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New Democracy leadership headed for showdown with right wing over migrant labour bill
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA government proposal to offer working visas to resident irregular migrants is set to pitch progressive lawmakers against the far right, highlighting an internal rift within the ruling New Democracy party. The vote on Tuesday looks set to further strengthen the position of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis
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ND encounters objections over private universities and same-sex marriage
PoliticsGreek Politicsallows foreign universities to set up branches in Greece offering degrees recognised in Greece as well... than seeking to reform it, could lead to colleges of questionable quality being set up. He
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PM gambles on toned-down marriage equality proposal to win over right-wing objectors
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe debate over equal recognition of same-sex unions looks set to move onto a more formal footing after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced that he will be launching a public dialogue... to address objections to the reform and will set in motion a consultation culminating in the tabling
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Marriage equality bill causing reverberations within ruling party and opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe same-sex marriage bill is continuing to cause turmoil in Greece’s main political parties as at least one minister looks set to quit the New Democracy cabinet over the issue, while some SYRIZA... own MPs to support the reform. Minister of State Akis Skertsos is set to brief conservative lawmakers
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PM changes tune on inflation, ready to take further steps
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the week, the Development Ministry tabled in Parliament a set of measures aimed at reining in rising... will be expected to present a coherent set of proposals based on the weekend’s discussions. The major test
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Government tries to appease farmers, will continue to court political centre
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the disgruntled farmers. On Tuesday, SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis proposed a set of eight measures designed... in line with New Democracy. Loverdos has announced that he will set up a party called Empros (Forward
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PM hopes to contain farmers' protests, seeks to close other open fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government had supported the Commission’s proposal for a moratorium on the set-aside rules... to allow the establishment of non-state universities, the protests no longer look set to threaten
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PM lines up talks with farmers, faces questions over housing crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicshouseholds out of the property market. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to meet representatives.... Mitsotakis is expected to set out his government’s plans during this Friday’s discussion
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Newsletter 411 - 09/02/2024
to the private universities bill. PM Mitsotakis is set to meet with representatives... public university exams. He also said institutions would be required to meet criteria set by a state
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Government being tested on multiple fronts
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government’s argument that, once passed, the bill will allow top quality foreign universities to set up... platforms. Mitsotakis rejected, though, the opposition party’s idea for limits to be set on rental
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