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  1. Mitsotakis leans on economic performance in bid to clinch local election dominance
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    With regional and municipal elections less than a week away, campaigning has moved into gear... to convince its voters that it has performed against the odds in a series of unfortunate circumstances.... That is, it is finding it increasingly hard to deliver on its economic goals – increasing tax revenues and preventing

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  2. Centre-left parties jockey for position ahead of EP elections
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    as Mayor of Athens in the recent municipal elections has given many in the space hope that joint action... that is not finding representation in the existing parties. Kokkalis is the son of a prominent Greek entrepreneur but has carved out a name for himself in the EP by pursuing an environmental agenda. He was joined

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  3. Greece and Turkey edging forward with political dialogue

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , and the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tereza Aggelatou. Each party has nominated two members, while a group of nine academics has been invited to attend the meetings as experts.... by both sides to rebuild trust and engage in political dialogue with a view to finding a definitive

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  4. Greece seeks to continue talks with Turkey despite new obstacles
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    is provoking a new cycle of political crisis in Turkey as it has already sparked the largest wave of street..., also given that the European Commission has presented its ReArm defence plan and Ankara’s wishes.... However, the Greek Foreign Ministry appears ready to proceed with the surveys either by finding a new

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  5. Podcast - Subsidise this: Fraud scandal delivers new blow to Greek PM

    Agora

    has handed over its finding, based in part on legally sanctioned surveillance, to the Greek... Office (EPPO) has uncovered what appears to be sweeping fraud in how EU subsidies were handled. Some

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  6. PM looks for positive news amid growing voter despondency

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    intentions versus 13.2 pct, while the third placed party, Greek Solution, has slid by more than...’s own popularity figures. His apparent willingness to diverge from Mitsotakis openly has intensified... the PM and 28 pct who opt for “other”. This finding suggests that voters are not persuaded by Mitsotakis

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  7. PPC lignite unit bids fall flat in blow to privatisations
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    EconomyFeatures

    The Public Power Corporation’s (PPC) divestment of 40 percent of its lignite capacity has hit.... PPC received one binding offer for the Melitis unit in Florina from Mytilineos which was reportedly... in a binding offer for either unit after deciding that the structure of the deal and the share

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  8. Talks to begin on plan to rescue PPC from dire financial straits

    Economy

    in the immediate future. While the new government has said that additional costs will not be transferred... be “crazy enough” to buy it. The DG Comp team arrives as the deadline looms for binding offers... in February collapsed. During the initial process, PPC received one binding offer for the Melitis unit

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  9. Tech start-ups click into place to fight off Greek recession
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    Society

    It is clear that the economic environment in Greece over the last few years has been unfavourable for local businesses. Demand has plummeted, liquidity has evaporated and political instability... sector where the emergence of new and dynamic Greek companies has been noticeable is in information

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  10. Does new troika visit spell fresh drama for Greece? Maybe not

    Economy

    There has been fresh confusion this week over when the troika will return to Greece to complete its... that the review is on hold. The Greek side has denied this and Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras told... that the two sides have differences on a range of issues. The Greek government has tried to defuse

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