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Challenges piling up for govt as spokesperson departs
PoliticsGreek Politics300,000 of those having received both doses. This means 8.5% of the Greek population has been vaccinated, against an EU average of 7.3%. However, the vaccination process has brought some negative publicity... to both being suspended by ND. This is not the first time the ruling party has faced criticism
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FM visits Egypt and Cyprus with eye on EEZ, EastMed pipeline and new UN talks
PoliticsForeign Policy. On the other hand, an exclusive report in To Vima on Sunday, February 28 revealed that there has been an Egyptian proposal for a change of route for the EastMed pipeline that has neither been denied nor... problem is that the economic viability of the EastMed pipeline has taken centre stage. This is the main
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Athens draws up Turkey strategy after EU Council, Biden input
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has already begun to plan its new strategy by trying to predict Ankara’s moves following..., the Council’s statement regarding Turkey is considered a small victory since the EU has finally adopted... has included certain pre-conditions for any progress related to the positive agenda which is under
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Turkey: Multiple policy challenges from all directions
Agoradecided to ease restriction. The number of cases in Istanbul has increased nearly tenfold compared... recorded in the country. The number of deaths has also risen sharply, by almost 50% since 1 April... and the worsening economic situation. Given the negative trajectory of the pandemic, President Tayyip Erdogan has
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PM hails Covid certificate but concerns mount in tourism sector
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEU summit has paved the way for the certificate to be issued from July 1, helping vaccinated... claiming that it was his proposal that got the ball rolling on the initiative. Mitsotakis has argued...” list, which has also stymied the flow of tourists. The Greek government has suggested through
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Newsletter 298 - 28/05/2021
search for identity SYRIZA is continuing its search for a new role, which it has failed to find since its... linked to the Covid pandemic could deliver the kind of political blow it has largely avoided... to survive once this extra liquidity is not available. This issue has also been the subject of much
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Government compromises on 2 pct rise for minimum wage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHatzidakis means that the monthly minimum wage will go up from 650 euros, where it has been since 2019... to SYRIZA which has been relentless in accusing the ruling centre-right party of not caring for workers... economy has the potential to grow significantly in the years ahead. He also admitted that the increase
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Mitsotakis faces press in attempt to defuse criticism over wildfire handling
PoliticsGreek Politicsis seen as a concerted effort by the government to address the criticism it has faced over...” once the crisis has subsided. The prime minister rejected several times the accusation that he had... the 500-million-euro package of emergency relief, the government also has at its disposal funds already
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policyto Antonio Guterres in which he has said Greece has breached “her solemn treaty obligations” in those... the claim has been put forward to a high diplomatic level. Additionally, Ankara is linking... of maritime zones or any future relevant negotiation. The Turkish envoy has told Guterres
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KINAL launches leadership contest to settle internal disquiet ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, centre-left KINAL, currently third in the polls, has announced the dates for its leadership elections in December. The party has been led by Fofi Gennimata since 2015, when it was still in its... in 2009, and with its polling figures stalled at around 6 pct over the last two years, Gennimata has
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