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Newsletter 52 - 20/11/2015
general election) leaves Tsipras with little room for manoeuvre, especially given that his government has a considerable reform task ahead of it. The coalition has not yet tackled tricky issues like... has nine MPs, to bolster the coalition. In psychological terms, the loss of two MPs (even though
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeaturesIn recent weeks the Greek government has come under sustained criticism from the main opposition... backs up its accusations with figures which claim to show that the government has hired 21,000... people to key positions, allowing it to control the apparatus of government even after it has lost
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Newsletter 210 -07/06/2019
on Monday by SYRIZA are similar to the ones that New Democracy has put forward in recent months but With parliament now dissolved ahead of the July 7 elections, Greece has shifted into election mode... will combat this by arguing that it has a more coherent plan for the economy, which includes shaping
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High number of Covid-19 cases puts strain on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe table continuing. The total number of deaths has risen to 242, with another 31 people being... if the steps taken so far do not suppress the disease. The government has so far indicated it wants to avoid... with regard to the opening of schools in early September. New Democracy has had a somewhat confused approach
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PM tries to guide government to firmer ground as opposition also faces struggle
PoliticsGreek Politicsit has taken from the backlash prompted by its handling of the Tempe train crash and its aftermath... as a way to win back much of the support it has lost over recent months. Other issues that ND... has been at the forefront of the call from European leaders for greater flexibility on procurement
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Mitsotakis's wildfire narrative comes under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the opposition has nothing constructive to bring to the discussion. At the start of a cabinet meeting on Friday..., has been mainly to be blame for such extensive damage. The PM said that the government would... of the region in northeastern Greece affected by the wildfire that has ravaged the Dadia National Park
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Newsletter 404 - 01/12/2023
to his government’s tax bill, although SYRIZA has not been able to capitalise on the negative reactions as its focus has been on healing the wounds caused by the recent wave of departures from... a minimum levy on the self-employed and sole traders, which has caused displeasure among these groups
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Newsletter 405 - 08/12/2023
. Former interior minister Alexis Haritsis has been appointed as the new group’s frontman. In his... two key challenges. The first is that New Democracy has over the past few weeks messaged consistently..., the Greek state has to find more revenues to be able to produce primary surpluses consistently
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PM continues to mull reshuffle in shadow of new Tempe inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicsreshuffle has continued over the past week, suggesting the PM has settled on a few key changes around which... as a certainty is a shake-up of the infrastructure and transport ministry, which has been put in the spotlight.... Triantopoulos inquiry Mitsotakis has also had to tread carefully around the appointment
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Newsletter 510 - 26/06/2026
cycle” of his former party, he said, has closed. ELAS is presented as a new project with the same values but a different political method, new faces and a broader reach. Tsipras has ruled out any pre‑election cooperation with SYRIZA and has set strict conditions for anyone wishing to join ELAS
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