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  1. Opposition irate over watchdog briefing as govt hints at "rogue network" behind surveillance
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Opposition MPs stormed out of a meeting of the parliamentary committee handling the surveillance affair over what they claim is a concerted attempt by the government to cover up a politically motivated spying operation on domestic targets including jour...

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  2. Mitsotakis hints at post-election policy tweaks to address economic concerns
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    With the cost of living and the economy dominating much of the public debate in the run-up to next week’s EP elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has started to sketch out several specific interventions that the government is mulling for after ...

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  3. Budget exudes fiscal stability, but hints at political complications

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    Last week’s five-day debate on the 2025 budget concluded on Sunday without any complications for the government, and the economic plan is certainly in line with the Greek authorities’ narrative that stabilising the economy is one of the current administ...

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  4. S&P leaves Greece's 'BBB' rating unchanged, hints at slower pace of upgrades
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    Economy

    S&P on Friday reaffirmed Greece’s sovereign credit rating at ‘BBB’ with a stable outlook, citing confidence in the country’s fiscal discipline, solid economic growth, and an improving banking sector. In April, S&P was among the agencies that advanced Gr...

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  5. Human Rights Commissioner calls for improvements to battered healthcare system
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    Society

    A report by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe has shown the severe impact of the country’s crisis on Greece’s healthcare sector as well as the health of Greeks. The report... to accessing healthcare in practice and greater investment in ensuring that the human rights of disabled

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  6. Alexis Tsipras, Nanni Moretti and the future of the Greek Left

    Agora

    of law and human rights. With 3 extreme right-wing parties in Parliament and a government... Berlusconi attacking Italian democracy without any response from the leader of the Italian Left, Massimo

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  7. New asylum law comes up against old failings
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    Agora

    politicians and human rights groups agree is not fit for purpose. Elements of the Dutch system... criticised by human rights groups. Groups including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Doctors... they qualify for protection. Particular emphasis is given by human rights groups and migration

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  8. Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016

    Newsletters

    her as the best way to avoid Schengen falling apart, the EU’s cohesion being tested, human smugglers... this kind of thing) there are the moral and legal complications. A series of rights groups, including Human... is considered a safe country. The United Nations’ human rights chief Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein also warned

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  9. ND looks to asylum bill, strong rhetoric to ease pressure from migration flows

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of refugee flows, combating human trafficking and more funds to support asylum seekers to rebuild... assembly later this week, has been criticised by human rights groups. Groups including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and Doctors Without Borders held a joint press conference in Athens

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  10. ND struggles to shift spotlight away from wiretapping fallout
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    of besmirching Greece’s reputation due to its lack of respect for institutions and human rights. After... of their own MPs, when Haralambos Athanasiou, who is also deputy parliamentary speaker, suggested

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