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Newsletter 209 -07/06/2019
that it scrapped the measure but that the opposition party did not support this effort. The conservatives... of copying the centre-right party, which had tried to get SYRIZA to support its own proposal... on the local level and a reluctance of candidates to accept the support of the governing party
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Newsletter 246 -03/04/2020
support measures With around 50 deaths as of Friday and around 1,500 confirmed coronavirus cases... simply a conformation of steps the government had trailed previously. The latest tweaks to the support... billion. One-off financial support, consisting mainly of the 800-euro stipend for employees
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New Democracy latches on to SYRIZA confusion over law and order
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe police, expressing support for what they see as acts of solidarity such as the Thessaloniki squats... much of its support from the Greek Orthodox faithful. However, it was only on Tuesday that SYRIZA... that it is in the unusual role of having to act against the kind of activism it encouraged while in opposition
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Tsipras gets approval for gender bill despite coalition partner's absence
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot support the bill, which was strongly defended by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday. A total..., along with New Democracy, recently said they would not support government bills that do not have... to secure his coalition partner’s support and get more than 150 votes for the bill on Tuesday given
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The "great replacement" comes to Greece - how a far-right meme appeared in mainstream politics
Societywith the unusual theme of “honouring the Day of the Unborn Child”. The cover featured the outline of a foetus... notably the use of unsubstantiated statistics and pseudo-scientific concepts in support... retrograde have been normalised thanks to support from politicians and public intellectuals. In Greece
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MoF to announce measures for safeguarding businesses impacted by COVID19
Economyof the coronavirus. The first set of measures is expected to be announced on Monday to support business... legislation allowing for flexibility in situations where unusual incidents occur which are out of the control of a government. The issue is due to be discussed at the March 16 eurogroup. Support
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PM claims victory as marriage equality law passes despite dissent in govt, opposition ranks
PoliticsGreek Politics“present.” Fifty-one of the 158 MPs from the ruling party did not support the bill – 20 voted against and 31 abstained, including one minister and two deputy ministers – which passed with the support... of dissent within a ruling party’s ranks is highly unusual for Greek politics. In his defence, Mitsotakis
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Athens in dispute with Spanish ambassador over Catalonia stance
PoliticsForeign Policy’s institutions. Secondly, there was no indication that Athens harboured any support for calls.... Viguera said that he had received direct messages of support from New Democracy leader Kyriakos... in what is an extremely unusual situation for Greek diplomacy, especially with regards to a fellow EU
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Government tries to purge police of Golden Dawn influence as poll shows support
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the stabbing. The extremist party garnered support of 5.8 percent, compared to 8.3 percent in a survey... the immediate beneficiary, with its support rising from 24.6 percent to 25.4. The conservatives lead
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Support finely balanced as coalition enters make or break December
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter a difficult few months and that compared to Kapa Research’s results in July their support has... was that there appears to be substantial support for a new political initiative on the centre-left
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