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Lafazanis out of blocks early, announces anti-bailout party ahead of bailout vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe leader of SYRIZA’s Left Platform, Panayiotis Lafazanis, got out of the blocks early on Thursday as he announced the creation of an anti-bailout party several hours before Parliament was due to vote on the third bailout. In a statement signed by 11 other SYRIZA members but not high-profile MPs
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Coalition and New Democracy at odds over anti-government protests
PoliticsGreek Politics, before the July 5 referendum was called, when the government tacitly backed the anti-austerity
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Greece and Cyprus gain strategic weight amid Middle East turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policy‑range air‑defence systems and anti‑drone capabilities. Additional measures followed, including... aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle operating in the Mediterranean. Macron arrived at the Souda Air Base.... The Souda Bay naval and air base in Crete is considered by NATO and the United States to face
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Athens balancing diplomacy and defence amid Middle East turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policy. Central among them is the development of “Achilles’ Shield,” an integrated anti‑drone, anti‑aircraft and anti‑ballistic defence system. The unusually rapid approval process - swift parliamentary... of the anti‑drone, anti‑aircraft and anti‑ballistic ‘shield’ of our country… marking the transition to a new
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Effort to keep Greek-Turkish ties on even keel put under stress
PoliticsForeign Policy, overflights also endanger international air traffic, it added, stressing that they “contradict.... This prompted Athens to cancel Turkey’s invitation to participate in the NATO air exercise Tiger Meet, which was scheduled to take place on May 9 at the Araxos air force base in western Greece. US
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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyagreed to deploy Greek air force Patriot anti-aircraft missiles in Saudi Arabia. The deal follows... Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement (MDCA) with the US, and approved the deployment of Patriot anti-aircraft missiles of the Hellenic Air Force in Saudi Arabia as well as the joint training of Greek
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Major Israeli defence deal aims for strategic upgrade, but also opens political fault lines
PoliticsGreek Politicscontroversial. It is a deal that aims to reshape the country’s air defence architecture, deepen its... is a multilayered national air defence network built around Israeli systems. It integrates David’s Sling... will also receive Drone Dome anti‑UAV systems under a supplementary agreement. The package is designed
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Tear gas instead of vaccines
Agoraand with mass anti-vaccination protests, it is obvious that the vaccination campaign in Slovenia... vans; there is tear gas in the air, a helicopter can be heard flying over the centre for hours... requirement. However, these are not the only anti-government protests. Last Friday, disgruntled citizens
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Polls highlight new party's disruptive potential as opposition calls foul over flights blackout
PoliticsGreek Politicsto elections. Opposition parties, meanwhile, are calling for political accountability for air transport safety... from “anti-establishment” parties, such as Course of Freedom, MeRA25 and Greek Solution, with PASOK... to unfold, after the publication of the initial findings into the incident. Air traffic controllers
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Athens calibrates domestic and diplomatic response to Iran war as tension with Turkey resurfaces
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Europe. At home, the government is trying to reassure the public. Gerapetritis says the anti‑ballistic and anti‑air umbrella has been “upgraded and deployed”, and that Souda Bay in Crete, home to a US..., strengthening the air‑defence shield of the southeastern Aegean. Gerapetritis says Greece’s right
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