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New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsobservers of the banking system as a deft bit of politics. On the one hand it is noted that the latest raft... severely brain-damaged after being beaten and sexually assaulted by a Pakistani migrant on the island... politician met with EU interior ministers on Tuesday in Copenhagen, where he pressed for faster
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Newsletter 213 -07/01/2019
to waste any time after the July 7 elections if New Democracy wins an outright majority, as one more.... According to the timeline set out in the piece, Mitsotakis envisages being sworn in as prime minister... and then re-open on August 19. It is likely that the new economic development law will be one
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Saving Angela Merkel with the help of Alexis Tsipras
Agoraagreement work in practice? Based on the evidence available for the past year, one should be cautious about.... As has been argued by some in the past (including the author of this piece), Greece and Germany both.... But his diplomatic success in Brussels underscores that your one-time political adversary may indeed
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Rise of small parties creates pre- and post-election complications
PoliticsGreek Politicsa point down on its May 25 result, SYRIZA 19.2 pct, almost one point down, and PASOK 11.1 pct, again... government will be one of “many colours”. In other words, he plans to bring in figures from outside... that his first piece of legislation will concern the so-called “executive state” as he seeks to step up
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Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicsand opposition are preparing for two key set-piece events in the coming days, which they hope will revive... one of the largest ever recorded in Europe. Meanwhile, an analysis of data from the EU’s Copernicus... of the wildfires is just one of the black marks against New Democracy’s record since it was comfortably re
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Refugee housing deadline puts spotlight back on migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor promoting a key piece of asylum legislation which exempts spending on migration from the usual... costed at 4.5 million euros was awarded to a private contractor without being put to tender
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Athens braces for Erdogan bargaining at NATO summit
PoliticsForeign Policyto the Aegean islands. The same sources, however, say that the Greek side will not be the one to trigger... was spying for Athens. On Saturday, Turkish authorities reportedly arrested a man named Mohamed Amar
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Government under pressure from TV permit and Attica Bank claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsas having close ties with some SYRIZA ministers, was one of the four successful bidders in the TV auction... needed to take part in the tender. The final piece of potentially incriminating evidence against... that it has the moral high ground over previous ruling parties, thereby losing one
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Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs were accepted at the last minute. One foresees the demolition of illegal buildings in some... abide by labour regulations. The sub-contractor is responsible for ensuring workers’ rights...-contractors they use and employees having the right to take legal action against employers even
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Domestic factors seen playing role in PM's pick for European Commission
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCommission President Ursula von der Leyen’s request for each country to nominate two candidates – one male, and one female. In his on-camera comments before a meeting with Tzitzikostas following Thursday..., the Greek PM said he would like “a portfolio that highlights on the one hand the progress that Greece
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