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Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015
this option because it feared telling thousands of workers only a few months after it came to power... in his cabinet, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose former New Democracy Interior Minister Prokopis... government, with Pavlopoulos as Interior Minister, issued a presidential decree that allowed fixed-term
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Approach to protests, policing poses a new quandary for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsa different stance now that it is in power. There is also a question about whether SYRIZA is able... portfolio from the Interior Ministry to the Justice Ministry amid concerns that Panousis and Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis did not see eye to eye. It was notable that Justice Minister Nikos
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Could Greece's immigration reforms have an impact on upcoming elections?
Societychanges to immigration law since SYRIZA came to power in 2015. Law 4332/2015, passed in July 2015... granted “skyrocketed” from 14,178 to 33,487. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis responded by describing... inhabitants in 2017. The Interior Ministry publishes more detailed statistics on citizenship
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About-turn over ministry post undermines impact of PM's reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicstalked up when he came to power in 2019. In the latest reshuffle, Deputy Health Minister Vassilis...’ Protection Ministry, where former Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakis took over from outgoing... and Interior Minister Makis Voridis. The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) issued
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Parties gear up for vote on bill permitting private universities
PoliticsGreek Politicsinvolved in the bribery scandal while SYRIZA was in power, only for the cases to later be dropped... before receiving an email from the Interior Ministry regarding the postal vote. The inference... available and does not contain contact information. The Interior Ministry issued a statement denying
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Greece looks to cultivate ties with Egypt and Israel while keeping eye on Turkey's role in Syria
PoliticsForeign Policyto the one that led to the contested Turkey-Libya memorandum in 2019. Greece and Cyprus would also like... already announced plans to provide electricity to Syria and strengthen its power infrastructure. Even... the power grids of Greece, Cyprus and Israel. This prompted Ankara to send navy vessels near
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Despite foreign policy concerns, New Democracy builds poll lead as opponents falter
PoliticsGreek Politicsof appeasing Turkey through diplomacy and backing the wrong side in Libya’s power struggle..., followed by 17 pct for the SYRIZA-led coalition that was in power between 2015 and 2019, and just
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Mitsotakis touts benefits of energy deals against backdrop of criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsfacilities. Against the backdrop of the construction site for a new gas-fired power plant linked... in the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime pact. Greece disputes the legality of the pact; however, last week Turkey’s... power interconnector, which has also been a subject of dispute with Ankara. Government sources have
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Jockeying over presidential nomination points to parties' longer-term political goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsis doing everything it can to create the impression that PASOK’s bid for power is not credible... and others on the left into power. Opinion polls One of PASOK’s main difficulties is being able... putting the main opposition party in a position from where it can compete for power. In this context
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Newsletter 97 - 25/11/2016
. Apartment prices dropped at a slower pace of 1.5 percent in the third quarter (Q3) of 2016, after a fall of 2.6 percent in Q2, BoG data showed. Compared to the previous quarter, apartment prices declined for the second straight quarter by 0.6 percent in Q3. As a result, the apartment prices index
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