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Government courts backlash over squat raids, while opposition is absorbed in internal debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsof 143 foreign nationals, 35 of whom are minors. Two Greeks and one French national were arrested.... At the same time, New Democracy has taken a more hard-line stance on migration. One of Kyriakos... the poor impression created by the raids, the government spokesman released photos from the interior
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About-turn over ministry post undermines impact of PM's reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicstried to get one up on his political rival by including a former SYRIZA minister in his cabinet... to create some rare common ground in Greek politics rings somewhat hollow. One only has to look back...’ Protection Ministry, where former Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakis took over from outgoing
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Greece aiming to agree updated migration deal with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policy, especially for the migrant deal. It should be remembered that the EU and Turkey worked out a one-for-one arrangement; for every Syrian sent back to Turkey, a Syrian refugee already in Turkey would... Johansson and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, the Greek minister said there is more cooperation
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A summit of little substance
Agoraone can draw from this Summit regarding the future of the EMU, the relationship between Paris... of domestic politics and European policy-making. Even if no one says this explicitly, many... Programme at the European Policy Centre. This piece was first published as an EPC commentary. Janis
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Tsipras identifies first bills, domestic approval assured
PoliticsGreek Politics. The scheme will be a variation of the one already implemented by the previous government. Tsipras said... help him take in 2.5 billion euros by the summer. Protection of primary residences A third piece.... This had also been one of SYRIZA’s pre-election pledges. Tsipras also made reference to the gold mine
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Coalition ready to pass first legislation as agenda for lenders' talks grows
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the SYRIZA-led government that the first piece of legislation it passes should be one aimed at helping... programme, especially as this was one of the areas of policy making where previous governments were
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Greek coalition braces for internal debate over agreement with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the government as it is one of the few pre-election pledges that it will be able to keep. The prime... a more convincing commitment than his predecessor, Antonis Samaras, it could prove the missing piece of the jigsaw that will help him convince his MPs to approve the agreement. One potential problem
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How Greece sleepwalked off a cliff in 2009, in black and white
Agoratechnocratic in nature, you can almost sense the author’s agony when each excruciating piece of fiscal... in 2009 is encapsulated in one paragraph: “we are facing an unprecedented fiscal derailment, which... settling at 110 percent of GDP. Despite this information being available at the time, just one week
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Government takes another stab at media regulation among growing scepticism
Societyjoined the license bidding. One of the successful bidders in the first round, Yiannis Kalogritsas... to the governing party, guaranteed on a piece of land alleged to have been vastly overvalued. Another bidder, Ivan... restrictive. In fact, only six bids have been submitted, leaving at least one license vacant. The whole
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Covid-19 data prolongs wait for re-opening amid new clash over policing
PoliticsGreek Politicsby videos of police officers using force against protestors and media, while one piece of footage... reforms, one concerning the council for hirings in the public sector and the other related
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