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France defence pact secures strong backing despite questions over finances, motives
PoliticsGreek Politicsunder attack, and vice-versa. The vote in Thursday’s plenary saw 191 MPs back the deal and 109 vote... that lawmakers had a “patriotic duty” to back it or be judged by the Greek public if they failed to do
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Our cruel summer
Agorathe safety procedures? Where were the coast guard officers on duty at the time? Why did the ferry captain... in this summer’s devastating wildfires. Once more, the fragility of our existence was revealed to us. We saw how
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Amendment for migrant workers passes amid turmoil for government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is hoping to move on swiftly from Tuesday’s vote in Parliament, which saw MPs approve an amendment that permits the Greek authorities to issue migrants who have.... Following Tuesday’s vote, he simply said that he felt that he had done his “duty” by opposing
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PASOK leadership ballot draws attention away from PM's deepening rift with predecessors
PoliticsGreek Politics, the PM insisted that he had done his duty by inviting his two predecessors and noted that Friday’s... of the first round of voting, which saw PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis and Athens Mayor Haris Doukas qualify
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Mitsotakis gets policy ball rolling as clues sought for decision on next president
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCathedral. Some saw this as an attempt by the current president to stake her claim for a second term... New Democracy twice in national elections, Mitsotakis also stressed that it was his duty to recognise
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Newsletter 450 - 7/02/2025
that Triantopoulos could be prosecuted for breach of duty for tampering with evidence at the crash site... in manufacturing, being stronger than the series trend. Manufacturers saw output growth for the fourth
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Public sector staff trends survive MoU exit, change of government
Societyin the census for the first time in 2020 skews the picture slightly, however 2020 also saw a record... in by MoU-imposed restrictions on permanent hires saw governments resorting to temporary hires, leading... political favours. Secondly, while ND previously accused SYRIZA of “out of control” hiring, it has so
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Athens pleased with Washington talks despite lack of definitive US position on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyactions in the East Med and Libya. The Greek government has many times since Tuesday tried to play down... replied: “when you're talking about Libya, we're discussing with President Erdogan, we're discussing... talked about that subject specifically — Libya and what's going on. We'll be talking to Russia
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Mitsotakis pledges more tax cuts in 2020 amid police violence claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWednesday night’s vote on the 2020 budget, which saw the economic plan approved by just the 158 New... that the government saw as a key part of the confidence-building exercise vis-à-vis foreign investors. Staikouras.... However, this has prompted accusations of heavy-handed behaviour, which SYRIZA and other opposition
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Evia flooding reopens government's summer wounds
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIliopoulos accused the ruling conservatives of being unprepared for heavy rain even though experts and locals... outlets and even blogs. It was a move that the opposition saw as a thinly-disguised attempt by ND..., which saw Greece drop five places to 70th out of 180 countries. New Democracy’s response
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