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Athens waits for dust to settle after Erdogan's victory in Turkish referendum
PoliticsForeign Policyaspect is that Erdogan won and now has the ability to lead Turkey in more autocratic manner... following a narrow victory. This optimistic approach has not yet been backed up by evidence, especially... months. The measure, introduced after a failed coup last July, was set to expire in two days. Some
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Coalition seeks to remove review obstacles, turn up pressure on opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy and its leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. The centre-right politician has proposed using... rhetoric” by Tzanakopoulos, who argued that this would be an across-the-board measure that would... in taxes. The latter has pledged to reduce corporate tax from 29 percent to 20 percent, cut ENFIA
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Centre-left agrees on new name, starts building party structure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe name of the new centre-left grouping in Greek politics has been decided, now officials are due... the fledgling political organisation, and Stavros Theodorakis, the chief of To Potami, which has agreed...: Movement for Change. The inclusion of the word “change” has at least as much to do with the history
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Athens under intense pressure over fourth review reforms
EconomyProgrammeAlthough there has been progress regarding property auctions over the last few days, the Greek... that will not be completed on time relates to the land register. Greece has committed to agreeing... transactions, the government was not able to obtain the data on time. The lack of recent property sales has
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policydevelopments in the Eastern Mediterranean and the challenges that Turkey has created by signing the two...-measure or hostile move against Ankara. To strengthen their claim, the three countries also said... player that has important energy alliances. Furthermore, because the project aims at improving the EU
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New minister sets out plan for addressing migration challenges
PoliticsGreek Politicswill alleviate the pressure that New Democracy has been under over the last few months as it tries to get... with the government’s performance in this area and this has translated into political pressure. Prime... said. However, this proposal has proved controversial, drawing criticism from some opposition
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Govt seeks ways to keep classrooms open in face of Delta variant
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the surge in new cases in countries where the school year is already under way. This has led... students has been vaccinated so far, while the rate will soon rise to around 23 pct based on booked... vaccination compulsory, and the vaccination committee has no immediate plans to open up vaccination
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Much riding on EU approval of plan to cap energy prices
PoliticsGreek Politicsto present Athens’s proposal to DG Energy on Wednesday. In total, the government has budgeted 4.3 billion... platform for attacking the government, especially as the cost of living has become the top concern... states that called for this measure to be dropped from the sixth package of EU sanctions on Russia
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Migrant boat tragedy forces temporary halt on election campaigning
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMigration has shot to the top of the political agenda in Greece, as all election campaigning has... on Wednesday. The sinking of a fishing boat believed to be carrying migrants from Libya to Italy has claimed... border protection measure, and implying that her critics were seeking to exploit the tragedy
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Mati fire verdict prompts legal blame game as PM pledges swifter justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe court verdict in the Mati wildfire trial has become the subject of political jockeying between... the current government has made to legislation since it came into power since 2019 have made sentencing stricter. This is not the first time that the New Democracy administration has aimed criticism at its
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