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New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the watchdog could assume its duties. Polydoras, however, has long split from the conservative party. He... court’s full ruling before deciding on how to launch a new licencing scheme. New Democracy has... to the coalition’s by-passing of ESR, the unusual auction and the apparent attempts to influence the judiciary, New
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Erdogan makes forceful start to visit, catches Athens off guard
PoliticsForeign Policyfor Greece.” Athens, however, has always rejected any discussion that raises the possibility of borders... Union and this treaty is for us non-negotiable,” said Pavlopoulos. “It has no flaws, it does.... The Turkish president is due to visit Thrace on Friday for the first time since 2005. The unusual
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Coalition majority trimmed further after unexpected loss of ANEL MP
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe democratic legitimacy to sign the deal. The two departures mean that the coalition now has 152... Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s trip to London, where he has been meeting with businessmen... in a no-confidence vote. Until recently, a feature of SYRIZA’s unusual relationship with ANEL was that Tsipras
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SYRIZA cites support of six extra MPs as sign of stability, opposition protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsunusual step for lawmakers who are not part of the government to pledge their allegiance..., at the same time, supporting the government. This peculiarity has been highlighted by the opposition... with the government over policies. “Over the course of a number of days, New Democracy has cast doubt over
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MoF to announce measures for safeguarding businesses impacted by COVID19
Economylegislation allowing for flexibility in situations where unusual incidents occur which are out...) has proposed a set of measures to deal with the virus’s impact, especially on small and medium-sized.... Impact The Hellenic Fiscal Council (HFC) has warned that the Greek economy could be threatened
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Govt searches budget for space to adopt more Covid and energy relief
PoliticsGreek Politicson Thursday to make a case for reconsidering the measures. The minister, however, has already threatened... The pressure on the government to stick to its decarbonisation targets amid the energy crisis has hit.... PPC has denied that the phase-out is under threat by the exemption, which was granted by the Energy
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Parliament prepares for confrontation over spying as long-term consequences loom
PoliticsGreek Politicsand to create the impression among voters that EYP spying on politicians or journalists is not unusual... of the PM’s office soon after coming to power. Since ND has a comfortable majority, it will most likely... was being monitored and that he acted quickly once he was notified. The government has already tabled
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PM seeks to douse snap election talk, points to October polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsgeneral elections in May, the prime minister has given the strongest public indication yet that he... that it has no validity since the same does not apply for candidates in local elections... fuelled on Monday by an amendment submitted to Parliament by the Interior Ministry. It aims
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Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?
Societyof new dangers. The noticeable surge in arrivals over recent weeks has brought the subject of migration back to the top of the political agenda and has put the spotlight on the New Democracy government... party in opposition, SYRIZA has been critical of New Democracy’s handling of migration, accusing
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Piraeus Bank brings Q1 2015 losses down to 69 mln
EconomyBankingto 327 million. Over the past two years, the network has been reduced by 41 percent and currently... jumped close to 120 percent in Q1 from 101 percent in Q4. Eurosystem Eurosystem funding climbed from
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