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Newsletter 296 - 14/05/2021
the government’s strategy and doubts about how many visitors will come over the summer. It was a blow... summer destination for British travellers – profiting due to being on the UK’s green list. Last year..., this was not the news the Greek authorities wanted to accompany the official start to this year’s summer season
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PM sets criticism aside, highlights unprecedented conditions behind fires
PoliticsGreek Politics’s fires as “unprecedented,” which had turned Greece into a giant powder keg. He called for unity... of Athens’s software, which helps predict the course of forest fires, in their effort to contain... on Thursday’s televised address, Mitsotakis’s main line of defence appears to be that the prolonged
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About-turn over ministry post undermines impact of PM's reshuffle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s attempt to send a message of renewal via Tuesday’s cabinet... Ministry, former admiral Evangelos Apostolakis, turned down the position. The ex-armed forces chief’s... betrayed by his inclusion in the current cabinet. In the government’s eyes, SYRIZA’s irate reaction
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It's time to say farewell to TINA politics in Germany
Agoraand subsequent configuration of the country’s next coalition government. After 16 years of Angela.... Stepping out of the predecessor’s legacy by formulating a new course and mode of policy making is a daunting challenge. Merkel’s all too frequent political credo was TINA politics, i.e.
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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
a significant step this week to upgrading its defence capabilities but also bolstering the country’s... for European defence given today’s strategic context; a stronger European axis within NATO as well... arbitration. During his comments, Mitsotakis noted France’s support for Greece’s positions during the latter
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Ousting of govt MP brings to fore leadership unease, angst over far right
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis has ousted the deputy from New Democracy’s parliamentary group, reducing the government’s majority to a still-comfortable seven seats. Bodganos becomes the first MP to be removed... over Greece’s recent defence pact with France, including the purchase of at least three navy
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Newsletter 312 - 15/10/2021
the wildfires, the floods will create permanent cracks in the government’s image and lead to a further erosion of New Democracy’s substantial lead in the opinion polls. Storm Ballos, which hit Athens... for ANT1 TV showed ND attracted 34.8 pct of voting intentions compared to SYRIZA’s 22. The poll
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Newsletter 313 - 22/10/2021
in the spotlight this week as the race to become the leader of Greece’s third-largest political... forward changes the dynamic in the contest. For others, Papandreou’s candidacy gives them a chance... KINAL towards a more ND-friendly approach, suggested that the former PM’s return lacks seriousness
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Zaev's departure leaves ties with North Macedonia in balance
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe European Union’s failure to offer the Western Balkans guarantees for full EU membership has had many victims. The latest is North Macedonia’s prime minister, Zoran Zaev. Following the heavy... as both North Macedonia’s prime minister and leader of the ruling SDSM. This has left Greece’s
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Newsletter 319 - 03/12/2021
by the government’s concerns about the emergence of the Omikron variant at a moment when Greek hospitals.... Government sources suggested that Tuesday’s announcement had an immediate impact as the number of over-60s... to the opposition’s accusations of inaction and adopting a muddled approach. “It is a plan with steady targets
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