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Tear gas instead of vaccines
Agoraand with mass anti-vaccination protests, it is obvious that the vaccination campaign in Slovenia... requirement. However, these are not the only anti-government protests. Last Friday, disgruntled citizens... to protest the government on Fridays, the faction that was closer to anti-vaccination views and conspiracy
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Effort to keep Greek-Turkish ties on even keel put under stress
PoliticsForeign Policyasked Greece again to send heavy weapons, like tanks and anti-aircraft systems, to Kiev. Washington... in late February via Poland anti-tank weapons as well as confiscated Kalashnikovs. Greece has also in storage anti-tank RPG18. These weapons could be sent to Ukraine without any complications
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Drop ‘til you shop
AgoraIt seems slightly surreal to be discussing whether shops in Greece should open on Sunday when... by a new law allowing stores in 10 areas of Greece to open every Sunday. Unions representing store owners.... The owners say that opening on Sunday creates an extra expense (salaries, electricity, etc
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Formalities proceed, paving way for June 25 vote and tough questions for opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy will be hoping to build on its impressive showing in last Sunday’s vote and secure a comfortable... on Wednesday a meeting of the leaders of all five parties that secured seats in Parliament in Sunday’s... for the Parliament elected on May 21 to be sworn in on Sunday, before the House is dissolved a day later
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Androulakis well-placed to retain PASOK leadership as Doukas sneaks into run-off ballot
PoliticsGreek Politicsleadership next Sunday after this Sunday’s first round almost produced a surprise result. Androulakis was the favourite to win Sunday’s vote, according to the opinion polls. And the Cretan politician lived up... that will be formed by the PASOK leader once Sunday’s run-off vote has been completed. Looking ahead Geroulanos
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Lest we forget
Agoranot be forgotten that in opposition, Samaras relied on doses of reckless populism to lead the anti-bailout... current satisfaction at seeing known racists and anti-Semites in custody should not cloud the fact... blocked an anti-racism bill put forward by coalition partners PASOK and Democratic Left
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Topsy-turvy ride continues for Independent Greeks, as another MP goes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s quirky anti-bailout party, Independent Greeks, found itself minus one MP on Monday... to its anti-austerity, anti-bailout agenda. He said he had voiced concerns about the inclusion in Independent Greeks of what he termed “anti-memorandum transvestites”. Kammenos’s decision to remove Davris
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Greece's ultimate sacrifice for stability
Agora, the self-styled anti-systemic party, was completely at ease with the idea of cosying up... Department described as supporting “virulent nationalism, anti-Semitism, racism and xenophobia.” One... to second generation immigrants was repealed in 2012 but has not been replaced. The anti-racism bill
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Clash over refugees in central Athens prompts warnings of far-right resurgence
PoliticsGreek Politicswing of Mayor Kostas Bakoyiannis’s ND party, as well more extreme anti-migrant groups acting through... openly critical. In response, a spokesman for the council’s left-wing anti-racism coalition KEERFA..., the coalition accused the authorities of giving precedence to anti-migrant protesters and using violence
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First round of local elections leave Greek politics finely balanced
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe initial impression (based on faulty exit polls) that Sunday’s local elections would... wide open for the following Sunday’s runoff votes and European Parliament elections. The voting... from the first round. He will now face Sakellaridis in a runoff vote on Sunday. The latter’s
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