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Marriage equality bill causing reverberations within ruling party and opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicson the child adoption issue, which is causing some MPs, especially those from rural areas, concern because... basis for same-sex couples to have the same rights as heterosexual ones. He added that he has his.... Mitsotakis is also facing opposition from former party leader Antonis Samras. The ex-PM has stated for some
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Androulakis well-placed to retain PASOK leadership as Doukas sneaks into run-off ballot
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the party performs well in rural areas but has trouble mustering support in major cities... that will be formed by the PASOK leader once Sunday’s run-off vote has been completed. Looking ahead Geroulanos... newcomer has of springing a major surprise and winning Sunday’s ballot. It was also noted on Sunday
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SYRIZA's strife puts focus on tussle between ND and PASOK
PoliticsGreek Politicswell in rural areas, but less so in Athens. The Cretan politician had been hoping to clinch... voters, which has seen it slip from second place to fourth and even fifth in some opinion polls. PM Mitsotakis has ceased to treat SYRIZA as a rival of significance. Over the last few weeks, he has
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Mitsotakis looks ahead to tax tweaks for middle class, welcomes back errant MP
PoliticsGreek Politicseconomy over the last few years, which has outpaced the eurozone average. However, he pledged that more... and that this has created the necessary fiscal space to tweak taxes without affecting agreed targets... reform in 2023, which imposed a minimum tax on the self-employed. New Democracy has spent much of its
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Newsletter 448 - 24/01/2025
argued, requires concerted action by the EU. Mitsotakis’s position on energy policy has shifted since... goal was to get New Democracy’s core supporters on board with his choice, he has achieved this. Alco... who has already voiced his support. Under the current system, this means it will take a total four
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Government under fire for failing to block Turkey from EU arms programme
PoliticsGreek Politicsserved as heads of the Rural Development Ministry which oversaw OPEKEPE. Over the past few days, it has... Evangelos Apostolakis. Apostolakis claimed that the government has given the impression through its... for up to 35 percent of European defence spending under certain conditions. The government has attempted
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Mitsotakis delivers major tax-cut package as he seeks to stay course for another term
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has presented a long-anticipated and much-advertised set of tax... that he has no plans to change the electoral law to make it easier for his party to secure what... according to how many children a taxpayer has, with families that have four children or more not paying
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Government tries to shake off OPEKEPE stigma as PASOK struggles to make gains
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto the OPEKEPE scandal, which the government has ensured does not have court-like powers, it is clear... subsidies destined for Greek farmers was also evident in the statement issued by former rural development..., which has been at the centre of the alleged fraudulent farming subsidy claims. Voridis had
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Unemployment among Greek doctors hits record levels
SocietyUnemployment among Greek doctors has reached record levels, with 27.5 percent of members of the Athens Medical Association (ISA) unemployed or underemployed, a conference has heard. Data presented... in Greece is well above the European average. While Greece has 6.1 doctors per 1,000 inhabitants, the EU
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New Democracy counts down to Sunday's leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politics. Recent polls put Meimarakis ahead but also show that Mitsotakis has done a good job in raising his... to the biggest weakness that Mitsotakis has in Sunday’s contest, which is that despite his father once..., and support from first round candidate and former health minister Adonis Georgiadis, Mitsotakis has
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