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Mitsotakis sets off barrage of legislation to shake off introspection
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the opposition in disarray, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has fired off another round of reforms, hoping to regain forward momentum and put the internal scuffles in his own party behind him. The slow unravelling of main opposition party SYRIZA and the leadership contest consuming third
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Gennimata aims to secure centre-left leadership in run-off vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe run-off vote for the centre-left leadership is due to take place on Sunday, with PASOK... Democracy’s run-off vote) but both camps are hoping that the drop will not be too dramatic. There were... and the run-off vote should be called off so that the PASOK leader could build on the positive
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SYRIZA gives up on "odious debt" write-off but not major debt relief
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PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical goals the writing off of the "majority" of Greek debt. Stathakis's comment certainly appears... surplus target and to allow it to pay off its debt, despite lower servicing costs. This means that while the idea of writing off copious amounts of "odious debt" may have been killed off, SYRIZA's
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Off the isles of Greece
Agorawith Greece found themselves fighting for survival off another Greek island, Farmakonisi. Some made... years ago. Twelve migrants, nine of them children, drowned off the Dodecanese islet. The Afghans... borders. This should not be forgotten. This week, 47 migrants were rescued off Samos. Varvitsiotis
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Greece's post-lockdown hubris
Agorakeen to let off steam after several weeks “in quarantine”. Variations on these phenomena have been... (dating back to the days of the lockdown), and inconsistently taped-off seats on public transport... any hints to passengers and passers-by of the exceptional circumstances. Signage in parks
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Newsletter 276 -04/12/2020
with off-road motorcycle riders during their outing and took photos with the group in which... questioned increasingly by opposition parties, following hints in the media from members... to material risks that could throw the baseline scenario off track. Of the total stock of 339 billion
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PASOK leadership debate highlights tensions as SYRIZA unites briefly for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe six candidates in the PASOK leadership contest squared off in a televised debate focussed more on loyalties rather than policies, delivering no clear winner but offering some hints of the rivals... and their loyalty to the party. Androulakis distinguished himself mainly by being able to shrug off the attacks
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Newsletter 477 - 26/09/2025
PoliticsPost-TIF lift-off fails to arrive as voters remain restlessIf Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his aides had been hoping for some kind of lift-off after the announcement of around 1.7 billion euros... protest energy and hints at the challenge any governing coalition will face in forging stability
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Football chairman's actions threaten to blow coalition off course again
PoliticsGreek Politicsintervention led to the game being called off by the referee, even though the match official later changed... also run into a number of problems. In December, privatisation fund HRADF had to put off the signing... that threaten to blow Tsipras and his government off their course. A Pro Rata poll published in left
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Tsipras and Kammenos try to fend off rumours of deepening rift
PoliticsGreek Politicscoast guard vessel off the Imia islets and the detention of two Greek soldiers who crossed the Evros... political career to a sudden stop. The defence minister sought to kill off speculation before Tuesday’s...-left grouping, Movement for Change, a real go and those who believe the party would be better off
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