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Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020
borders than any European country. Mitsotakis blamed public laxity during the second lockdown... posing maskless during a mountain-biking trip two weekends ago led to accusations that he had flouted his... dropped by 8 percent during the month. When stripping out the impact of oil products and the value
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Parties clash ahead of budget vote, govt looks to ease holiday lockdown for churches
PoliticsGreek Politicsopposition lacking in constructive proposals, while accusing them of failing during their terms... fiscal management and support for households and businesses during the pandemic. Mitsotakis will also... to purchase Rafale fighter jets, which is due to be inked on December 23 during a visit by the French
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Vaccines provide govt with hope of pandemic exit as labour reform battle gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor different vaccines. During a meeting with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou on Wednesday, Prime... time” during the pandemic that Tsipras had opted to cause trouble rather than encourage Greeks... Democracy’s own failings in managing the virus. He argued during his TV appearance that Mitsotakis
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Cavusoglu visit to Athens brings hiatus in Greek-Turkish dispute
PoliticsForeign Policyin the morning. During these talks it seems there was an agreement that the Greek premier and Turkish.... There was also a noticeable de-escalation of the rhetoric during Cavusoglu’s visit, even during his short... ministers reached during their joint meeting in Kavala last Saturday. He also underlined the upcoming
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Fighting fake news is a "to be or not to be" battle
Agoraof misinformation, which in our country, for example, could be seen during another crisis – the one... with strictly targeted goals and effects). During the pandemic 2020/2021 all three sources... hate speech the Metamorphosis employees face, for example, during a campaign that is already in its
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After wildfires, concern about power supply sparks hot political debate
PoliticsGreek Politics, and that measures had been taken to ensure uninterrupted power supply to consumers during the hot weather. The prime minister and the energy minister also appealed to citizens to limit their power use during peak... Mitsotakis emphasised the role played by solar power in meeting demand during the hottest days
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German elections: An open race to the finish line
Agorachancellery during the past 16 years. Moreover, given the dynamics of German party politics during... of the Alternative für Deutschland (AFD). The Green Party had hoped that its electoral rise during the past years... on the ‘Merkel bonus’ that gave the CDU victory during past elections. Another of Laschet's shortcomings is his
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ND and SYRIZA exchange broadsides, KINAL catches some flak
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be an indirect reference to the heavy loss of life during wildfires and floods under the watch..., was referenced repeatedly by New Democracy politicians during the debate. At the same time, the conservatives were able to accept that the state machinery did not live up to expectations during last week
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Athens makes landmark foreign policy shift by sending arms to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign PolicyKyriakos Mitsotakis said during a NATO teleconference, on Friday. Government sources insist on Greece’s... morning during the meeting. A day earlier, the story of the killing of further 10 ethnic Greeks during the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine caused shock in Athens. They were killed during Russian air
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Flashpoints fuel contest for centrist voters
PoliticsGreek Politics-motivated violence. Things also came to a head on Thursday when during a debate on the government’s... of Polytechnic students in 1973. He claimed that the absence of resistance during the dictatorship... of opposition to the junta and that thousands of Greeks were arrested, tortured or exiled during
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