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Summer Covid wave sparks fresh warnings, as opposition unites on gender-based violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeasures. Opposition parties claim there has been an explosion in violent crimes against women, however.... Experts note that the decline suggests the current wave of the pandemic has crested, but warn... in July. It has been widely noted, however, that the latest figures equate to over 50 deaths a day
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Government defends economic recovery narrative as first poll after summer break lands
PoliticsGreek Politics’s performance, while New Democracy’s support has fallen to 22.2 pct. It was measured at 31.2 pct...The government’s communications machinery has gone into overdrive to counter suggestions..., especially given the challenges posed by the cost-of-living crisis, and has pledged to oversee an increase
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Newsletter 42 - 11/09/2015
government that will emerge from the September 20 snap elections has to decide. The key ongoing... contest. SYRIZA argues that it has the ability to tackle corruption because it does not carry the same... than SYRIZA and, in an effort to prove it, Meimarakis has spent the last few days insisting that he
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Government U-turns again to tighten Covid measures over Christmas
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn its latest about-turn on public health policy, the Greek government has announced a new raft of measures with immediate effect, aimed at slowing the spread of the Omicron variant in the country..., it was reported that the new variant has been detected in the wastewater of Thessaloniki, raising
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Newsletter 172 -27/07/2018
in Mati. Since the fire, Mitsotakis has adopted a measured, almost conciliatory, approach... questioned The deadly wildfire in Mati, northeast of Athens, which claimed more than 80 lives has... chiefs it has appointed) from any Mourning has turned to anger as both the public and politicians look
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Newsletter 71 - 22/04/2016
an agreement has not been reached so far. On income tax reform, the The fiscal outcome for 2015... to higher cut to 8,182 euros, while the European Commission has proposed the tax-free threshold... to the initial government proposal published in early January, while the national pension has been agreed at 384
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Newsletter 226 -01/11/2019
to prepay the expensive part of the loan it has received from the IMF, which carries an interest rate... Kyriakos Mitsotakis has accepted the 3.5 percent of GDP goal for this year and 2020, he wants to convince... and, if achieved, would be a way of striking another blow against SYRIZA, which ND has castigated for agreeing
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Greece waits for tangible outcome from EU's symbolic backing over border crisis
PoliticsGreek Politics, though, will also be looking for practical help from its partners. It has already put in a request... to facilitate such an agreement so the Turkish president no longer feels he has anything to gain.... However, domestically, the Greek government has also been pushing the line that Ankara’s actions
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Newsletter 394 - 22/09/2023
PoliticsSYRIZA braces for shock leadership win by outsiderThe SYRIZA leadership race has grabbed... will be within touching distance of a shock victory on Sunday. Third-placed Euclid Tsakalotos has made... accused Kasselakis of lacking a plan, arguing that Achstioglou has one that has “a beginning, middle
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Newsletter 433 - 20/09/2024
, particularly those who have previously served in government, as well as Doukas, who has received strong... this, she argued that she has the political experience and knowledge necessary to help PASOK grow... vote, Androulakis has the lead on 27 pct, followed by Diamantopoulou and Doukas on 22 pct. The only
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