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Mitsotakis targets rivals as Androulakis tries to shrug off doubters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Greece edges towards the next general election cycle, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s centre‑right government is recalibrating its political machinery with a clear objective to secure another term by shaping the battlefield on its own terms. The...
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Greeks express most negative sentiments about economy in global poll
Society. An average of only 41 percent believe that a child in their country today will grow up to be better off... they will be better off financially than their parents,” 29 percent of Greeks aged 18-29 agreed, 23... the next generation would be better off or worse off financially compared to their parents, Greeks had
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MEP Androulakis takes first round in KINAL leadership vote after notable turnout
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe leadership of KINAL in a run-off ballot next Sunday after an impressive turnout in the first round..., in November 2017, which led to Fofi Gennimata and Androulakis going into a run-off vote. Given... to have worked in his favour. Run-off vote He is now a clear favourite to beat Papandreou in Sunday
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Government caught between milestones and corruption claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsover the past few days and is struggling to shake off accusations of corruption. Monday sees two... not expect any surprises. Should the remaining prior actions be ticked off as well, Athens hopes.... The rounding off of this process would allow the second review to begin in earnest. Prime Minister Alexis
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Coalition appears to reach common ground with notaries over property auctions
EconomyProgrammeto them calling off their strike and allowing electronic auctions to begin at the end of the month... to ensure that the auctions can pass off smoothly. There were, however, other proposals discussed... ground was found during the meeting for the strike to be called off and for electronic auctions
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Athens takes cautious approach to Turkish words and actions
PoliticsGreek Politicsoff the coast of the Imia islets in the Aegean on Monday night and the warnings issued by President... in a statement of telling Greeks lies about what happened off Imia and restated Ankara’s belief... this week is not likely to be a one-off occurrence. Turkish military operations in Syria’s Afrin
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Androulakis receives strong mandate for renewal at KINAL
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister George Papandreou in Sunday’s run-off vote. Androulakis took 68 pct of the vote in the contest... comfortably. Just over 206,000 KINAL members took part in the run-off vote, compared to around... the moderate social democrat a sound platform from which to build from. The fact that he saw off
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Does new troika visit spell fresh drama for Greece? Maybe not
Economyof bonds held by the ECB and eurozone central banks (NCBs) need to be paid off. In a similar situation... that his forecast was also off this year, without it preventing Greece meeting its fiscal target... off the actual rate but through a tight control of spending, Greece is still on track for a primary
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SYRIZA to test coalition with censure motion but victory unlikely
PoliticsGreek Politicsto take ERT off air in June this year prompted junior coalition partner Democratic Left (DIMAR... was taken off air in June and perhaps felt they could not turn down a second opportunity to do so... that fears the party may be becoming too conformist. For Tsipras, a face off with the government may
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Newsletter 90 - 30/09/2016
of attempting to make a breakthrough with lenders with one hand and trying to fend off attacks from... and, with them, the first programme review. Athens hopes that it will finish off the job next week... on October 10. Apart from securing the 2.8 billion and ticking another task off its list
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