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Government tries to appease farmers, will continue to court political centre
PoliticsGreek Politicssome ruling party MPs, who feel that the government has lost touch with this constituency. He... cope with rising prices. Meanwhile, Mitsotakis has defended his decision to bring another centre-left... to broaden New Democracy’s appeal when he took over as party leader. He pointed out that this strategy has
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Mitsotakis makes bid to dissuade farmers from continuing their protests
PoliticsGreek Politicssector, which has been blighted by natural disasters as well as the high cost of supplies and energy.... The government is cautious about the outcome of the talks because it knows that it has little fiscal space... predecessors, Antonis Samaras has also asked to speak. The conservative MP has already made his
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PM pins hopes on conciliatory approach to soften farmers' protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe challenges faced by producers. Mitsotakis has been managing farmers’ expectations of further support... to Athens. The government, however, has seized on a statement by the representative of the farming... of opposition parties to the latest announcements has been dismissive. A spokesman for SYRIZA said they showed
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Government braces for farmers' protest, SYRIZA officials put out by leader's approach
PoliticsGreek Politics, such as Brussels and Rome. The government’s position continues to be that it has exhausted all fiscal space... to how the government often responds to protests. For instance, it has been critical of recent... constituency. The police has been trying to coordinate with the farmers over Tuesday’s protests to ensure
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Fresh SYRIZA leadership battle called off as chaotic party conference concludes
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they represent a sound political choice. Rarely has a party conference been witness... PASOK, which has 32. PASOK has already overtaken SYRIZA in the opinion polls, leaving the leftists... he has had to dedicate to responding to critics within SYRIZA. He insisted that his renewal
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Backwash from stormy congress still rocking SYRIZA as support for Greek Solution rises
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKasselakis, who has been trying to put behind him the fractious nature of the conference and show that he has the full backing of the party to proceed with the changes he trailed during his speeches last week. No opinion poll published this week has shown any uptick in support for SYRIZA in wake
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Newsletter 416 - 15/03/2024
, officials and relatives of the victims. However, since New Democracy has the most MPs... claimed that the report, which was adopted because the ruling party has a majority on the inquiry... in his Skai interview, saying he did not see an increased threat from New Democracy's right, he has
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Resignations of two key aides undermines PM's attempt to rebuff crash cover-up claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough the government, which has a significant parliamentary majority, was not troubled by last... in office has been beset by problems. After three days of intense debating in Parliament all 158 New... Democracy has enjoyed in the Greek media since coming to power and the fact that two of Mitsotakis’s
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PM attempts to regroup, shift focus after testing week over Tempe crash
PoliticsGreek Politicswill prove as long as doubts remain about whether the Mitsotakis administration has been covering... of the no-confidence vote which the government sailed through. It remains to be seen if the public has been convinced, but what is certain is that the opposition senses it has ND on the ropes over this issue
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Greek, Turkish foreign ministers hold talks with focus on short- and medium-term aims
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens foresees a smooth continuation of the next steps of the roadmap that has defined the ongoing Greek-Turkish dialogue, especially after the assurances it has received from the Turkish side.... The Greek side believes that this measure, which has the full support of the European Commission
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