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Kasselakis sets sights on government over cost of living
PoliticsGreek Politicshas insisted that any progress the Greek economy has made over the last few years has come... in April this year, but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to increase it to 950 euros... the government has ruled out because it argues that the impact on the budget would be too onerous
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Mitsotakis surprises with cabinet tweaks featuring familiar faces
PoliticsGreek Politicswants to draw a line under the criticism his government has received on issues such as law and order... on Wednesday were prompted by a change of guard in the Ministry of Citizen Protection, which has had a domino... Marinakis has also been upgraded to Deputy Minister without portfolio. The changes are seen
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Flurry of bills due in Parliament as legislative work resumes
PoliticsGreek Politicshas a series of bills that it aims to pass through the House over the coming days. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has referred to the need for a “wave of changes” as part of Greece’s... came to power in 2019, has been completed. A bill concerning the creation of a National Cybersecurity
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Marriage equality bill causing reverberations within ruling party and opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsbasis for same-sex couples to have the same rights as heterosexual ones. He added that he has his.... Mitsotakis is also facing opposition from former party leader Antonis Samras. The ex-PM has stated for some... of the political spectrum, as Samaras is, there is some scepticism about why Mitsotakis has forged ahead
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Strong public support for farmers adds to pressure on PM for more measures
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been in place for the agricultural sector for the last two years. Also, there will be a 10 pct.... The percentage of respondents who say they intend to vote for the conservatives has fallen to 30.5 pct... that the Mitsotakis administration has suffered considerable wear-and-tear over the last three months. However
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Time running out for Golden Visa as housing problems increase
AgoraAlthough media scrutiny of the issue has been scant, as is often the case with matters that put... income has barely recovered from the debt crisis, taking a further hit from the pandemic in 2020... of foreign funds has flowed into the Greek property market via the Golden Visa scheme. Based on data from
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Record year for Greek tourism raises concerns about sustainability
EconomyFeaturesin 2021 to 592 euros in 2023. This means that the country has had to attract ever larger numbers... season in 2019), and while the average overnight spend increased marginally over that period, it has... in Athens has been goaded into action by last summer’s protests. It has promised, for example
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Greece firms up participation in Red Sea mission, rules out sending troops to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens has ruled out any possibility of sending troops to Ukraine, after French President Emmanuel... the first day of the illegal Russian invasion, Greece has stood in solidarity with Ukraine and its... noted. The Greek Foreign Minister also reiterated how Greece has supported Kiev so far, especially
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PM prepares to reaffirm political dominance in EP elections
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government is stepping up its campaign strategy as the private universities bill, which has divided public...-of-living crisis, and that much of the public disagrees with the way the government has handled its... to Greece, but believes that this should happen only once the constitution has been changed. Pierrakakis
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Kasselakis offers more hints of a positive narrative for SYRIZA's post-Tsipras era
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSeveral months after his surprise election to the leadership of SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis has... in the party’s fortunes may have been arrested following a stormy party conference, the new leader has gone into campaigning mode. As well as launching his first detailed policy proposals, Kasselakis has
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