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  1. Tsipras positions SYRIZA as defender of democratic institutions amid row over police corruption
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    as authoritarianism and the rule of law. Police corruption claims The opposition’s message has received an unexpected boost from reports linking high-ranking police officers and government officials to organised crime, while the Minister of Citizen Protection, who oversees the police, has found himself embroiled

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  2. Police and protests at centre of political leaders' debate
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    The recent arguments over police brutality and street violence were aired in Parliament on Friday... accused Mitsotakis of not having a genuine interest in reining in the police and of unfairly... apologised to all victims of police brutality – a move that New Democracy will likely hold up

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  3. One night in Cannes

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    by Financial Times journalist Peter Spiegel has highlighted, there were a fair few others digging

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  4. Govt's campus police proposals face further pushback as protests against education bill go ahead
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    on the presence of police on university grounds. Introducing the bill, the leader of the centre-left opposition... would have the authority to involve the police for criminal incidents. On Thursday, thousands... police ban on outdoor gatherings exceeding 100 people. In a show of support, a small group of SYRIZA

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  5. Outdoor gatherings with hint of protest raise concerns over relaxation of lockdown
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    have attributed a political flavour to the events, there are hints that the evidence of growing... in different parts of the country. Within hours of expiration of stay-at-home orders, police were called... of incidents have raised the alarm due to the size of the crowds and confrontations with the police called

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  6. Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016

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    the presence of the police at these facilities and on the islands, where the situation could become much... not in a rush to become prime minister,” he told Skai TV. Greeks have paid dearly for the headstrong rush

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  7. Podcast - The heavy arm of the law: Police brutality in Greece

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    The behaviour of the Greek police has come under scrutiny, again, following a number of incidents... take a look at why police tactics have triggered public protests, what ails the force and how it can... and Nikos Palaiologos describe their experiences with the police at street level while covering

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  8. Retail turnover rises by 4.4 pct and volume by 4.7 pct in Octo​ber
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Greece’s retail sales index increased by 4.4 percent in October following a revised drop of 4.1 percent in September, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Thursday. The latest month... percent), supermarkets (+9.5 percent) and clothing and footwear (+4.4 percent). A decline of 19.4 percent

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  9. Eurogroup agrees return of mission to Athens but key issues unresolved
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    There were few hints following the Eurogroup on the two other areas of interest for Greece: Lowering... will be found. A pre-Eurogroup tweet by Slovak Finance Minister Peter Kazimir was indicative

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  10. Multi-bill passes but coalition's relationship with armed forces and police sours further

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    with the army and police force. There have been a number of indications that a growing number of soldiers and police officers are voting for far right Golden Dawn. The possibility that SYRIZA might

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