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PM focusses on fairness of tax bill, leaving limited space for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor several years. The Greek side has already played down the possibility that these talks will lead... in bilateral relations, which has been evident for the past few months. The upcoming visit... workers. The Finance Ministry has defended the measure against protests by lawyers, private doctors
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Newsletter 405 - 08/12/2023
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 for many years, a commitment that none of the main parties has challenged directly. The debate over
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Government lines up new zoning scheme, fuelling debate over growth model
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has unveiled its plans to introduce a new zoning plan, which it says will restore... is not currently permitted. According to a report in Kathimerini, the Council of State has issued... by the country’s highest administrative court. The government has come under repeated criticism over
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University bill threatens PASOK consensus as probes launched into alleged infractions by politicians
PoliticsGreek Politics. A flurry of regulatory and judicial probes has been launched into revelations made about... in the weeks leading up to the debate, however it has latterly become a thorn in the side of PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis who has warned that he expects discipline from his MPs when it comes
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Mitsotakis limps into party conference looking to rally ND for EP elections
PoliticsGreek Politicselections, its support has been waning and the government has been repeatedly buffeted by a series... published on Thursday indicated that 74.8 pct of Greeks have a negative view of how the government has... was under scrutiny over his role in the state of safety on Greece’s rail network. It has been noted
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Kasselakis buoyed by recent bounce in opinion polls as big gap with ND narrows
PoliticsGreek PoliticsStefanos Kasselakis has again targeted an unlikely win in June’s European Parliament elections... on Thursday, while discussing his party’s prospects for the EP vote. The opposition leader has spoken... earlier this year, Kasselakis’s grip on SYRIZA has been strengthened and it seems he has bought
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ND names MEP candidates with eye on loss of support to hard right
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has unveiled its list of candidates for this summer’s European Parliament elections and, in a clear nod to right-wing voters, has included ethnic Greek Albanian politician Fredi Beleri.... Beleri is the mayor-elect of Himare but is facing trial on corruption charges and has been prevented
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Signs of rally for ND despite strong dissatisfaction among voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a number of policy areas is high but, nevertheless, New Democracy has started to reverse some of the recent losses it has suffered. Support for the ruling centre-right party – as measured by voting... revival is continuing. The party’s support has increased from 11.8 pct to 12.8 pct over the last month
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Newsletter 425 - 31/05/2024
would be discussed in the second half of 2024 in the drafting of the 2025 budget. New Democracy has... failing to address the problem or contributing to it through its policies. SYRIZA has proposed a package... on the other hand, has consistently argued that the polls underrepresent the level of support among younger
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Newsletter 428 - 21/06/2024
the past few days has been on SYRIZA and PASOK amid talk of a potential alliance to create a new... Stefanos Kasselakis has already made it clear that he would challenge for any such position... prime ministers, and has been attracting some attention recently. Another figure being linked
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