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Challenges piling up for govt as spokesperson departs
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis matter in Parliament. The incidents, along with the Prime Minister’s excursions to Mount Parnitha and Ikaria have done much to weaken trust in the government’s handling of the pandemic, as well... or “probably negative” view of the government’s approach, while 44% are positive. In the 17-34 age
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Athens draws up Turkey strategy after EU Council, Biden input
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has already begun to plan its new strategy by trying to predict Ankara’s moves following..., the Council’s statement regarding Turkey is considered a small victory since the EU has finally adopted... to distract the public’s attention while aiming to boost nationalist sentiment and to counter any
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Amid patent waiver row, govt hoping to push ahead with reopening
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the government’s plan, open-air theatres and concerts will also be allowed to resume from May 28... the restrictions that were in place during the previous six months is a key part of the government’s... and SYRIZA over US President Joe Biden’s proposal for Covid-19 vaccine patents to be waived. SYRIZA saw
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Mitsotakis and Erdogan break ice, look for calm summer
PoliticsForeign PolicyIf the much-anticipated meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with Turkey’s President... step in this direction. Undoubtedly, the meeting’s effectiveness will be judged from the outcome... and the Eastern Mediterranean. Erdogan’s comments also supported the assessment that 2021 will be a quiet year
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Govt ploughs on with reform bills as politicians' wealth declarations draw attention
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament has been voting on some of the government’s reform bills but the political and media... committee adopted on Thursday New Democracy’s supplementary pension reform bill, while the plenary adopted the draft law that foresees the overhaul of Greece’s land register, including the digitisation
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PM prioritises saving lives as govt fire strategy comes under more scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA wildfire that broke out on Tuesday north of Athens has put the government’s ability to tackle... to the timely evacuation of homes and businesses. This comment was in line with the government’s standard... vehicles for the police force and not investing in Greece’s firefighting capabilities, especially
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After impact of fires, PM tweaks team, with focus on communication
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter facing journalists on Thursday to defend his government’s handling of the recent wildfires... Deputy Minister to the PM and one of Mitsotakis’s key aides, Akis Skertsos, was promoted to State... as a recognition of Skertsos’s performance, particularly in terms of his role as a coordinator between
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ND eyes more tax relief as early elections come into play
PoliticsGreek Politicsnegotiations begin next year about potential changes to the EU’s Stability and Growth Pact... on the PM’s jet. Economou dismissed SYRIZA’s probing by saying that Greenberg is a friend of the PM’s and that he is not being paid. Greenberg has advised politicians in Europe as well as the US
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SYRIZA sees opportunity in tepid response to govt initiatives, PM's cosseting of right wing
PoliticsGreek Politics, aimed at winning over voters. According to reports, SYRIZA’s economic proposals are set to include... of 800 euros. The timing of Tsipras’s speech could prove opportune for SYRIZA, which has struggled..., such as the pandemic and wildfires, have chipped away at the centre-right administration’s veneer
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Mitsotakis, Erdogan keep distance at UN as summer moratorium draws to close
PoliticsForeign Policygovernment, which decided to represent itself at this year’s international high-level meeting.... There were rumours about a possible meeting between Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Mitsotakis. These were fuelled by the former’s statement last Sunday that he would meet the Greek premier
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