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Tsipras rallies MPs, marks dividing lines with opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras stepped up on Wednesday his effort to put distance between SYRIZA... aware that Mitsotakis would be put in a difficult position. The opposition leader’s wife, Mareva... that they have been trying to put forward some time, which is that they are battling against an established
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Growing Greece: From narrative to reality
Agorainvestment and get the Greek economy growing at a faster rate than has been predicted so far. The three areas... but, even more importantly, it will allow him to argue that voters were right to put their faith... earlier this summer requiring non-urgent bills to be put to public consultation for at least two weeks
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Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020
“criminal responsibilities” for the crisis, which he put down to complacency, lack of planning, and what... borders than any European country. Mitsotakis blamed public laxity during the second lockdown... regions for the purpose of exercise, while he put the lapse down to “a moment of relaxation”. While
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Athens assessing lay of land as Cyprus talks approach and UK seeks new role
PoliticsForeign Policysolution which has formed the basis of negotiations for the island’s reunification for more than four... may also offer to put on hold its plans for Varosha as a concession. Additionally, it is expected that Turkey will put the issue of sharing revenues in the Eastern Mediterranean on the negotiation
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Newsletter 304 - 09/07/2021
Covid surge triggers fresh doubts Rising case numbers put ND in spotlight, prompt concern about... hoping not to have to deal with this summer. More than 2,000 daily cases were announced on Thursday... availability of vaccines means that it would be hard to justify the type of restrictions put
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Parties rehearse arguments on social policy as labour law comes to vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the centre-left party said the government put all the blame for lack of employment on those out of work... spend more than 40 pct of their income on housing costs, and one in three have overdue debts relating... for landlords and developers. Opposition parties had previously put forward their own solutions to what
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Newsletter 335 - 15/04/2022
and the priority would be to put food on the table and ensure that utilities are paid for somehow... in August last year. The rise in borrowing costs has put on hold the execution of Greece’s debt strategy... of living is by far the biggest issue on voters’ minds. New Democracy has put together a bill that aims
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Rise of smaller parties a barrier to decisive result in first elections
PoliticsGreek Politicshe founded, but with Brigadier Dimitris Hatziliadis leading the grouping, rather than former deputy.... Hatziliadis is reportedly an instructor at Greece’s army cadet school. Pulse has also put forward several... by abstaining from a vote of confidence. If just MeRA25 were to abstain, rather than join the coalition
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Slower growth nixes handout plans, fires criticism of ND's economic policies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest GDP figures, which fell below expectations, seem to have put a halt to any thoughts... the assumptions on which this year’s budget has been put together. It also means that there is likely to be less fiscal space than previously expected. It was no surprise, therefore, that Finance Minister
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Improving car sales in Greece continue with 27.9 pct rise in May
EconomyMacroeconomystrong growth of 27.9 percent in May after surging by 47.2 percent in April, according to the Hellenic... over the past 4.5 years (since January 2011). The bulk (more than 85 percent) of road motor cars stem from passenger cars, which surged 30.3 percent in May. Following another month of strong growth
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