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Protests and policing shake up political agenda as early election scenarios resurface
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the aftermath of the accident circulated, among them one appearing to show a traffic policeman intimidating
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PM offers uniformed personnel bonus as surveillance bill attracts more criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsa policeman shot and seriously injured a 16-year-old in Thessaloniki was deemed as a thinly disguised attempt
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Sports-related violence on the agenda again as PM struggles to find response
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFor at least the third time since it first took power in 2019, the New Democracy government is examining what measures it can take to rein in sports-related violence after a policeman was seriously injured at a volleyball match. The officer needed extensive emergency treatment after being hit
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Latest hooliganism crackdown greeted by mixture of anger and scepticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s response to the latest hooliganism incident has managed to anger the country’s top football clubs while questions have been raised about the effectiveness of the measures. Following the serious injury of a riot policeman by a flare fired outside a sports event last weekend, Prime
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Newsletter 406 - 15/12/2023
PoliticsDespite turbulence for govt, opposition seems more troubledA week that began with the government trying to come up with yet more measures to tackle hooliganism after a policeman was gravely injured by a flare ended with focus shifting to the budget debate in Parliament ahead of Sunday’s
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Opposition unable to find basis for cooperation despite public support
PoliticsGreek Politicsofficials should stand trial in connection to the death of a policeman who was hit by a flare before
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With bailout review in balance, PASOK's role back in spotlight
PoliticsGreek Politicsrecently been ramping up his criticism of Gennimata’s leadership. Venizelos is said
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Tsipras concerns about EU stance on refugee crisis shared by opposition
PoliticsForeign Policyin terms of border guards. The Greek government is concerned that a ramping up of border controls
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Meeting with farmers marks start of renewed effort to reach bailout review deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to meet with representatives of farming unions at noon on Monday to discuss their objections to the government’s plans for increases in tax and social security contributions. It marks the beginning of the ramping up of efforts to achieve a settlement
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Newsletter 78 - 17/06/2016
in ramping up their attacks on the government from September, when the second review, which contains
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