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PM paves way to elections with three-year growth plan as ballot speculation simmers
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been assembling the elements of the argument that he intends... National Development Plan 2026-2030 is intended to reassure voters that the government has a long-term... has been unfolding in recent days, and which government officials have been dismissing as uncosted
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The World Cup, Argentina and Europe’s quest for moral clarity
Agorateams are as old as the sport itself. Every major tournament has its beneficiaries. Every successful team has moments when match officials are generous. And it is a constant in football... institutional architecture - built on conditionality and procedural discipline - has generated
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PM urges ministers to focus on delivery, not be distracted by likely long election campaign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Greece enters the final stretch before the August break, Kyriakos Mitsotakis has used the last... of smart glasses has provided an unexpected political distraction. According to reports, Mitsotakis... that the government has “ample time” to complete its commitments and present concrete results across all
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Mitsotakis intervenes in EU migration debate as PASOK challenges wildfire policy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe political temperature in Athens has risen sharply in recent days, shaped by three converging... International Fair (TIF). The mass entry of migrants into the Spanish exclave of Ceuta has triggered political shockwaves across Europe. In Athens, the incident has revived long‑standing anxieties about
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PM shapes high stakes autumn agenda as Turkey’s marine parks move prompts backlash
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAthens has condemned as illegal, revisionist and strategically provocative. This year’s TIF has gained... package itself is expected to exceed 1 billion euros, targeting groups where New Democracy has lost... strategy. The crisis in Ceuta has strengthened the government’s position, and Migration Minister Thanos
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Turkey’s Mecca pact adds complexity for Athens as marine parks stir familiar concerns
PoliticsForeign Policymaritime claims. The Greek Foreign Ministry has already rejected the legality of the parks where... strengthen the perception that the period of “calm waters” in Greek–Turkish relations has entered...‑production - something Washington has traditionally been reluctant to provide. Pakistan adds another
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Mitsotakis banks on TIF marathon as debt claims draw opposition fire
PoliticsGreek Politicscited by Kathimerini said the early-election scenario has effectively been shelved, with Mitsotakis... which points toward a May vote. The "misery" narrative The pre-TIF positioning has been complicated... linked the debt reduction to a heavy tax burden and inflation that it said has hit low- and middle
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Iran threat and Turkish "grey zones" revival puncture August lull
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe traditional August pause in Greek politics has been interrupted this week by the near... Aegean issues” and referring pointedly to “geographic formations whose ownership has not been... Turkey has periodically deployed to contest Greek sovereignty over Aegean islands. The statement
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ND polishes TIF package as Samaras reopens "woke agenda" line
PoliticsGreek Politicsand, crucially, delivery. Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis has described the package as a "growth dividend" flowing... fiscal rules. Government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis has framed the coming argument with the opposition... majority" of measures landing in 2027 rather than this year, according to Marinakis. Hatzidakis has
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Greece facing period of renewed tension with Turkey in Aegean
PoliticsForeign Policydamaging to its own position. Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has openly acknowledged the shift... has still succeeded in preventing a major crisis in the Aegean or the Eastern Mediterranean. A day..., wherever it comes from, has no colour. It must be confronted with unity and resolve.” Athens wants
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