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  • Image: www.primeminister.gr Subsidies fuel pre-election mood as SYRIZA starts preparing

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    For those expecting snap polls in a few months, the government’s announcements about the latest inflation-busting measures on Tuesday were the latest evidence needed to back up the theory that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will call a snap vote towards the end of the summer.

  • Photo via https://flic.kr/p/4jiDas Handling of energy crisis under fire as gas interruption tests supply security

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government continued to face criticism for its response to the energy crisis on the day it announced an extension of its fuel voucher scheme. Opposition parties are calling for more radical measures, as an interruption of gas supplies from Russia is set to provide a first crash test of the country’s energy security planning.

  • New energy subsidy scheme nearing launch as public remains sceptical

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government submitted to Parliament on Tuesday an amendment paving the way for the latest energy subsidy scheme to be launched in the coming weeks, a programme New Democracy hopes will assuage the public and win back some of the support it has lost over the last few months as the cost-of-living crisis has gripped Greek households.

  • Photo via https://flic.kr/p/2jr5z2o Govt finds devil is in detail for windfall tax on power companies

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    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s pledge to tax the “windfall” profits of power companies appeared to provide a neat solution to aspects of the ongoing energy crisis, however as details emerge it is becoming a source of more political controversy.

  • Photo by EC - Audiovisual Service Much riding on EU approval of plan to cap energy prices

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The government is hoping to receive approval from the European Commission for its plan, set out by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in a recent televised address, to cap energy prices for consumers – a policy that is the main weapon in New Democracy’s bid to fight back against the cost-of-living crisis and its political opponents.

  • Image: MacroPolis Changes to energy subsidies aimed at winning over middle class

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Stressing that the energy crisis is an exogenous shock to Greek households and arguing that the European Union has failed to react decisively enough, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined on Thursday the latest package of measures his government will adopt with the aim of easing the impact on consumers.

  • Image: https://www.syriza.gr/ SYRIZA on front foot over energy prices as poll gap narrows further

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Until the government announces a reported 5-billion-euro package of measures aimed at containing energy prices, SYRIZA senses that it has an opportunity to erode further New Democracy’s lead in the opinion polls by appearing more proactive than its rival.

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