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Government unveils 2.5 bln plan to avert water shortages, prompts opposition pushback
PoliticsGreek Politicssupply for the next 30 years by delivering more than 200 million cubic metres of water annually... into irrigation and other supply areas, and by “tidying up” more than 700 municipal suppliers into fewer, larger... are already under way, with some 320 mln earmarked for more than 40 islands to upgrade drinking water
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ELTA CEO resignation fails to stem political fallout from post office closures
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan 200 post office branches and the manner of the surprise announcement, which was to take effect... of citizens rather than asking citizens to go hunting for it. Kikilias argued that the necessary... of post office users prefer to receive their post at home rather than at the branch, while 92
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Amid publicity storm, Tsipras publishes 'Ithaca' and fuels speculation about new journey
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitics, potentially as a unifier of the country’s progressive forces. At more than 750 pages, the former...” for SYRIZA. Kasselakis’s election, he argues, was less a triumph for the candidate than... stress that New Democracy will focus on its own record rather than worry about Tsipras and his
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Tsipras takes stage for launch of book and would-be political manifesto
PoliticsGreek Politics. They dismissed it as little more than a personal rebranding exercise, designed to secure relevance rather than to offer substantive solutions. Government sources stressed that Greece’s democratic... at political survival rather than national progress. PASOK was equally scathing, framing Tsipras’s
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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it could “slightly” alter it. The Tsipras factor appears to complicate rather than simplify..., are less than delighted at the prospect of a new left-wing party entering the scene. Both have suffered... rather than a unifying focus. Earlier this week, SYRIZA party secretary Stergios Kalpakis expressed
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SYRIZA leader renews call for progressive unity as party’s drift to margins continues
PoliticsGreek Politics, not with the establishment,” positioning collaboration as a moral and political imperative rather than... rally around shared values such as democracy, social justice, and equality, rather than remain divided... credible alternatives on the issues topping voters’ concerns, rather than cede ground
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PM sets out case for third term, surveys global landscape and talks up constitutional reform
PoliticsGreek Politicsmatters more than political advantage. “We believe in single‑party governments,” he said, arguing... newly announced push for constitutional revision within a far broader narrative than the government had... that the search for consensus will be far more difficult than the government’s messaging implies. While
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Greeks on AI: Interest, anxiety and a desire to "remain human"
Societythan 70 pct use social media every day. Even more specialised tools such as email, word processors... are predictable but revealing. AI use is higher among men than women, and it rises sharply among... are asked how AI makes them feel, two emotions dominate: interest and caution. More than half of the sample
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Boosted by polls, PM uses Iran war to reassert control, shut down election and reshuffle talk
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government’s priority is to deliver on its programme rather than capitalise on a temporary..., the landscape remains highly uneven. New Democracy leads with 25.5 pct, which is 1.5 points higher than..., which is more than 3 points higher than in January. PASOK would be on course for 13.5 pct. Further
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Newsletter 498 - 13/03/2026
‑intensity repatriation effort, evacuating more than a thousand people from the Gulf and the wider region... rather than control. Mitsotakis is betting that voters anxious about war, prices and instability..., with questionable outcomes on the military front and the prospect now certain that the conflict will last more than
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