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Support for ND continues to erode even as alternative remains elusive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis’s New Democracy is holding onto a double-digit lead more than half-way into its... of KINAL, the poll also suggests that the ND’s policies are out of step with the popular mood... employees and pensioners. This suggests that the government’s eagerness to ease the restrictions may
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Mitsotakis forced to wield axe as legacy issues resurface
PoliticsGreek Politicsclaimed turned around the party’s fortunes from being down 15 pct in the polls. The minister appears... demanded Livanos’s resignation after a furious phone call. A statement put out by the PM’s office described the reason as “unacceptable behaviour” “at odds with the PM’s code of values” which rendered
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Athens stands with EU on Ukraine, waits for West's reaction to Russia
PoliticsForeign Policy– this was the message from Athens shortly before Russia began its attack on Ukraine on Thursday. Greece’s.... In a statement, the council reiterated Athens’ position that Moscow’s recognition on Monday of the two breakaway... of Ukraine’s territorial integrity and of the fundamental principles of international law.” Upon his
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Athens makes landmark foreign policy shift by sending arms to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has shown its support for Kiev following Russia’s invasion by sending ammunition to Ukraine... Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a NATO teleconference, on Friday. Government sources insist on Greece’s... foreign policy, marked by Athens’s decision to send military equipment to a third country facing war
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PM stands by Ukraine decision, feels vindicated on defence and foreign policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat in Europe there was a united response against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to invade “a democratic, independent state”. He also put down the invasion to Putin’s “revisionism... added that he also felt compelled to assist Ukraine because it was in Greece’s national interests
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Newsletter 332 - 18/03/2022
attacks from the opposition, which has already been critical of New Democracy’s approach to the cost..., and seeking to apportion blame at the national level”. According to the government’s calculations..., according to the government’s sums, subsidies on energy bills will add up to 636 million euros, the Easter
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Pressure intensifies on govt for more radical interventions in energy markets
PoliticsGreek Politics’s demand for stronger measures. Industrial energy users are the latest group to join the call... to European competitors. Following the meeting, SYRIZA representatives claimed that industry’s stance shows a growing front forming against the government’s approach. The strongest proposal to emerge from
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Newsletter 334 - 08/04/2022
PoliticsPriority given to change in energy strategyGreece’s energy needs came to the fore this week as spiralling prices for consumers and the difficulties caused to supplies by Russia’s invasion... domestic energy production by increasing dependence on imported natural gas. The prime minister’s
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Tension with Turkey dominates government agenda at home and abroad
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe issue both on the international and the domestic stage. President Erdogan’s public snubbing... strategy to provoke Greece. However, opposition parties question New Democracy’s handling... Takis Theodorikakos attributed Turkey’s recent actions to irritation stemming for the success
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Deal with Germany over arms to Ukraine irks opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof negotiating in secret, while SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras raised broader concerns about ND’s approach to defence issues. Speaking at a meeting of the left-wing party’s political secretariat, Tsipras... the reasons for the war in Ukraine and the West’s reaction to Russia’s invasion. The leftists
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