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Famellos aims for fresh start but existential questions dog SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest conference held by SYRIZA, Greece’s fading leftist party, raised more questions than... Kasselakis in 2023. However, rather than Kasselakis, it was the ghost of Alexis Tsipras that haunted..., became vacant earlier than expected when Maria Syreggela opted to step down well ahead of the party’s
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Government shows its concern about Middle East impact, farm subsidy probe
PoliticsGreek Politics, Greece is in a better position than in the past to absorb and respond to any impact. Much... in the Middle East will lead to a fall in the number of Israeli visitors to Greece. Last year, more than... that there will be fewer visitors than in 2024. Despite the precariousness of the situation, Finance Ministry officials
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Despite foreign policy concerns, New Democracy builds poll lead as opponents falter
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has risen to 25.9 pct, more than one point higher than the 24.8 pct it reached in May..., half a point lower than last month. Ultranationalist Greek Solution saw its support head south, from
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Newsletter 468 - 27/06/2025
, there are signs it may be weathering the storm better than expected. A new Interview poll published by Politic.gr shows the governing party’s support rising to 25.9%, up more than a point from May. Meanwhile... surplus commitments. It is also currently spending more than 3 pct of GDP on defence. The escape clause
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Mitsotakis tries to stem subsidy scandal damage as opposition smells blood
PoliticsGreek Politics, his attempt to spread the responsibility for the scandal over a longer period of time than his... with voters to judge the government on the entirety of its record, rather than to be swayed solely... pct backed the right-wing party – substantially higher than its 41 pct score in the overall vote
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Opposition sees ND’s call for broader subsidy inquiry as attempt to muddy waters
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a regular investigative committee in Parliament, rather than a preliminary judicial inquiry... to cover the period from OPEKEPE’s formation in 1998 onwards, rather than the 2019-2022 period covered... of “chronic” failings at OPEKEPE rather than an organised attempt to defraud the subsidy system
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Newsletter 471 - 18/07/2025
timeline starting in 1998 rather than focusing on the 2019–2022 period covered by EPPO. Government... defections that signal public frustration more loudly than any press conference ever could. Still... rather than wrongdoing by the current government. They insist there is no proof of criminal
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Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
PoliticsGreek Politicshas done more to advance Greek foreign policy than any previous government. He cited maritime..., half a point lower than in April. Greek Solution is nestled in fourth place on 9 pct after also... at 27 pct, which would be well short of what is needed to elect more than 150 MPs.
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New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politicsand had not been trailed. Monday’s declaration marks more than just an environmental milestone. It can... activities in the Aegean as protective rather than provocative. The fact that the diplomatic angle... to the announcement, which was made in English, giving the impression that it was about more than policy
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Labour reforms controversy threatens to eclipse autumn support package
PoliticsGreek Politicsto 13 hours a day for more than one employer. Critics who argued at the time that this provision.... The latest Eurostat data found 12.4 pct of Greeks working more than 49 hours per week, while the EU average... this week, Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis said families with more than two children should expect
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