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Newsletter 81 - 08/07/2016
institutions that the government has cleared net arrears for an amount equivalent to at least 80 percent... by another 2.5 billion to 58.6 billion euros until July 21. Since mid-August, the ELA limit has been trimmed... to be voted through Parliament later this month. SYRIZA argues that it has been committed to proportional
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Newsletter 142 -1/12/2017
details The government has spent the week fighting off corruption allegations in connection... of Kammenos’s problems. Apart from the fact that he has been made a target by New Democracy, which senses... with shipowner and media boss Vangelis Marinakis. Kammenos has made numerous accusations against Marinakis
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Tsipras focussed on MoU exit in 2018 but will have to avoid pitfalls
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a much more comfortable position, especially if the growth rate picks up as is expected, than it has..., the government has pushed a “clean exit” narrative, arguing that the end of the bailout means that Greece.... So far, the discussion about what form monitoring will take has been subdued outside of Greece even
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeaturesin 2008-2010. The recession has resulted in a backlog of 21.4 million euros’ worth of infrastructure... sector is a case in point. Since Greece introduced natural gas as a fuel in 1995, it has built... domestic demand, which peaked at just 4.5 bcm in 2011 and has yet to recover to similar levels
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Name settlement triggers intense political battle
PoliticsGreek Politicsdispute has sparked political turbulence in Greece. New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who... Pavlopoulos on Wednesday and asked the latter to intervene in order for the deal, which has not yet been... of Macedonia (FYROM) Zoran Zaev this weekend. Mitsotakis also raised the issue of whether Tsipras has
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Could Greece's immigration reforms have an impact on upcoming elections?
SocietyDebate around a recent amendment to Greece’s Citizenship Code has prompted a flurry of claims..., they strike a chord with a Greek public that has become increasingly xenophobic and suspicious... Kikilias cited a front-page article in right-wing Estia newspaper, claiming that “the government has
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ND's electoral bill put before MPs as PM mulls options for president
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Solution, have indicated that they will not back the government’s proposal. Greek Solution has 10... percentage point the party has gained, reaching a ceiling of 50 seats if 40 percent or more of the votes... it has long supported a switch to proportional representation, arguing that this is a fairer and more
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Trouble from Turkey prompts plans for extra defence spending after years of cuts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe growing tension between Greece and Turkey has sparked talk among government officials in Athens about boosting defence spending which, in turn, has fuelled positive and critical reaction from commentators. There has been speculation for several weeks that the Greek government is preparing
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
this is unlikely to create problems for the prime minister in Parliament, where his party has a comfortable... four years. It could be, though, that Mitsotakis will be buoyed by the fact that he has led ND... to manoeuvre on policy issues. It could be argued that Mitsotakis has won the centre in Greece, visible from
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Newsletter 453 - 28/02/2025
further slippage in the support for New Democracy has undermined the government’s efforts to wrestle.... This is a question which much of the media debate has focussed on in recent weeks, and the conclusion will fall.... A Sounding by Pulse for Skai carried out between February 21-24 shows support for New Democracy has slipped
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