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Development model questioned again amid reaction to luxury resort go-ahead
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the development model promoted by the New Democracy government. On Saturday PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis spoke... brings a new model of value-added development to the area, pointing to the heavy investment
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What next for Greek politics after Golden Dawn arrests?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe arrest of Golden Dawn leader Nikos Michaloliakos, a handful of his MPs and several party... the apparent tolerance the government had shown towards Golden Dawn since its stunning election... a previously absent determination to address the influence and contacts Golden Dawn had within
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Parties on edge as Golden Dawn case has potential to go either way
PoliticsGreek Politicswas in the process of “completely eradicating” Golden Dawn. Events in Athens over the past few days suggest that this will not happen quickly, if it happens at all. Despite Golden Dawn leader Nikos... of up to 10 years. The possibility that Golden Dawn will be a thorn in the government’s side
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Golden Dawn faces more legal action but is on course for strong election showing
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA move by magistrates this week to lift the parliamentary immunity of the Golden Dawn MPs yet... Fyssas by a Golden Dawn member in September. Since then the party’s poll ratings have fluctuated, dipping initially but then rising again after two young Golden Dawn members were shot dead outside party
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Golden Dawn: Forgotten but not gone
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith its leader and half of its parliamentary group in jail, it is no surprise that Golden Dawn has... the election campaign, Golden Dawn has had little presence in the Greek media over the past few weeks. This is in stark contrast to the elections campaigns of 2012 when Golden Dawn's leader Nikos
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Landmark Golden Dawn verdict welcomed by parties, obscuring underlying divisions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a landmark decision on Wednesday, an Athens court ruled that Neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn had been... on numerous crimes carried out by Golden Dawn, including the murder of anti-fascist rapper Pavlos Fyssas... Dawn’s demise. In last year’s national elections, it gained 2.9 percent of the vote, just short
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Conclusion of Golden Dawn trial unlikely to usher in greater political unity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe sentencing process in the Golden Dawn trial was coming to its conclusion on Wednesday... of the Golden Dawn trial and the sentencing of the party leadership and some members as an ideal opportunity... to draw parallels between SYRIZA and Golden Dawn in terms of the language and political culture
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
MPs vented frustration at Tsiaras, warning they were being “beaten up out there” and even feared... the initial refusal to engage while protests continued. Farmers are due to hold a national meeting... if Q4 is to accelerate towards the finance ministry’s annual growth target of 2.2 pct. The ministry
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Golden Dawn murders generate new test for Greek democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsto unravel in 2010 but the strain will only increase after the murder of two Golden Dawn members outside... on the “theory of two extremes” in the debate about Golden Dawn. The conservatives suggested... was to some extent doused by the murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas by a Golden Dawn member in September
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Athens displeased with EU Council outcome, faces pressure for talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyto engage in a dialogue. Arms embargo Following the Greek side’s failure to secure the inclusion... to an arms embargo and countermeasures/sanctions per sector over Turkey’s violation of the EU-Turkey... of the arms embargo, Mitsotakis explained in his press conference on Friday in Brussels
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