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Name protests, scandal allegations inflame SYRIZA-ND rivalry
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been ordered by a prosecutor. The agency reportedly could not find for what reason the deposits... investigation units was forced to resign from his position. The government has distanced itself from Petsitis... nothing to do with the government, which has denied he worked for the PM’s Office. SYRIZA has also pointed
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In latest election pledge, Tsipras vows to ditch lower tax-free threshold
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras has thrown a new pledge into the pre-election mix by promising not to reduce the tax... be in power when the measure has to be implemented. This could also be seen as a pre-emptive strike against..., such as 2009 and 2014, when a party has lost the EU vote and has then faced national elections a few months
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Govt lines up strike legislation to follow brief pause after budget vote
PoliticsGreek Politicshas largely consisted of New Democracy highlighting how it is living up to its election pledges... Democracy has been buoyed by the fact that its tax cuts have not put this year’s fiscal course at risk..., will be trouble-free. The stronger-than-expected fiscal performance this year has also triggered
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Newsletter 237 -31/01/2020
has dropped from 38 to 25 pct. It is now followed closely by migration, which 21 pct of the population.... The government has also come up against complaints from local authorities and residents in mainland... by powerful Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis, and its supporters. New Democracy has had
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Losing game: Another doomed effort to revive Greek football?
Agorathat. Each time it has resulted in little more than lip service and some cosmetic changes. The rotten core of Greek football has remained untouched because nobody has the guts to change anything or feels... not be turned against parties or governments. This nexus has become harder to break as the years have
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Newsletter 241 - 28/02/2020
in a society accustomed to witnessing heavy policing of urban protests. While the government has... by sending in riot police has not gone down well with the public or the opposition, while concerns grow..., Mitsotakis has his work cut out to secure voters’ backing on this issue. The challenge faced
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Athens closes border, looks for EU support to ride out migration storm
PoliticsGreek Politicsare much smaller now. This time, the New Democracy government has decided to take a firm stance... has also proved popular as Greeks defend the government’s decision to defend the border, where... Council has also been called for this week. Nevertheless, Athens seems to be disappointed that the EU has
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Newsletter 246 -03/04/2020
lack of a surge in cases in the country. The Health Ministry has given assurances that the system... as a whole has been manageable due to the small number of coronavirus cases requiring hospitalisation compared to other European countries. The public health authority EODY has outlined a targeted testing
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Newsletter 258 -07/17/2020
pension backpay The government has played down concerns about a second wave of Covid-19 Greece... data has suggested that cases could more than double by the end of August without some return... crisis, the government has come in for criticism from opposition parties for its handling
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PM seen boosting powers despite making minor alterations to cabinet
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe first, and minimal, reshuffle since New Democracy came to power. The local media has noted... on the issue of the EU cash and have been highlighting that in a series of moves, Mitsotakis has brought... is that Skylakakis has traditionally been close to the Mitsotakis family, cooperating with the prime minister’s
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