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Greece voices support for Ukraine as govt counts cost of war's impact on economy, public finances
PoliticsGreek Politicsand flour as main materials in their production process are following developments nervously. Higher corn... at the Finance Ministry that the main fiscal objectives for the year will be put at risk, particularly... into a fiscal consolidation of 5 billion euros in 2023. The budget is affected by two main issues
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Newsletter 332 - 18/03/2022
million. The prime minister’s announcements were immediately attacked by the opposition. Main opposition... over the last few quarters, which saw the stock of main pensions applications drop from the high..., with 99,404 of those past due 90 days and the total fiscal impact to honor those main pensions is 420.42
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Parties re-work strategies as clearer picture emerges for election run-up
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the end of the government’s four-year term towards the end of spring 2023, and that his main priority... as their main concern when given the option of picking two issues that are troubling them... closer to Russia. Vladimir Putin is seen as the main culprit for the war by 45.6 pct of Greeks, while
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Imminent end for enhanced surveillance offers boost to beleaguered govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsas more support measures might be required. The main assumption of MTFS is that from 2024 Greece... reported that there is a backlog of around 75,000 main pensions. In December 2020, this figure stood.... The rapid clearance of outstanding main pensions will be handled by a new scheme being introduced
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Newsletter 335 - 15/04/2022
for households and firms. The main intervention was a subsidy for electricity bills, which was funded... of GDP up to 2060. The main principle is that Greece will be able to also cover the debt servicing costs..., it is not surprising that the gap between the ruling centre-right party and the main opposition is narrowing
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PM goes big on minimum wage increase, but opposition unmoved
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe main opposition SYRIZA has pledged to increase it to 800 euros. Unsurprisingly, the announcement... offered is below inflation. The main opposition party also criticised New Democracy for keeping workers... Covid is present regardless of the main cause of death. The government’s experts point to European
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Newsletter 338 - 20/05/2022
for Mitsotakis to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday were the main set-pieces of the trip. Biden set... than using Greece’s pivotal position to extract more support. The main aim of the visit... natural gas installations in Greece, in order to become the main gateway that will supply LNG from the US
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Athens bracing for fresh tension with Turkey, sends letter to UN
PoliticsForeign Policyactivity in Athens. For Greek diplomacy, the main aim is to convince partners and allies that any... to dangerous regional instability. The main point of their argument is that Turkey is a troublemaker... already begun and will not end until elections in the neighbouring country. During this period the main
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Deal with Germany over arms to Ukraine irks opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsno briefing of the opposition parties about the arrangement. The main opposition party accused Mitsotakis... that rising prices are their main worry, while 15 pct are most concerned about the actions of Greece’s... as policy areas in which New Democracy is much stronger than its main rival: In both categories, 51.2 pct
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Policy pledges bolster top two parties as ND erases losses from surveillance affair
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFair show governing New Democracy and main opposition SYRIZA both strengthened their positions, while... to come in at 26.5 pct. The gap between the two main parties after Thessaloniki returned to 8 pct... becoming more of a two-party race, with the socialists losing out to the two main parties. ND’s
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