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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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Covid dominates start of 2022 but PM looks ahead to growth
PoliticsGreek Politicsissue that the government has to address over the coming weeks. Coming on the back of growing criticism about New Democracy’s handling of the pandemic, the arrival of the Omicron variant in Greece has... infections. Health Minister Thanos Plevris has indicated that the government will also adapt its vaccine
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Govt offers more energy subsidies in Jan to cushion impact of high prices
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe previous one, Delta, is at 87 vs 13 pct. Although this has not translated so far into a spike in the number of patients being treated in ICUs, there has been a discernible rise in the number of hospital... workers are in isolation at the moment. This has forced the government to commandeer the services
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Snow chaos puts government planning on the spot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHeavy snowfall has brought Athens and several other parts of the country to a standstill, prompting... the night without electricity. A state of emergency has been declared for Tuesday across seven regions... The chaotic outcome suggests that little has changed in the government’s emergency planning, despite
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Govt moving ahead with social security fund overhaul despite opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsto speed up the issuance of pensions, it has brought in lawyers and accountants from the private sector. The move has had a limited impact so far as just 458 of the consultants have completed... pension applications. The main opposition party has long argued that ND has a clear agenda
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