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PM hopes energy, US deals offer political lifeline as Samaras drags him towards domestic mire
PoliticsGreek Politicsduty. While he insisted that personal ambition was not his motive. “I’ve reached the highest rung, I... on the global stage, he will finding difficult to escape the mire of domestic politics
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ND on spot over police raid but opinion poll ratings provide comfort
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they were beaten and arrested for supposedly impeding the police’s work after refusing to give access... not engage in violence. On Thursday, the head of the committee for investigating police violence, prominent
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
PoliticsMitsotakis re-elected, Tsipras beaten and far right resurgentSunday’s election delivered a comfortable majority and a second four-year term for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, dealt..., will engage in the most populist and reactionary opposition possible with the aim of presenting
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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
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Newsletter 342 - 17/06/2022
question that monetary policy is in a normalisation phase as central banks are looking to tame... the winning party, or parties, to collect at least 44 pct of the vote. The conservatives are hopeful.... This was seen by some observers as another measure aimed at winning votes ahead of the next elections. In his
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Ex-PMs engage in public spat, highlighting contrasting approaches to Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek public sphere witnessed last week a rare incident for the country’s political scene - a debate through articles and statements by the two prime ministers who governed Greece between 1996 and 2009 on their views regarding foreign policy regardi...
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn official visit to Athens by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an occasion to hit back at the recent resolution passed by European lawmakers expressing concerns about the rule of law in Gr...
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Ongoing rise in imports and tame exports elevate trade deficit to 3.39 bln in May
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s trade deficit recorded a solid rise of 13.6 percent year-on-year (YoY) in May, after a jump of 35.6 percent in April, according to data released by ELSTAT on Monday. The deficit came to 3.39 billion euros for May. Imports totalled 7.55 billion ...
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Newsletter 368 - 03/02/2023
to tame the cost of living, New Democracy can win a fresh majority after a second election... winning the leadership election. Since then, the third largest party has lost 5.4 points, SYRIZA has
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Newsletter 394 - 22/09/2023
in the Greek GDP number. The government was forced to present a very tame policy package... entrepreneur Kasselakis sprung a major surprise by winning the first round on Sunday. Achtsiouglou had
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