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Greece being boxed in by refugee crisis and security concerns
Agorarefugees, for instance, is still moving at a snail’s pace. In fact, it has been calculated... inconceivable even a few months ago. On top of this, Greece has pledged to find places to accommodate... reluctant to commit any serious resources to stem the flow from its shores until it has obtained
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Government distances itself from ELSTAT case as European Commission wades in
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor ELSTAT’s independence to be maintained. The current coalition has repeatedly been criticised for interfering in the work of independent authorities, although there has not been any complaint... for light to be shed on the claims, has raised concern that Georgiou may be made a scapegoat
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Cabinet reshuffle leaves some bitterness within SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras’s new cabinet has mostly been welcomed as an attempt to conclude the second review..., Kostas Gavroglou, made it clear immediately that he has no plans to change the textbooks used... discussed as an academic bears no relation to the job he has to do as a member of the government. He
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In absence of deal with lenders, some in SYRIZA keep political options open
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the institutions to be approved by a qualified majority in Parliament has revived speculation about... nature of the view expressed by Skourletis and insisted, given the coalition has 153 out of 300 MPs... on the opposition parties to back the deal. Skourletis’s suggestion is not new. There has been
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SYRIZA on tenterhooks as outcome of review remains in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicswhat expansionary counter-measures the government could discuss with the creditors. It has been... line. Another MP who has sided with the view that a larger majority should be sought is former... has argued in favour of going to the polls now. He added that the government is still in negotiations
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Newsletter 113 - 31/03/2017
this week has been on its MPs, with efforts to ensure that they will back the deal already underway... deal has to be weighed up as a whole. The argument from the prime minister’s office is that while... of 2016 The draft bill on the out-of-court workout, which the Development Ministry has tabled
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Mitsotakis sets aside talk of next Greek president to meet Trump at White House
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat has been strongly backed by Washington. The EastMed agreement will be one of the key items... Turkish incursions in Nicosia’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Athens feels that Washington has... of the funds it has borrowed from the Washington-based organisation and the request from Athens for its
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Govt, experts sound alarm over risk of Covid-19 control being lost
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA steady rise in new Covid-19 cases has prompted the Greek government to intensify its warnings... infections has increased significantly in the last two weeks to 6.1 per 100,000 inhabitants from 4.2 per... of hand” if measures are not adhered to. Tsiodras noted that the infection rate R has increased to 1
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Newsletter 263 -11/09/2020
of Moria camp on Lesvos has created a political hot potato for the government at a time when..., which is that since it has come to power its use of harsher language on the migration issue and its... camps for migrants, has coincided with a stiffening of public opinion on this issue. The decision
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ND holds on to large poll lead despite growing public dissatisfaction
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis’s popularity has been reducing gradually since the Prorata poll in April, when it stood at 55 pct, however Tsipras has remained steady with 35 pct. The poll recorded a leap in the popularity of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias, whose handling of relations with Turkey has brought him a 60 pct
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