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Opposition to vaccines hardens, revealing deep rift in public attitudes
PoliticsGreek Politicspharmacologist and professor at the University of Thessaloniki, Dimitris Kouvelas, who has emerged... show that 57 pct of the general population has received at least one dose of vaccine, and 54.5..., according to the head of the vaccination programme, however daily progress has been slow, with an average
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It's time to say farewell to TINA politics in Germany
Agoracampaign of 2021 has offered stark policy differences, i.e. the option of alternatives between... are both over 60. Baerbock has never held a ministerial position, never led a municipality, nor... children has been a member of the Bundestag for eight years. Her chances of leading the environmental
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The final stretch: Can fearmongering swing the German electorate?
Agoraof German politics. A record number of voters has already cast their ballots. Given the Covid-19... opinion polls, the CDU has focused its last-minute campaign strategy on a combination of fear... and the CDU do not want a new ‘Grand Coalition’. That option has politically exhausted itself
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Mitsotakis, Erdogan keep distance at UN as summer moratorium draws to close
PoliticsForeign Policysince the former has already addressed the UN Assembly and will be leaving on Wednesday just a few... during the last talks held between the two men last June is coming to an end, if it has not ended... sense that Turkey has recently returned to its tactic of provoking the Greek side. Apart from
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Support for ND and PM ebbs, but SYRIZA still floundering
PoliticsGreek Politicshas lost 3.1 points since July. This has brought overall support for the conservatives down to 30.8... and ultra-nationalist Greek Solution has declined recently. In contrast, the Communist Party (KKE... leader Alexis Tsipras, who has not been able to boost his acceptance. In the battle for voters
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ND continues to lead polls amid economic worries, while former PM mulls return to frontline politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKINAL and current leader Fofi Gennimata out of the race, speculation has been mounting that former Prime... Andreas Papandreou has made a series of interventions in recent days which have been widely interpreted as testing the waters for a leadership bid. Papandreou has communicated separately with the six
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Police actions in spotlight again after fatal shooting
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA fatal shooting by police officers following a high-speed pursuit has once again attracted... the spotlight on the Greek police, which has been dogged by accusations of excessive use of force, poor training and lack of accountability. The strengthening of the police force has been a key pledge
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Govt pleads with firms to absorb inflation as surveillance claims prompt calls for accountability
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGrowing concern over inflation has prompted the government to call on firms to show restraint... in the first ten months of the year, while borrowing has driven the debt ratio up to the region of 200 pct... in an extra 1.1 billion euros of expenditure which has eaten into the fiscal space created by the higher-than
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Athens reacts to Turkey developments, stance of EU allies on arms
PoliticsForeign Policysituations in the past, Ankara has tried to defuse domestic crises by provoking incidents abroad... to sell an aircraft carrier to Ankra has not gone down well in Athens. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias....” On its behalf, the Foreign Ministry underlined that Greece has repeatedly raised the issue
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Latest EC review clears path towards end of enhanced surveillance process in 2022
EconomyProgrammeand the wildfires in the summer, Greece has progressed specific commitments and welcomes cooperation... notes that Greece has completed the public financial management deliverable and reforms... was also noted in the simplification of the investment licencing legislation and HCAP has updated its
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