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Newsletter 213 -07/01/2019
that much of the focus over the last few days has been on what Mitsotakis plans to do if he becomes... where there has been significant progress but it also highlights several risks and makes proposals... are of the utmost importance - public investment, which has been drastically curtailed in recent years
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Mitsotakis pleads for strong mandate as polls suggest ND heading for landslide win
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been drawing support from ultranationalist Greek Solution since the European Parliament elections... also appealed to traditional right-wing voters by returning to the law and order issue that has... magazine. The opposition leader has repeatedly vowed to clamp down on this kind of activity, accusing
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Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsprepare to share out the additional surplus from this year’s budget, which has been estimated at 380 million euros. Of this, 138 million euros has been earmarked for reducing the amount of tax companies... investment strategy. The system, which represents a major departure from what has gone before, will apply
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Turkey closes borders, Greece keeps up pressure
PoliticsForeign Policyas the continuous rise of cases in Greece’s neighboring country has left Turkey’s president without much... has not been defused. The last incident took place early on Wednesday, when around 500 migrants... ahead Athens is trying to build on the effort it has made to prevent migrants from crossing its
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Govt examines how to ease out of lockdown as PM rules out snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsto welcome visitors by July at the latest. However, this has to be balanced against concerns about.... “The government has a strong mandate and the prime minister has very strong political influence and control over the country. He has all the power and authority he needs to face the situation that lies ahead
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Overseas ballots in spotlight as govt accelerates voter enrolment campaign
PoliticsGreek Politicswas previously involved with the far-right, to the post of Interior Minister. The move has been...The subject of the overseas vote has emerged once again as a hot topic in Greece, after recent... 150,000. An electronic registration platform for applicants has already been launched
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Confusion over retail reopening puts govt on defensive
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government explained it was acting on the advice of the scientific committee that has been... traders to receive between 1,000 and 4,000 euros in grants. This series of events has triggered criticism... handling of the pandemic and the array of problems it has created. This significant erosion of faith in ND
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PM cautious about extending compulsory vaccinations
PoliticsGreek Politics. As Greece moves closer to the peak of the summer holidays, the daily rate of vaccination has visibly slowed and there has been a drop off in the number of appointments being booked for first jabs. The government has tried to address this hesitancy by making it compulsory for healthcare workers to get
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Fallout from Ukraine war being fed into calculations about next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsnoted that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has repeatedly said that he wants to remain in office... with difficulty should want to punish the government regardless of whether it has performed exceptionally...). This is a scenario that has been circulating for several weeks in political and media circles in Athens
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SYRIZA, PASOK leaders prepare responses to stark choice presented by PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsbanning such boilers from 2025 onwards. SYRIZA has also picked up on a comment made by Deputy... into the phonetapping scandal. The ruling centre-right party has a majority on the panel and has... prominently as he attempts to paint a picture of a government that has disregard for Greece’s institutions
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