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Approach to protests, policing poses a new quandary for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsportfolio from the Interior Ministry to the Justice Ministry amid concerns that Panousis and Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis did not see eye to eye. It was notable that Justice Minister Nikos... that has led to controversy and even criticism from human rights groups in the past but at the same
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Could Greece's immigration reforms have an impact on upcoming elections?
Societyof the UN Convention on Human Rights. These include designating paths to citizenship for older... of foreign-born immigrants. Over the entire period 2011-2018, we can see that the number of successful... granted “skyrocketed” from 14,178 to 33,487. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis responded by describing
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Refugee crisis charade adds insult to EU's injuries
Agora, as they see their main source of income, tourism, dwindle, the idea of placing further pressure... facilities for refugees in Greece continue to be unacceptable. Human Rights Watch highlighted recently... pressing of crises, where the human cost is so clear, is an embarrassment for the EU and its members
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Wildfires provide familiar test for government
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be whether human lives are lost. Despite the massive devastation inflicted by the Evia fire two years... to the fact that it had prevented a Mati-style human disaster. Greeks abroad While all the attention... of the opposition parties do not see it this way, though. They suspect that New Democracy is trying
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At sidelines of UNGA, Mitsotakis talks up Greece’s prospects as energy, tech hub
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s pitch for human capital. A December 7 diaspora job fair in New York will connect U.S...., and with UAE Minister Sultan Al Jaber, who reaffirmed the Emirates’ commitment to expanding
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Pressure on Greece to stem migrant flow puts strain on EU ties
PoliticsGreek Politicsand repatriate them. These two actions, along with a greater effort by Turkey to impede human traffickers... and refugees than is currently the case. Other EU countries want to see the number of people leaving... of refugees and migrants to northern and central Europe. EU interior ministers urged Greece to have the hot
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Greek effort to heal rift with Balkan neighbours may have come too late
PoliticsForeign Policyout joint sea patrols in the Aegean, will not try to interfere in what the two countries see... operations in the Aegean, which are aimed at combatting human trafficking. Tsipras took the opportunity... with suspicion and tension, the foreign and interior ministers of Greece’s neighbours accepted
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Newsletter 87 - 09/09/2016
and sympathy is being tested, as they see their main source of income, tourism, dwindle, the idea of placing... shared in this most pressing of crises, where the human cost is so clear, is an embarrassment for the EU... to recognise reality, while finding someone to pin the blame on. When German Interior Minister Thomas de
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Athens chided over asylum process but complex set of obstacles in way
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece have closed and the EU-Turkey agreement was adopted, refugees see it as in their interests... for the Greek government is that human rights groups and non-governmental organisations involved..., a spokesman for Germany’s Interior Ministry, who told the Financial Times that Berlin offered 200
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Athens sees diplomatic progress and obstacles on migration
PoliticsForeign Policymeasures on the borders. But Greece is now expecting to see in practice the solidarity promised by EU... for Refugees representation in Greece and provide practical assistance and human resources. However, he... and Interior ministers According to press reports, the Council recognises the increased burden
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