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TV permit tender triggers turmoil in Greek judiciary, questions about gov't role
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo issues that have been thorns in the government’s side in recent weeks: The TV licence tender and friction in the judicial system combined on Wednesday to pose a fresh problem to the coalition... there was no chance of the court deeming the TV auction to be unconstitutional, even though
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Tsipras encounters SYRIZA resistance, waits for court verdict on TV licences
PoliticsGreek Politics-making process. Until now, Pappas had been virtually untouchable but the controversy over the TV... this week on Wednesday to assess whether the tender for TV permits was in line with the country’s
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Reshuffle expectations doused as coalition braces for TV permits ruling
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s governing coalition is on tenterhooks over the imminent verdict on the TV licences tender from the Council of State, which is holding its second session of the week on Wednesday. Should... administration will simply continue its efforts to regulate the TV broadcasting sector if the tender
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Sale of defence manufacturer stokes opposition criticism amid bid to bolster regional ties
PoliticsGreek Politicsa backdrop of increasingly vocal criticism of the government’s efforts to build closer diplomatic... in Libya, which are seen as crucial to defending maritime territorial rights against Turkish claims, while... for stable alliances in the region. Against this backdrop, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis
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Athens balancing diplomacy and defence amid Middle East turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policythis backdrop, Athens has already activated crisis‑coordination mechanisms. Repeated inter.... Greece is also maintaining active engagement in Libya, with scheduled visits by the Foreign Minister... in Libya, promote stability and address pressing issues such as migration, while reiterating Greece’s
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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicshis administration in recent weeks. Mitsotakis gave a lengthy interview to Skai TV on Wednesday, much... with Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s position that the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement... the rival factions in Libya, allowing Libya to press territorial claims with backing from Ankara
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In tight election race, rare TV debate carries element of unknown
PoliticsGreek Politics. A Pulse poll for Action 24 TV on Tuesday was the latest to indicate that the situation remains very
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New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA new chapter in the ongoing saga relating to Greece’s TV licences is due to be written this week, with the government hoping to recover from the blow dealt by the Council of State and New Democracy hoping to inflict further damage on the coalition. A new cross-party attempt to appoint a board
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Court ruling on pension cuts could create new problem in talks, fiscal plans
EconomyProgrammeAlexis Mitropoulos (SYRIZA) claimed in an interview with Mega TV this week that the Council of State... of pensions is retroactive. Mega TV reported that the ruling would also rule unconstitutional the zero... pensions of a total amount of 2.07 billion and the remaining 277 million relates to supplementary
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Newsletter 188 -21/12/2018
on Monday at the headquarters of Kathimerini and Skai TV and radio, the attack was the most serious... of the current government, which has boycotted Skai’s TV programmes over the last few months... payments showed a decline of 277 million euros to come to 5.19 billion euros. Overall expenditure from
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