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Tsipras faces heavy lifting to finalise deal and get party approval
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government has wasted no time in rolling out its strategy for ensuring the passage of measures being discussed with the lenders and the conclusion of the drawn-out second review. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos and Digital Policy M...
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Tsipras bids to maintain unity after heavy defeat for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy is on course for a victory over SYRIZA of around 9.5 points, one of the biggest in the history of the European Parliament vote and a result that puts immense pressure on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA ahead of snap general electi...
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ND targets NGOs in latest bid to bring migration under control
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government adopted on Tuesday legislation that paves the way for the creation of an official register for non-governmental organisations that deal with refugees. The move is seen as part of New Democracy’s efforts to get to grips with the migration ...
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PM denies asylum-seeker pushbacks, argues Covid-19 under control
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA wide-ranging interview with Christiane Amanpour gave Greek PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis the opportunity to lay out his government’s position on a number of key issues, including the ongoing tension with Turkey, migration policy, and recent developments on t...
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Podcast - The heavy arm of the law: Police brutality in Greece
AgoraThe behaviour of the Greek police has come under scrutiny, again, following a number of incidents over which officers have been accused of using unnecessary and excessive force. In this episode, we take a look at why police tactics have triggered public...
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Government pins hopes on new measures to control runaway price hikes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s latest raft of anti-inflation measures designed to tackle prices on supermarket shelves was tabled in Parliament this week. The New Democracy administration is promising tough enforcement against profiteering, but opposition parties con...
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Tempe casts heavy shadow over public mood as accident report confirms serious safety failings
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOn the eve of planned demonstrations to mark the second anniversary of the Tempe rail accident, more polls capture widespread public discontent with the authorities’ handling of the crash, further chipping away at support for mainstream political partie...
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Boosted by polls, PM uses Iran war to reassert control, shut down election and reshuffle talk
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the Iran conflict sends tremors through European security and global energy markets, Kyriakos Mitsotakis is using the moment to project a message of steadiness, readiness and long‑term purpose. However, the most politically consequential part of his ...
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New parties redraw political map as ND and PASOK scramble for control
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA new Metron Analysis poll confirms what recent surveys have already hinted at: the emergence of Alexis Tsipras’s ELAS and Maria Karystianou’s Elpida (Hope for Democracy) appears to be causing a structural shift in Greek politics. Both newcomers are per...
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Newsletter 40 - 28/08/2015
to see out their terms largely because of the erosion in the number of their MPs. Whichever government... the imposition of capital controls. However, an accelerated trend is expected in Q4 2015 and Q1 2016... in June. The slowdown reflects the imposition of capital controls as of June 29. The outstanding balance
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