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New Himare elections pose fresh challenge for Greek-Albanian relations
PoliticsForeign Policywith ethnic Greeks, but is not considered by the Albanian state as a minority area. The city is part..., former interior minister Taulant Balla said that despite his call on July 22 for a speedy two-day
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Mitsotakis urges voters to give ND clear majority amid KINAL turmoil
PoliticsGreek Politicsa coalition with anyone else. In an interview with ANT-1 TV on Monday, the opposition chief attempted... the state list of candidates for the general elections. In a TV interview on Sunday, Gennimata indicated...-right rival. Venizelos responded on Monday night with a TV interview of his own, in which he suggested
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Approach to protests, policing poses a new quandary for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsportfolio from the Interior Ministry to the Justice Ministry amid concerns that Panousis and Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis did not see eye to eye. It was notable that Justice Minister Nikos Paraskevopoulos indicated on Friday in comments to ANT-1 TV that he agreed with the points made by Panousis
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Parties gear up for vote on bill permitting private universities
PoliticsGreek Politicsadmitted that his government had handled the TV permits tender and the investigation into the Novartis... before receiving an email from the Interior Ministry regarding the postal vote. The inference... available and does not contain contact information. The Interior Ministry issued a statement denying
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Independent Greeks to go it alone rather than join grand right-wing alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA few days after the prospect of an alliance between New Democracy and ultranationalist LAOS was floated, the possibility of even broader cooperation among right wing parties in Greece has been nipped in the bud. The anti-austerity Independent Greeks, l...
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeaturesFollowing a bleak few years, Greece’s energy sector is starting to show significant potential, with several major projects moving forward. Investment in the Greek energy sector fell sharply with the onset of the financial crisis in 2010. According to Eu...
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
AgoraOver the last three years, you won’t have read a newspaper article, seen a TV report or listened... publishers, William Randolph Hearst, who also owned newspapers in this city, said: “News is something... witnessing fascists attacking migrants and other minorities in city streets with the police either
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Strong showing in local elections for ND as it targets majority in national vote
PoliticsGreek Politicswith a hopeful endorsed by ND. This continues a recent tradition of Greece’s second-largest city being under the control of an independent mayor. Zervas served as municipal councillor with the city’s previous... carried out by Pulse RC for Skai TV indicated that at a national level support for New Democracy
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Outdoor gatherings with hint of protest raise concerns over relaxation of lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politics. Smaller-scale gatherings of revellers in other parts of the city have not been broken up by police... conducted by Opinion Poll for Skai TV showed that 74 percent of respondents were in favour... scheme for the pedestrianisation of sections of central Athens, which was approved by the city
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PM unveils 50 more ICU beds as Covid-19 death toll passes 500
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Open TV last week indicated that 40 pct of Greeks are not satisfied with New Democracy’s approach... concerns about an increase in Covid-19 numbers in the northern city. So far, local lockdown measures have only been imposed in the northern city of Kozani but reports suggest that other, like Ioannina
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