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Newsletter 228 -15/11/2019
that the government has tightened up the asylum procedure with the latest legislative change, is creating closed.... Opposition SYRIZA were quick to condemn the police’s actions, with former Interior Minister Alexis... territory. The government also celebrated this week the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, although his
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More fires at Moria add to pressure for effective response to asylum crisis
PoliticsGreek Politics, according the government plans. Those evacuated from the latest round of fires added to the numbers... derailed by the dispersal of residents. Opposition parties have been quick to blame government... to visit the island on Thursday. On Wednesday, Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johanssen said that she
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Flooding, Covid-19 threat in Athens dominate ND's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Thessaly in central Greece remained without power on Monday. Mitsotakis is due to visit Karditsa... for such situations, where Greek governments aim to be quick in announcing handouts and compensation... for the treatment of other illnesses, but 207 of those were taken. The latest round of measures aimed
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Megafire surges into Athens suburbs, posing major challenge for PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe authorities promised to help regenerate. In the case of the latest blaze, though, the centre-right... that the response to the Varnavas fire was quick, but that the strong winds made the blaze difficult to contain... Kasselakis was the first party leader to visit the scene of the fire in northern Athens on Monday
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Impending lockdown decision highlights cabinet tensions, casts unflattering spotlight on experts
PoliticsGreek Politicsaired in the media have only served to heighten public anxiety. The announcement of the latest raft... weekend visit to the island of Ikaria, which was beset by the exposure of numerous breaches of health... and speculating about dissent within the committee. On Sunday, Kathimerini newspaper railed against
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
days. Perhaps the most significant aspect of the EU official’s visit was his insistence that the Commission’s forecast for the Greek economy are “realistic”. His visit came in the wake of Brussels... by an interview the German newspaper Handelsblatt Alexis Tsipras told EU financial affairs chief Pierre
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First visit by quadriga to Athens leaves series of issues unresolved
EconomyProgrammeThe first visit of the quadriga mission chiefs to Athens after the signing of the third bailout programme in mid-August lasted three days from October 21 to 23 and came to an inconclusive end... the fruitless outcome of the quadriga visit leaving a series of key issues unresolved.
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Positive mood but little substance in Tsipras's Turkey visit
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' first official visit to Turkey ended with no major breakthrough on Wednesday either with regard to the refugee crisis or the crucial issues related to bilateral... bilateral issues during Tsipras’s visit to Turkey. The Greek side seems pleased that Tsipras raised
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Erdogan visit leaves Athens with much to ponder, no visible signs of progress
PoliticsForeign PolicyAs the dust begins to settle from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-day visit to Greece last week, questions can now be asked about whether the trip is likely to lead to any shift... Minister Alexis Tsipras during the Turkish president’s visit seem to confirm this theory, although
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Government looks to review visit for nod on tax package
EconomyProgrammeThe scheduled visit by the institutions for the fourth post-MoU review will wrap up on Wednesday after three days of meetings between finance ministry officials and the heads of the institutions. The government is hoping that the visit will conclude with a joint statement with the institutions
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