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Mitsotakis faces pushback from left on arms to Ukraine
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s decision to supply arms to Ukraine has prompted criticism from the main opposition... involvement in NATO and initiate the removal of US bases from Greek soil. Centre-left KINAL, however, has... and adopt an unambiguous position against Russian aggression. SYRIZA has already been under fire from
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How economic sanctions on Russia could affect Greek economy
Agorato the invasion of Ukraine has put economic links with Russia in the spotlight, as governments..., the Greek government has suspended applications by Russian nationals to the Golden Visa investment-based... investment, accounting for just 0.6 pct of the total 4.5 bln euros. Greek investment in Russia has
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Mitsotakis pledges more help to tackle inflation, calls for EU price cap on natural gas
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged that his government will announce in the coming days... in the energy sector, which represents the sharp end of the inflation crisis in Greece, where unleaded fuel has... calling for the special consumption tax on fuel to be lowered. So far, the Finance Ministry has
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Tsipras berates govt over treatment of pensioners
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA party has limited appeal, but which the opposition leader seems to believe he can entice given... applications. However, the initiative has had negligible results until now. According to data presented... in arrears totalling 459 million euros. There has been some progress in reducing the backlog
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Athens prepares for Ukraine talks with Nuland as Dendias visits Odessa
PoliticsForeign Policy. It would also be a challenging call for Greece as well. No Greek official has clarified so far whether.... In its statement the Greek Foreign Ministry has stressed that “those responsible of these crimes should... further upgrades to the port of Alexandroupolis, which has become a hub of activity for the alliance’s
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Parties rehearse arguments on social policy as labour law comes to vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsinstitutions. Parliament’s scientific advisory committee has offered some support to critics... their details online and be awarded a pension on a “trust” basis. This initiative has received its share... is increasingly seen as a housing crisis. KINAL has pointed to Portugal’s use of RRF funds to support
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SYRIZA and KINAL focus on settling internal issues as they clear path to elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan delegates. The vote for both has been scheduled for May 15 and will undoubtedly be the focus... to show the broader public and his internal critics that he still has strong backing within the left... on May 8. Sources have suggested to the local media that KINAL has around 180,000 members, including
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Mitsotakis heads to Washington with defence, energy and investment at top of agenda
PoliticsForeign Policycountry has voice and reliability in the US, Europe, Middle East and Southeastern Mediterranean... recent report that the Biden administration has asked Congress to approve the new sale of F-16 fighter jets. Mitsotakis has already dismissed this criticism in Parliament saying that “there are many
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Speculation about snap polls after summer revived by PM's US trip
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA strong display by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Washington has revived rumours that he.... The sources claim that Mitsotakis has been advised to hold elections in late September or early... place in November. So far, Mitsotakis has publicly rejected the idea of calling snap elections. He
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Verbal exchanges with Turkey intensify, but voters still largely focussed on inflation
PoliticsGreek Politicsjets. This prompted Erdogan to say that he no longer recognises Mitsotakis, who has also recently... in — one in which they think they can succeed.” The apparent breakdown in relations with Turkey has... pct) and food (13 pct). The poll also shows there has been an uptick in concern about relations
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