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New Democracy faces fresh turmoil after ousting MP
PoliticsGreek Politicssecuritisations. Although it could take several months for the court’s plenary to issue a final decision, the government has decided that it will not step-in with its own legislation to by-pass the court’s... of the securitisations being triggered, with implications for the public debt and the government’s target of regaining
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Tsipras targets PM, looking to gain traction from scandals
PoliticsGreek Politicsand New Democracy over a series of issues, topped by the conservative party’s relationship... Interior Minister Stelios Petsas’s best man and that Justice Minister Kostas Tsiaras’s wife had, until recently, been Patsis’s business partner, ND could not claim that it was not aware of the MP’s business
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Mitsotakis seeks Libya cooperation, keeps open mind on extending territorial waters
PoliticsForeign Policyon the surveillance scandal, but also revealed how Athens intends to respond to Ankara’s attempt... natural gas, which will contribute to our country’s energy security and Europe’s,” Mitsotakis said. He... it could tap. Crete extension On the possible extension of Greece’s territorial waters to 12 nautical
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ND banks on public apathy in face of surveillance revelations
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s resilience in the face of new evidence linking it to an extensive domestic.... The latest polls confirm the damage to Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s popularity is limited, despite a steady flow... system. In this scenario, ND’s ratings rise to 34.7 pct, while SYRIZA rises to 26.7 pct, suggesting
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Newsletter 360 - 25/11/2022
that New Democracy has yet to be severely damaged by the affair. Sunday’s To Vima reported... of Predator, running counter to the government’s line that no such connection exists. There was no direct... in illegal eavesdropping. New Democracy’s resilience in the face of these fresh allegations linking
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Athens poised to take next steps on maritime borders
PoliticsForeign Policy’s national interests. When it decides to proceed with the extension, the government will likely have... as soon as possible. The opposition party views it as an action displaying Greece’s self-confidence... energy sector. That was clear with Washington’s mediation in the Lebanon-Israel delimitation
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PASOK feels the squeeze as main rivals paint stark election dilemma
PoliticsGreek Politics, SYRIZA has gained 6 pct and ND has held on to about a third of the vote in Marc’s polling. This suggests that the initial euphoria that greeted Androulakis’s election has evaporated, in spite... to be banned from running. The Marc poll suggests that Tsipras’s recent controversial gestures have had
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PM scrambles to rein in political fallout as deadly crash threatens to upend election contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs anger over Tuesday’s deadly train collision dominates the front pages of the national papers... the inevitable damage to the ruling party’s image from the crash, hoping that the proactive communications... the European Commission’s decision in February to take Greece to court for failing to put in place basic
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ND prepares for opinion poll hit after crash protests, shaky communications
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWednesday’s mass demonstrations across Greece suggest that New Democracy can expect to see a hit... the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee. A series of protest marches took place in dozens... Democracy of focussing more on salvaging the government’s image than on addressing the realities
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Improving mood in Greek-Turkish ties visible in words and deeds
PoliticsForeign Policycelebrated its Independence Day. For the first time in many years, the words issued by Turkey’s... in the future. He added that he is determined to further contribute towards meeting that goal. Turkey’s... Athens’s candidacy for the position of non-permanent member of the Security Council in 2025-26
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