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Factionalism rears its head in build-up to SYRIZA's congress
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter police in Thessaloniki cleared three squats in the northern city that were being used to house... that at first may appear trivial. The first anomaly prompted by the police operations in Thessaloniki...’ Protection Minister Nikos Toskas, who said that the police had his full backing, was stark
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New Democracy latches on to SYRIZA confusion over law and order
PoliticsGreek Politics” front. The decision by police in Thessaloniki last week to clear squats in the northern city... the police, expressing support for what they see as acts of solidarity such as the Thessaloniki squats... up, and police suggesting that at least one bullet from an assault rifle was fired at a building
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Strike legislation, auctions present Athens with challenges in wake of SLA
EconomyProgrammeoff the transactions because of the high demands on police this week. Almost 3,000 police officers..., while a heavy police presence was also expected in Athens on Wednesday for the protests marking
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Newsletter 143
demands on police this week. Almost 3,000 police officers were placed on duty for the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday and Friday, while a heavy police presence was also
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Reshuffle expected to follow minister's departure in wake of Mati disaster
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the crude efforts by ministers and police and fire chiefs to insist that no mistakes were made... that the heads of the police force and the fire service would be changed. There have been numerous... with colleagues on the ground who were trying to contain the July 23 blaze. The removal of the police
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Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
Societyof this protection, police cannot enter university space without an explicit request from the institution’s asylum... for inviting police onto campuses for fear of appearing heavy-handed. Documented instances of serious... to intervene appears to be shared by the police. A recent study attempting to document violence on campuses
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Looming vote on Prespes Agreement triggers political upheaval
PoliticsGreek Politicson Sunday after police made extensive use of tear gas, which critics claim was a deliberate ploy to disperse the crowd. The police denied that there was excessive use of chemicals and said that officers... leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis vowed to hold the government accountable. The police estimated the size
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Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?
Societydecisions, and intensifying police checks to identify and deport failed asylum-seekers. As the largest... by police. The situation is particularly acute for unaccompanied minors. There are over 4,000 children... and about 500 are homeless. Dozens of underage migrants are held in police detention, for lack
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Mitsotakis shifts focus to tax plan, investment, law and order
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe first moves made by the government, police officers raided several squats in the Athens suburb... asylum law, which has for decades limited the presence of police on campuses. The aim is to make.... Just before Mitsotakis went on air on Sunday, police raided the Athens University of Economics
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Tsipras challenges Mitsotakis as probe into scandal rekindles rivalry
PoliticsGreek Politicsto criticise the police for failing to bring the whistle-blowers to testify by force after a warrant had..., the police did not need to take action as both witnesses appeared voluntarily and agreed to answer... Maximos Sarafis and Katerina Kelesi, are due to appear at police headquarters in Athens on Monday
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