Economyrefunds so far in 2014 exceed their target by 356 million. As a result, net revenues to March slipped... so far in 2014. In an interview with Bloomberg, Haris Theoharis Secretary General for Public Revenue... that “macroeconomic data seem to be on our side” and “as the economy recovers the country will overcome tax income
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Golden Dawn rears its head in local polls, prompting rethink from main parties
PoliticsGreek Politicshopeful took almost 9 percent. The far right party also received about 9 percent in Central Greece... the tactic of trying to appeal to the far right party’s supporters by adopting a hardline approach... the extremist party out of frustration with the state of the economy or due to anger at the political
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Newsletter 4 - 21/11/2014
. So far, there has been no breakdown of how the troika has arrived at this figure, although one... quit a range of parties to sit on their own in parliament. So far, seven of the independents have... banks and the external monitoring of budgetary policy – are no less contentious and far-reaching
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The cat is out of the bag: Europe's politics is a mess
Agoraat the European level and facing an increasingly potent challenge domestically from far-right Marine... and get the country’s stagnant economy growing again. His premiership, though, seems to have been defined.... However, Europe may need to ask itself for how long and how far it can ride on the coattails of a leader
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Mandatory e-payments come into force as Greece seeks to boost card use further
EconomyFeaturesand the helping hand which this relationship gives to tax evasion and the shadow economy. Under the new... to the chagrin of foreign visitors to smaller establishments and far-flung islands who, until recently, would often find that their habit of paying by card would not get them far in the country. A domestic
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Will centre-left let go of past to grasp change?
Agorawith other barely-alive centre-left groups, to form the Democratic Alignment. It is testament to how far... successfully exiting the programme and the economy recovering. PASOK supporters may have been attracted... role, possibly even that of kingmaker, in the next Greek government. It would still be a far cry from
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Greece's foreign policy trap
Agora. While his comments regarding the treaty were to do with far more than the sovereignty of Aegean islands... have so far been found to be rather limited. Ankara is looking to send a clear message through its... part of any future reunification discussion as they have so far been absent from the talks. Ankara
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Mitsotakis targets undecided, young voters as he banks on anger to end SYRIZA's reign
PoliticsGreek Politicsis underway in the country.” Mitsotakis argued that New Democracy has “by far” the best list of MEP... party has aligned itself with the far-right, pointing to SYRIZA’s long cooperation with Independent... a steady lead over SYRIZA as far as the national elections are concerned. Once blank votes
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