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Mitsotakis faces pushback from left on arms to Ukraine
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s decision to supply arms to Ukraine has prompted criticism from the main opposition... involvement in NATO and initiate the removal of US bases from Greek soil. Centre-left KINAL, however, has... and adopt an unambiguous position against Russian aggression. SYRIZA has already been under fire from
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Rule of law and media freedom in spotlight after arson attack and European Commission report
PoliticsGreek Politicsenvironment for journalists in the country “has significantly deteriorated” and the distribution of state...”. In recent weeks the prime minister has been put on the defensive by a series of reports... the prominence it has gained internationally in recent months, is an uncomfortable one for Mitsotakis, who
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PM hails uptake of food voucher scheme amid growing evidence of hardship
PoliticsGreek Politicsand of scoffing at measures which offer support for hard-pressed households. SYRIZA has argued... qualify for the means-tested benefit which runs until July has an envelope of 650 million euros... that it has picked the right strategy by focussing on handouts to tackle the cost of living, given
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ND suffers ratings blow after train crash, hopes time is on its side
PoliticsGreek Politicssome of the measures it has promised in order to get trains running again, under safer conditions... has declined, raising questions about whether the ruling centre-right party can win an outright... has not increased, it will have to consider that a decline of 3 points in its own backing could
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Mitsotakis surprises with cabinet tweaks featuring familiar faces
PoliticsGreek Politicswants to draw a line under the criticism his government has received on issues such as law and order... on Wednesday were prompted by a change of guard in the Ministry of Citizen Protection, which has had a domino... Marinakis has also been upgraded to Deputy Minister without portfolio. The changes are seen
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Opposition slams PM's positive assessment of Athens wildfire response
PoliticsGreek Politicsto boost prevention measures. Prominence has been given to a report by the left-wing ENA think tank... the northern suburbs of Athens this week has provoked an enraged response from opposition parties... a televised address as has been his habit in previous moments of crisis, but instead his office released
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Mitsotakis sets off barrage of legislation to shake off introspection
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the opposition in disarray, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has fired off another round... in the party. With little hope of placating would-be rebels in the parliamentary team, the PM has... shifts and involuntary transfers. Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has drawn the ire of health sector
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Finance Ministry seeks solutions to address growing housing problem
EconomyAfter months of taking a beating due to the Tempe crash, the Greek government has launched... and has modestly loosened the purse strings with a couple of voter friendly handouts. The latest... on Greek society. Housing affordability has become a major challenges for the Greek government as certain
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Newsletter 472 - 25/07/2025
, the Greek government has intensified efforts to tackle two of its most vulnerable areas - foreign policy..., but they appear increasingly determined to reclaim the narrative. New Democracy has come under... agreement with Egypt, asserting it is invalid under international law. Greece has dismissed
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Polls indicate PM’s tax-cut offer fails to move needle as voters remain pessimistic, concerned
PoliticsGreek Politics. The danger for New Democracy is that the feeling voters will be left with is that Mitsotakis has fired his big bazooka and that it has hardly made a dent in the wall of disappointment and disinterest that has been growing in size this year. Pessimistic mood Seventy pct of respondents in the Metron
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