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New Democracy comes out fighting against Tempe censure motion
PoliticsGreek Politicsholding 158 seats in Parliament out of 300, the censure motion is unlikely to bring down the government... prompted the censure motion. In his remarks, Voridis also sought to undermine the credibility of SYRIZA... that it was stripping a former MP, Michael Tamilos, of his membership for remarks he made to local media
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Cyprus invasion anniversary generates new friction in Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policy– that both sides will avoid making remarks that would rile each other. “I told him [Mitsotakis] that there won’t be remarks that will irk either side and he said he shared the same view. However, Defence... to be in a holding pattern ahead of possible initiatives led by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Guterres
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Mitsotakis hits back at Erdogan's rhetoric, but leaves door open for meeting
PoliticsForeign Policyas its threatening rhetoric, but will not exclude holding discussions with Turkey. Mitsotakis noted that although he would not force a meeting upon Erdogan, he is always open to holding talks. He even... Turkey’s aggressive rhetoric. According to press reports, the letters cite several public remarks made
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Banking on voters’ desire for stability, ND insists ruling majority is still achievable
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty is publicly holding firm to its stated ambition of securing an outright parliamentary majority... to be sealed by a simple majority by the next Parliament. With New Democracy holding 156 seats, the path... a series of controversial remarks in which he suggested the party should be willing to “cooperate
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The case for a general government balance sheet
Agorathe following remarks: Net worth is negative in Greece and the Euro Area; a private entity (company.... It is, however, also true that holding so much cash is inefficient and costly, because cash assets... that both the Greek and the euro area governments tend to increase their liquidity holdings in times
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorapensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since
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The place where sanity goes to die
Agoraissue in his opening remarks and then appearing uncomfortable about providing any meaningful... is holding up the conclusion of the review, rather than any significant procrastination on the Greek side
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PM tries to contain Covid confusion as protests on education and lockdowns intensify
PoliticsGreek Politicsas well as political opponents, particularly over the incident in Ikaria. Holding his ground... to their businesses in ballots, a symbolic gesture in response to remarks made last week by Development Minister
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Vaccines provide govt with hope of pandemic exit as labour reform battle gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicsappointments to be vaccinated. The government seized on Tsipras’s remarks as an attempt to undermine... as a modernising force, discarding antiquated practices holding Greece back, while SYRIZA wants to put itself
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Common ground absent after latest round of Cyprus discussions
PoliticsForeign Policyconcluding remarks he said that “to square the circle is an impossibility in geometry, but it is very... the end of the summer. The Republic of Cyprus is holding parliamentary elections on May 30
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