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Late switch smashes accord over postal vote, but marriage equality compromise still intact
PoliticsGreek Politicswill vote against the bill. At a meeting of the Church of Greece’s Holy Synod on Tuesday, bishops were... the Church of Greece officially voiced its objections to the proposed change in legislation. Interior
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Cabinet clears marriage equality bill without drama as Tempe inquiry hears grave accusations
PoliticsGreek Politicsopening remarks at the cabinet meeting, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis kept it low-key, noting that legislation... in his socially progressive pronouncements. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus’s attempt to broaden
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Government turns attention to migration, hoping to avoid another front before EP vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKroesser, state secretary at the Interior Ministry, in Alexandroupolis, northeastern Greece on Thursday. The meeting was aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two countries over migration
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Jockeying over presidential nomination points to parties' longer-term political goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsis expected to make his nomination after meeting incumbent President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Wednesday... Karolos Papoulias in 2005 or Alexis Tsipras choosing former interior minister and New Democracy
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Government touts stricter migration controls in bid to win back right-wing support
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be the focus of a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, which is set to approve a new annual increase... sector workers. During a visit to the interior ministry last week, Mitsotakis said that the public
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Rental subsidy rekindles political debate over housing crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the announcement made by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, renters meeting certain... fell to 35.2 pct in the second ballot. The Interior Ministry believes the new system will ensure
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Tsakalotos confident on meeting fiscal targets, sees capital controls being gradually relaxed
EconomyProgrammeIn an interview with state broadcaster ERT on Monday night, Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos appeared confident this year’s primary surplus target (0.5 percent of GDP) will be met and the fiscal brake would not be triggered next year or in the c...
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Greece holds Western Balkan meeting to reaffirm support for neighbours' EU prospects
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek diplomats have been consumed by their country’s relations with Turkey and the developments in the Eastern Mediterranean over the last couple of months. Growing tension with Turkey has dictated the government’s priorities in foreign policy from its...
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Dendias issues reminder for EU and Turkey ahead of December council meeting
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is making a concerted effort to make it clear towards Ankara and Brussels where Greece’s limits lie ahead of the crucial European Council this December. This is why Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias made a statement on Tuesday, aiming to reach both ...
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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicson the Interior Ministry in connection to the leaked emails. They were found to have breached data... the time of the national elections. Someone from the Interior Ministry, who has not been identified... for the European Parliament elections next month. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus has stressed
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