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Government takes another stab at media regulation among growing scepticism
Societyadvance on the current figure of zero - would inevitably have far greater political symbolism than... 35 million euros – significantly less than was raised per license in the last round, but adding up... process is a considerably more low-key affair than the much-hyped auction of 2016, which the Greek Union
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Tsipras fails to halt strike as domestic political battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsrubbish collection to private firms rather than municipalities. Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis Boutaris has said that he will look for a private contractor to take over this task. Another flashpoint between... deal with the lenders, which indicate that voters are less than enthusiastic about the government’s
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The rise of a "Spanish SYRIZA" transform’s country’s politics
Agorain a TV debate. As a result, Iglesias has 100,000 more followers on Twitter than the Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, and seven times more than the secretary general of the PSOE, the young Pedro... and is still larger than the sum of both parties’. But that is not what its rivals envy most: Podemos has
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Newsletter 447 - 17/01/2025
than expected on Wednesday, the premier said he had settled on Tasoulas because his long career... that despite recent appearances he is more concerned with keeping the peace within New Democracy than... promising as more than 270 investor accounts participated, with almost 90 pct coming from outside Greece
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Newsletter 394 - 22/09/2023
and end.” Tsakalotos gained a handful more votes than Pappas on Sunday as 13,156 (8.9 pct) SYRIZA... Mitsotakis rather than his leadership rivals. A prospective victory would create a certain challenge... in Thessaly have a sizable contribution that comes to 5 pct in gross value added and more than 5 pct
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Newsletter 209 -07/06/2019
of the tax-free threshold is more of a spanner in the next government’s works than a voter-pleasing... a fiscal cost of more than 1 percent of GDP in 2019 and beyond. These range from tax repayments... less than initially planned, either by choice or because spending ceilings have been set
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Insurgent campaign from Kasselakis puts shock SYRIZA leadership win in touching distance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan 40,000 people signed up to become new SYRIZA members on the day of the vote. Although these numbers are lower than those seen in recent New Democracy and PASOK leadership ballots, they are higher than anyone at SYRIZA, a party with a small membership base, expected. It is thought that a lot
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New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row
PoliticsGreek Politicsit won less than 60,000 votes (1.04 percent). Polydoras, a former public order minister and former..., which set the ceiling at four) and that the cost of each permit should be the same (rather than... week, disputing each other’s motivations. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sprung a surprise
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Questions over handling of rape case turn spotlight on policing and legacy of Greek #MeToo
PoliticsGreek Politicstended to instrumentalise rather than seek to address. SYRIZA shake-up The internal workings of the main opposition party SYRIZA are headed for a drastic overhaul after leader Alexis Tsipras sprung..., the Central Committee, should be elected directly by the membership rather than by delegates
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Mitsotakis puts party unity above consensus with president pick
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical space. In an announcement sprung somewhat earlier than expected on Wednesday, the premier said he... recent appearances he is more concerned with keeping the peace within New Democracy than with clawing
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