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No bounce for Tsipras in poll as cracks appear in centre-left
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is hoping that he can win back the support of islanders affected... affected by the hosting of refugees and migrants. The other islands that enjoyed a discount saw... for as long as the refugee crisis persists or for as long as he is the prime minister. He
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PM moves quickly on policy pledges in bid highlight benefits of MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politics, the measures announced by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) recently..., that the prime minister has reportedly told his minister to legislate or pre-legislate as quickly... scheme heralded by the prime minister. Opinion poll Tsipras also knows that because of his previous
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Athens believes name deal still alive, waits for move from Zaev
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe next 10 days or so will determine whether Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) Prime... announcement also gives emphasis to the fact that the referendum is consultative. Many saw this reference... reaction from ANEL as well as an extraordinary meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
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Tsipras goes big on minimum wage, hoping to enhance election hopes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe increase in the minimum wage announced on Monday by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras beat.... Employers had also called for the government to show restraint. The prime minister’s decision to ignore.... Tsipras said that this was a measure the government owed to “those who saw their wages reduced by 22
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Mitsotakis buoyed by poll ratings, boost to growth narrative
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe second round of tax cuts the government is lining up, the prime minister also aims to explain... in the local media. It indicated that 61.5 percent of voters are satisfied by the prime minister’s... the prime minister. I’m very impressed with a couple of things: 1) They really understand what’s needed
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ND's electoral bill put before MPs as PM mulls options for president
PoliticsGreek Politicssaw the election winner awarded a 50-seat bonus, but a sliding scale that could lead to the victorious... speculation over the past few months that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis might opt for snap... in 2023, but he would not be the first Greek prime minister in recent times to insist the he intents
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Additional public health, economic actions to counter coronavirus impact
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing to make another televised address regarding... themselves into obligatory quarantine for two weeks. However, the most eye-catching move came from the prime... Wednesday. However, critics argued that the prime minister gave the church much more leeway than he
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PM declares tourism season open, rules out new lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsas possible while preventing any major coronavirus outbreak in the country. Prime Minister Kyriakos... with recent comments by members of his government, the prime minister said that he does not expect... act as the spark for a reverse brain drain, leading Greeks who saw their country as being a mess
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PM prepares for low key policy speech as poll suggests support for govt still high
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is trying to dampen expectations ahead of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s... party saw its support rise from 6 to 7 pct. The trend that applies to the two leading parties... said they have a “positive” or “probably positive” view of the prime minister, compared to 37 pct
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Parties debate pandemic response as public approval deteriorates
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the management of the crisis. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave his own assessment of the pandemic... of the markets’ confidence in the Greek economy. The prime minister also defended his government’s record... on his political opponents not to stoke fears by seeking to magnify the threat. As the prime
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