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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
the government’s reluctance, public debate over the possibility of a new national lockdown is intensifying... MPs voted against the bill. Following the vote, the debate continued in the media after SYRIZA... rejection of the bill by the opposition. Commentators also noted that during the debate Tsipras
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politics. This discussion is also being reflected in the political debate around the flooding. The government... in Thessaly as only four of the 12 Super Pumas that Greece possesses are in a condition to fly
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Newsletter 275 -27/11/2020
a ten-year plan for the transformation of the Greek economic model. The report includes radical changes to tax policy, social insurance and the education system in order to move to a more extrovert model.... Aggregate PIB expenditure came to 7.01 billion, overshooting the target by 2.28 billion. Overall, the PIB
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PASOK leadership debate highlights tensions as SYRIZA unites briefly for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe six candidates in the PASOK leadership contest squared off in a televised debate focussed more... the opportunity to set out their respective stalls in the course of a six-way moderated debate aired.... The debate was split into sections devoted to the economy, social policy, foreign relations, state
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In tight election race, rare TV debate carries element of unknown
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto the first televised election debate since 2009 on Wednesday night. Although the debate will have... not taking part. It is likely that the large number of leaders involved and the format of the debate.... He will get a second, and perhaps more decisive, opportunity when the two of them debate alone
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Restrictive leaders' debate produces little to move election needle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWednesday night’s leaders’ debate did not seem to produce any surprises of the kind that could... to all opinion polls. The restrictive format of the televised debate, which involved the leaders... interactive moments of the debate as SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras used the early part of his next
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Unknown soldier debate exposes rift within government
PoliticsGreek Politics. In a stormy debate on Tuesday, Mitsotakis attacked the opposition, accusing them of exploiting... the Prespes agreement which his party helped organise. Dendias dissent The debate has also widened...’s debate, but instead issued a carefully worded dissenting statement shortly after the prime
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Parties debate pandemic response as public approval deteriorates
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the Covid-19 pandemic. The party leaders’ debate, which was held at the request of KINAL leader..., including on recent hires in the healthcare system, went unanswered - the debate helped to clarify... to be a difficult time ahead, on both the healthcare and the economic front. The debate suggests
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Mitsotakis defends #MeToo response amid acrimonious debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsinstitutions, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis invited political leaders to debate the “quality of public dialogue... the debate is taking place, against the worsening pandemic and provocations from Turkey. Gennimata... and called for more debate on the government’s Covid recovery policy. Blame game Despite the high
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Leaders gear up for debate as ND maintains opinion poll lead
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe leaders of Greece’s parliamentary parties are preparing for the only televised debate..., prevent the opposition from being able to form the next government. The TV debate was agreed... Kyriakos Mitsotakis and opposition leader Alexis Tsipras to have a separate debate as well
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