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It's the hope that kills you
Agoramarkets for Greece like the US and Russia were experiencing their own waves of the pandemic and travel... with the message of the authorities that Greece had beaten the pandemic and was now open for business
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Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023
was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK and supported by main... within its own ranks. Despite the defiant spin put on the results, the outcome was a chastening one
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New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
PoliticsGreek Politics, including a ban on charges for withdrawals by customers using their own bank’s ATMs or those... severely brain-damaged after being beaten and sexually assaulted by a Pakistani migrant on the island
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
MPs vented frustration at Tsiaras, warning they were being “beaten up out there” and even feared... own parliamentary group, which questioned openly the administration’s approach, the Eurogroup’s
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Electricity price shock, pressure on phone-tapping take shine off surveillance exit
PoliticsGreek Politicswith references to both the SYRIZA-ANEL and PASOK administrations. SYRIZA reacted by accusing ND of appropriating the achievements of the last SYRIZA-ANEL government which negotiated the MoU exit in 2018, while arguing that the country was already on the track to recovery thanks to its own efforts in 2019
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Omnibus bill prompts no more than rumblings of discontent from coalition MPs
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAnother potential thorn in Tsipras’s side is Independent Greeks (ANEL) MP Nikos Nikolopoulos... to dismiss speculation that he would quit ANEL and become an independent. However, he indicated that his... that there are some ANEL deputies that Tsipras cannot have complete faith in. In fact, Nikolopoulos
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Newsletter 141
minister and leader of the Independent Greeks (ANEL). Parliament is due to debate on Monday claims... into the ANEL chief’s exchanges with Makis Yiannousakis, a shipowner convicted as part of the Noor-1 heroin..., otherwise Tsipras will be put in an extremely difficult position, possibly even by members of his own
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Greek parties face fine balance as they discuss name issue
PoliticsGreek Politicshas caused some tension between SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL), with ministers and MPs...), but on the borderline of clear parliamentary majority, and ANEL on 2 percent, 1 point short of the threshold... on their own in the 300-seat Parliament. In fact, if just five parties make it into Parliament, even
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