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Housing costs, food prices set limits to impact of tax cuts
Economyof households close to 56 pct of income needs to get allocated to housing and food. For the top 20... 14 pct to 3.6 pct. How food prices have impacted household budgets since 2019 is captured by an ECB study published this week. The central bank outlines the significance of food prices in its inflation
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Government meets resistance on TV permits and revenues chief
PoliticsGreek Politicsan extension for the payment of a TV advertisment levy and the other for the review of a fine... abstained. Greece's digital network operator, Digea, which was formed by private TV stations, has also
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SYRIZA under fire for TV permit tender, tinkering with watchdog
PoliticsGreek Politics. The dispute over the TV licenses has been brewing for some time as the opposition suspects SYRIZA is trying to favour friendly media groups. The coalition counters that previous governments have allowed TV
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TV permit auction drags on as coalition tries to draw line under ELSTAT controversy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe auction for four broadcasting licenses on Greece’s national digital TV network dragged on into a third day on Thursday, with the results expected by the evening. Originally, the government had... from its efforts to regulate the TV broadcasting market, the government seems to be trying
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TV permit tender triggers turmoil in Greek judiciary, questions about gov't role
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo issues that have been thorns in the government’s side in recent weeks: The TV licence tender and friction in the judicial system combined on Wednesday to pose a fresh problem to the coalition... there was no chance of the court deeming the TV auction to be unconstitutional, even though
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Tsipras encounters SYRIZA resistance, waits for court verdict on TV licences
PoliticsGreek Politics-making process. Until now, Pappas had been virtually untouchable but the controversy over the TV... this week on Wednesday to assess whether the tender for TV permits was in line with the country’s
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Reshuffle expectations doused as coalition braces for TV permits ruling
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s governing coalition is on tenterhooks over the imminent verdict on the TV licences tender from the Council of State, which is holding its second session of the week on Wednesday. Should... administration will simply continue its efforts to regulate the TV broadcasting sector if the tender
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Newsletter 176 -28/09/2018
Draft budget expected with interest All eyes on fate of pension cuts as pressure mounts on ANEL... clouds have gathered over the coalition as disharmony about Macedonia continues against the backdrop... this week due to unrest within his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party and the revelation that European anti
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Sale of defence manufacturer stokes opposition criticism amid bid to bolster regional ties
PoliticsGreek Politicsa backdrop of increasingly vocal criticism of the government’s efforts to build closer diplomatic... in Libya, which are seen as crucial to defending maritime territorial rights against Turkish claims, while... for stable alliances in the region. Against this backdrop, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis
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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicshis administration in recent weeks. Mitsotakis gave a lengthy interview to Skai TV on Wednesday, much... with Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s position that the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement... the rival factions in Libya, allowing Libya to press territorial claims with backing from Ankara
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