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Newsletter 393 - 15/09/2023
PoliticsFlooding threatens to damage government’s foundationsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... the government’s commitment to a 0.7 percent primary surplus, some of the spending on pensions... to attacks on the government from opposition parties, which claim that New Democracy’s self-declared
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Kasselakis starts to open up as early polls show little impact on public opinion so far
PoliticsGreek Politics’s policies to be drawn from the actual problems faced by voters, reflecting everyday concerns... is broadly in line with SYRIZA’s longstanding position, which is to insist that there should be only... to suggestions from all colleagues, but that ultimately the party’s focus has to be on serving
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Reconstruction funds at centre of local elections, as ND makes final push for second round
PoliticsGreek Politics, regional reconstruction funds are emerging as New Democracy’s key weapon in the push to get the party’s candidates over the line. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is focussing his efforts on the six regions remaining to be contested, as well as the city of Athens where the party’s candidate
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Kasselakis aiming to bounce back as SYRIZA continues to take hits
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTsipras. The new party president’s aides feel that Achtsioglou and others never accepted Kasselakis’s victory and their exit is just the natural conclusion of that refusal to abide by the results... to push the idea of renewal, he has found himself criticising frequently some of SYRIZA’s policy choices
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PM gambles on toned-down marriage equality proposal to win over right-wing objectors
PoliticsGreek Politics. The prime minister’s office has said that Wednesday’s interview will give Mitsotakis an opportunity... of legislation at an as-yet unspecified date during New Democracy’s second term. While it was initially... that it will be brought forward to the spring. The PM’s aides say this gives Mitsotakis around two months to bring
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Newsletter 408 - 19/01/2024
and 120 out of the ruling party’s 158 MPs. This is an increase on original estimates that only around... Democracy MPs might not support their government’s legislation. This could prove too big a split... the opposition to get the draft legislation approved. It currently believes that at least 30 of SYRIZA’s
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Mitsotakis identifies triangulation as key to success, Kasselakis gathers MPs for policy talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis talked up in Davos his government’s record on tackling the migration issue, broadening citizens’ rights in Greece and improving the country’s economy, SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis welcomed his party’s MPs to his home on Spetses for a few days of intensive
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Rule of law concerns in spotlight again as government focusses on farmers' grievances
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggesting that the country’s record on corruption is slipping and serious problems continue to plague... between Malaysia and Namibia. Greece’s score has increased over the last decade, from 40 in 2013..., although it did reach as high as 52 in 2022. A country’s score is the perceived level of public
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Diplomatic and defence developments encourage Athens to seek greater geopolitical role
PoliticsForeign Policycommented on his government’s defence agreement with Washington. The Greek prime minister also noted..., which will also include upgrade kits for modernising other areas of Greece’s defence system, steps... to maintain the positive mood with Ankara due to Turkey’s simultaneous acquisition of F-16s. Athens’s main
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University bill meets with strong opposition as MPs begin debating reform
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs are due to begin debating on Tuesday the government’s university reform bill, which paves.... He argued on Monday that the government’s claim that the new institutions would be non-profit does... of PASOK’s stance on the issue. SYRIZA has been equally critical of the draft law. In an interview
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