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PM announces extensive measures to build on recovery, counter inflation and put govt on track
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat following the latest GDP data, the government now expects the economy to grow by 5.9 pct rather than...; scrapping inheritance tax; and 50 gigabytes of free mobile data for any 15 to 17-year-olds who get... generous than reports over the last few weeks had suggested. It also included several measures that had
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The case of SYRIZA's fiscal performance
Agora) program with the institutions that were stricter than the ones just rejected in the referendum... families.[2] Direct income taxes under SYRIZA were lower than under Samaras, and Greece received fewer... for the change since SYRIZA 2). Expenditures have increased even more than revenue, which in part
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Newsletter 316 - 12/11/2021
reported another record high in daily cases (8,613), which was more than 3,000 higher than the number recorded at the start of this month. The week ended with more than 500 Covid patients being treated... to hire any doctors, not managing to convince many Greeks to get vaccinated (the overall coverage
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Tsipras issues rare MP ouster, focusses on pinning ND down over ICU data
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the Covid mortality rate in hospitals outside Athens was found to be much higher than in the capital... party does not want to get dragged into situations where it is associated with the kind of rhetoric used..., rather than coffins” – a reference to the Mati fire, which resulted in more than 100 deaths when
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Hopes of EU providing immediate relief wane as economic challenges multiply
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Russia’s invasion of Ukraine but also energy subsidies. This idea also looks like it will not get... on defence than other European countries, would not be punished for this strategic choice,” said... that the eurozone’s central bank plans to end asset purchases in the third quarter of 2022, sooner than expected
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PM yields on energy windfall tax as govt feels strain
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat their personal financial situation is worse than last year. A total of 68 pct of respondents (1 point higher than last month and 11 points higher than November) believe that the government... it gained in the 2019 general election. SYRIZA is projected to get 24.6 pct, also well below the 31.5
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Newsletter 335 - 15/04/2022
that monetary policy will get normalised in the coming months, all asset purchases will cease in the third... that the public currently has little capacity to focus on any other issue than the pressure the cost-of-living... backing is at 24.5 pct, which is half a point more than in March. Centre-left KINAL garners 12 pct
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Turkish truculence added to factors being considered as PM weighs up snap polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsrather than wait until next summer. One school of thought is that the deterioration... Greek voters see him as being best placed to handle such sensitive foreign policy issues than his... a single-party government with a strong mandate rather than a potentially awkward coalition. Speaking
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Newsletter 346 - 15/07/2022
of the year, as well as increasing pensions in 2023, by up to 5 pct, for the first time in more than... a housing scheme for young people costing them no more than 400 euros per month. He also said his... increased, mostly led by the geopolitical uncertainty that could get reflected on the spending power
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Numbers stacking up for PM to announce winter relief package
PoliticsGreek Politicsearly to discuss the details. He did, however, say that he is more hopeful than a few months ago... subsidy scheme is linked to gas prices. As things stand, some 300 million euros a month more than... for 2022 may reach as much as 204 billion euros, some 7 billion euros more than expected, due
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