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Covid measures extended despite govt optimism, as inflation causes political tension
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Health Minister Thanos Plevris that some restrictions, including a ban on music, may be lifted as early... and the pandemic, with New Democracy holding on to a double-digit lead over SYRIZA. A sounding
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Mitsotakis tries to dig way out of snowstorm fallout
PoliticsGreek Politicsseveral times and, although it may have avoided the numerous deaths that occurred during natural.... The latest developments also raise questions about whether the idea of holding snap elections in the coming
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Support for ND continues to erode even as alternative remains elusive
PoliticsGreek Politicsemployees and pensioners. This suggests that the government’s eagerness to ease the restrictions may...Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s New Democracy is holding onto a double-digit lead more than half-way into its term in government, but the latest polls offer several reasons for concern for the conservative
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Govt eyes own energy package if EU fails to approve joint action
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEuropean leaders meet towards the end of May. The options being considered by the government include... to deal with the energy crisis. However, it seems that the Greek PM is not holding out much hope
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Tsipras strengthens hold on leadership at fractious SYRIZA conference
PoliticsGreek Politicson a number of constitutional reforms as well as to elect its leadership on May 15. Tsipras’s re... 2015-2019. While holding on to a solid second position in the polls since then, the party has suffered
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Newsletter 341 - 10/06/2022
of services. CPI Greece’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) continued its record-breaking rise in May... administration, as well as a governing alliance between SYRIZA and PASOK. The argument within ND about holding
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Mitsotakis insists on no early elections, accusing opposition of sowing division
PoliticsGreek Politics, the PM had said in a TV interview that a polarised political climate may force him to call snap... are starting from a deeply unfavourable position”. Holding out until 2023 would certainly be going
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Explanations sought as PM backs away from prospect of early elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsmay be banking on an EU-wide policy to address the energy crisis, to ease some of the pressure... data suggests that based on current trends, holding elections in the autumn would lead to SYRIZA
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Govt presents menu of energy proposals in Brussels as power subsidy cost balloons
PoliticsGreek Politicshinting that the rest may have to come from the regular budget. The wholesale electricity price... of a potential cutoff from Moscow. Greece, meanwhile, is still holding out for a more radical redesign of EU
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Newsletter 353 - 30/09/2022
, when the indicator stood at 113.2 points. The index hit its most recent low in May 2020 following... unchanged, with food and beverages holding 22 pct of the spend in 2021, followed by housing at 14.7
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