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Dead fish in Volos cause big political stink
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMore than 100 tons of dead fish that washed up off the port city of Volos in central Greece... Daniel, as well as criticism locally of the central government’s response. Kouretas was put forward... up in the bay. Although Volos port has been put up for privatisation, the damage caused by last year
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IMF’s independent evaluation office identifies mistakes and challenges in Greece’s first programme
EconomyProgrammeand European partners and institutions that took place before March 2010. The strong objection from the ECB... that with strong action Greece would be able to manage the crisis successfully without debt restructuring, while... an earlier stage than is normally the case”. On programme ownership, the report stresses
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Newsletter 426 - 07/06/2024
, the chief government spokesman attacked Kasselakis, accusing him of putting on a show rather than meeting... by a strong build up of inventories that pushed up capital formation. Quarter-on-quarter (QoQ), GDP... been growing QoQ for four straight quarters. Nominal growth was also strong YoY, rising by 5 pct
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Fitch leaves rating unchanged at 'BBB-', ups outlook to positive
EconomyMacroeconomyagencies now having Greece in this category. Fitch notes Greece’s strong fiscal performance.... This performance exceeded Fitch’s expectations and is stronger than the ‘BBB’ median deficit of 3.7... debt decline among Fitch-rated investment-grade sovereigns. Greece also maintains strong cash
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Greece braces for Middle East fallout as polls show ND holding firm despite voter unease
PoliticsGreek Politicsscepticism toward political leadership, and a strong desire for change. It is against this backdrop... a strong and widening lead and the opposition continues to be unable to convert public dissatisfaction... escalation. More than 70 pct of respondents in the Metron Analysis poll consider the US‑Israeli strike
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Mitsotakis eyes majority in second vote as SYRIZA reels from crushing defeat
PoliticsGreek Politicsis sticking to his belief that Greece needs a strong single-party government rather than a coalition... suggested that the government would like elections to be held as soon as possible, earlier than the July 2... be looking at a majority of around 20 seats. This would be more than double the majority Mitsotakis had
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Complications over president a taste of things to come for Tsipras?
PoliticsGreek Politicsto put off his decision to nominate a successor to President Karolos Papoulias until Tuesday... for debt relief and less austerity as well as the strong opinion poll ratings the coalition has... continue or a bridging agreement can be put in place. It has been suggested that this could trigger
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Loose ends to tie up on prior actions as lenders head back to Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the week, is to put in motion the preparations for the second batch of prior actions, which... Central Macedonia governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas has a strong base of supporters. Despite his popularity... published over the weekend. A Metron Analysis poll for Parapolitika newspaper put Meimarakis on 48 percent
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After criticism over public sector jobs, gov't names new revenues chief
PoliticsGreek Politics, in particular reports that the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) had put pressure on Piraeus Bank’s... family did not have to answer to accusations of nepotism as his father and grandfather had strong... to come to the fore in October when pressure was put on the general secretary for public revenues
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Coalition feels wrath on pensions but not in opposition's interest to push hard
PoliticsGreek Politicslast for several weeks, it could also lead to sustained domestic pressure being put... in was highlighted by the strong turnout for Thursday’s general strike in Athens and other parts of the country... being put on the government but it is a reminder that Greece’s opposition parties have no interest
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