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Sale of defence manufacturer stokes opposition criticism amid bid to bolster regional ties
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA deal to sell Greece’s state-owned military vehicle manufacturer to an Israeli defence technology group has stirred up controversy among opposition parties alarmed by the Mitsotakis administration’s deepening ties with Israel. The development comes as Athens engages in a diplomatic push to secure
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Government tries to polish economic image as it prepares for big gamble on relief measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek politics is back from its summer break and attention is turning to the contents of the relief package that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to announce at the Thessaloniki International Fair on September 6. In the build-up to TIF, though, a number of other issues are causing friction
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Controversial migration bill divides government factions
PoliticsGreek Politics. In an attempt to demonstrate that it is making strides to clean up the farm payments system, Citizen
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Property prices rise by 7.3 pct YoY in Q2, index at all-time high again
EconomyMacroeconomyrise of 13.9 percent, and 11.9 percent in 2022. In 2021, prices went up by 7.6 percent, and a 4.5
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Polls indicate PM’s tax-cut offer fails to move needle as voters remain pessimistic, concerned
PoliticsGreek Politicsinvestigation into historic abuses of subsidy schemes dating back to 1998. The tension went up a notch
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Opinion polls signal fragile political stalemate and rising public anger
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat a large pool of voters remains up for grabs. The economic backdrop amplifies the political risk
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OPEKEPE scandal remains sore point for government despite wayward inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politics, but it already seems that the process could churn up more information and claims that will cause
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Credit growth stable at 10.6 pct YoY in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomyto non-financial corporations was up by 173 million euros. The balance stood at 77.42 billion euros
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Government faces pushback on labour law amid lukewarm response to tax cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicswhich open up the possibility of a 13-hour workday for a single employer, and give employers greater
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Unemployment rate broadly stable at 8.1 pct in Aug
EconomyMacroeconomy, from 8 percent in August last year. Youth unemployment was up by almost two points annually to 19
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