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  1. Demands for public space put New Democracy under pressure as local elections approach

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    The government in Athens has promised to introduce a new framework for the issuing of commercial... on beachfront development. The topic has become a focus for opposition parties, sensing an avenue of attack... movement” to resort areas across the country, the government has pledged to intensify the checks

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  2. Opposition intensifies calls for political scalp over failure to avert deadly hooligan clash

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    opposition party SYRIZA has criticised the prime minister for remaining invisible throughout the crisis.... The incident, however, has shaken the law-and-order narrative which is at the core of New Democracy... as an admission of failure in a policy area in which his party has claimed to be uniquely qualified. The incident

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  3. Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires

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    area in Evros had reached 77,000 hectares. After ravaging Dadia National Park, the wildfire has become... and Italy over the last few years, suggesting that what has happened in Greece is just part... caused by the blaze in Evros has prompted the government to send a team of ministers, led by Interior

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  4. Controversial labour law set to usher in radical changes to employment practices
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to employment law. The bill, which introduces controversial concepts such as “zero hours” contracts, has been... Adonis Georgiadis has claimed that the provisions will boost workers’ bargaining power, while offering... broader support. PASOK has not committed on how it will vote, however, New Democracy has a large enough

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  5. Tension peaks as SYRIZA candidates enter last stages of contest
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    of Achtsioglou, has intensified as the week has worn on. On Friday, Kasselakis accused the former labour... on social media. Kasselakis revealed that he is gay in his first campaign video and has since been... that has been caused within SYRIZA by this leadership process, and particularly by the emergence

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  6. Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks rubber stamp roadmap, allowing next steps
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    not only with Greece, but also with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Israel. Athens has realised that Ankara... that “Our goal is to de-escalate tension in the Aegean and Mitsotakis also has a similar attitude... recently, which has brought them closer, leading to diplomatic exchanges that have strengthened ties

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  7. Spyware probe claims push spotlight back on government's treatment of institutions

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    has called on PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his administration to respond to the latest accusations made.... Rammos noted that the two officials are being pursued even though nobody else has been charged... to change the board at the watchdog. The spyware story has also been in the spotlight this week because

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  8. IMF sees short-term progress and persistent long-term challenges
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    of the Article IV consultations which took place recently. Greece has fully repaid the IMF loans from the adjustment programmes. The IMF mission notes in its summary that Greece has experienced robust growth which has brought both the growth trajectory and the debt-to-GDP ratio to pre-pandemic levels, adding

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  9. Mitsotakis aims for faster reform process in 2024

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    As the year comes to a close, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attempted to set the tone for his government’s performance in 2024 by stating that the pace of change has to increase in the new... position than in the past and can be optimistic about its future. But he added that the country has

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  10. Greece and Albania seek to leave Beleri case behind in 2024 after year of turmoil

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , the ethnic Greek elected mayor of Himare in southern Albania. Beleri has been held without charges... by Albanian courts. He has also been denied the right to take his oath. This was the main reason why... Tirana the ability to open negotiating chapters. In fact, Greece has elevated the Beleris case to a new

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