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Newsletter 327 - 11/02/2022
has pledged since the start of the energy crisis last autumn to 2 billion euros. Finance Minister Christos Staikouras noted that the government has very limited room for manoeuvre as far... virtually all the fiscal space has been taken up by the recent reduction to the ENFIA property tax
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Greek-Turkish relations at standstill as Athens counters Ankara's claims
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkey has completely cut off bilateral talks with Greece following a relevant decision... wanted a foreign policy that “had strong character”. Ankara has not only cut off bilateral talks... on the further enhancement of bilateral trade, economy, and tourist projects due on June 24 has also been
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Newsletter 396 - 06/10/2023
ND was handed a convincing win in this summer’s elections. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has... flooding in the region of central Greece following Storm Daniel. Mitsotakis has personally endorsed... in support following this summer’s elections are the Communist Party (KKE), whose support has risen
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Newsletter 400 - 03/11/2023
it first came to power in 2019, New Democracy’s respect for Greece’s institutions has come under scrutiny... of first instance prosecutors that had been working on the probe in the previous months. The file has been..., as the government has argued. Also, last week Rammos spoke to MEPs about his concerns regarding
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Mitsotakis's predecessors launch caustic attacks against PM's leadership, government policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat has been heard so far from within the ruling party. Antonis Samaras and Kostas Karamanlis spoke... that the party has lost touch with its ideological roots and “politics has taken a back seat to communication and TikTok.” This was not the first time that Samaras has raised the alarm about New Democracy
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Newsletter 457 - 28/03/2025
. Mitsotakis is hoping to follow up on the increase to the minimum wage, which has risen by more than 30 pct... to this subject and that it could serve as a way to win back much of the support it has lost over recent... Voridis has already been outlining what is touted as a new dogma on migration, involving faster
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Government’s effort to revive economic success story narrative heavily reliant on RRF execution
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the major projects, particularly regarding infrastructure, that his government has overseen in northern... pct, though both below the EU average. Given that the government has been through a challenging year, which has included its economic “success story” narrative becoming somewhat tarnished
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Newsletter 499 - 20/03/2026
PoliticsGreece being drawn towards war it wants to stay out ofFor a country that has spent years... that role in real time. The Iran war, which is now entering its fourth week, has pulled Athens... involvement and deliberate restraint has defined the week in Athens. The turning point came on Thursday
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Iran war creates turbulence for Greek tourism outlook
EconomyFeaturesThe Iran war has introduced a level of volatility into the Greek tourism sector not seen since... doubled, pushing airfares higher, while the paralysis of Middle Eastern aviation hubs has severed... has been either closed or restricted, forcing airlines to reroute flights or suspend services
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Newsletter 501 - 03/04/2026
ministers and the party secretary on the list has forced the government to prepare for a targeted reshuffle... has disrupted the government’s pre‑election choreography and revived questions about institutional... pressure ahead of the postponed parliamentary debate on the rule of law. PASOK has demanded
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