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Newsletter 217 -02/08/2019
, “not a single euro of relief has been applied to properties worth less than 60,000 euros.” In his... the government’s three bills. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has targeted the adoption of 10... has pushed down the entire short-term part of the Greek yield curve. Early in 2019, Greece could
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SYRIZA launches internal dialogue to tackle questions of identity, future direction
PoliticsGreek Politics, has made clear his desire to overhaul the party, in terms of both its governance and its identity. His... and culminating in the party conference later in the autumn. It is a debate that has been simmering for a while within party circles, and Tsipras has already made several moves signalling his ambition
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Government courts backlash over squat raids, while opposition is absorbed in internal debate
PoliticsGreek Politicswhere they were being transferred. Meanwhile, the police has made it known that it will be targeting... mayoral campaign. On a national level, Exarchia has become synonymous with New Democracy’s law... and friendly media as a no-go area. For their supporters, the clean-up campaign has personal significance
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New government looks for way to open discussions with Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens feels has been provoking Greece in recent weeks. Athens is aiming to defuse tensions... explained that for this meeting to be fruitful and beneficial, "there has to be a serious framework. Turkey has to help this framework. It has to understand it. We won’t be dragged into talks under
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Mitsotakis lauds Commission VP nomination amid murmurs within party
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been overshadowed at home by a potential rift within New Democracy that could present Prime... in Europe. The prime minister has been claiming over the last couple of months that the change in government in Athens has led to its European partners viewing Greece in a more positive light
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Newsletter 228 -15/11/2019
that the government has tightened up the asylum procedure with the latest legislative change, is creating closed...-hysterical coverage in the Greek media, has heaped pressure on New Democracy, which appears to have been... public dissatisfaction with their handling of migration. The government has responded by escalating its
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New asylum strategy to centre on relocation to closed camps, enhanced border protection
PoliticsGreek Politicsto new hosting facilities in other parts of Greece by the end of 2020, while the government has also... weeks has increased pressure on the already overstretched and under equipped asylum service and focussed... asylum procedures. However, under continuing pressure from its critics, it has now announced a further
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Mistaking tolerance for a free rein
Agorathe arguments over austerity and bailout conditionality. Leaving behind the crisis has also led... that either the majority or a large chunk of the Greek public has suddenly subscribed to the Chicago... of the population (enough to swing an election) has decided to abide in the hope this method will deliver economic
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Excluded from Libya talks, Athens vows to block decisions that ignore sea border concerns
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has been left to watch from afar the latest international diplomatic initiatives aimed..., was excluded. Germany has invited the five permanent members of the UN Security Council - the US... be represented at the meeting. Athens has made no secret of its frustration at being excluded from
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PM brings law and order back onto agenda as foreign policy issues dominate
PoliticsGreek Politicsfew days, although the government has tried to shift focus back to internal matters via its law... and media coverage has been dominated about the relationship between Athens and Washington, Turkey’s role... on the international stage. Despite the apparent warm welcome for Mitsotakis in Washington, the government has
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