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Top EU prosecutor lambasts anti-corruption efforts, calls for reform to bring ex-ministers to justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLaura Kövesi, the chief prosecutor directing several investigations into the misuse of EU funds in Greece, said her office would not be deterred from getting to the bottom of corruption scandals like OPEKEPE and Tempe. In an address which will embarrass...
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Philip Roth's words of caution
Agorain 1940 and a wave of anti-Semitism and ultra-nationalism sweeps the country. Published in 2004... that both contained a single word - “Why?” – the conservative politician tweeted that “anti-Semitism... disrespect to my Jewish compatriots” and apologised to Greek Jews. “I firmly believe that anti-Semitism
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A summit of little substance
Agoraon the outcome of the European Parliament elections next May. The chances are high that anti-EU, anti-euro, anti-immigrant, and/or anti-establishment/elitist parties or movements will generally do well... with, and the climate within, the Parliament. Even more importantly, the success of ‘anti-parties’ could have
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Stalling vaccination campaign, protests raise concerns on health and political fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicsto a combination of vaccine hesitancy and an increasingly active anti-vaccination front. Monday’s regular... the emergence of an organised anti-vaccination movement. Commenting on the events, the head of the National Vaccination Committee Professor Maria Theodoridou said that “we are talking about anti-vaxxers
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Newsletter 45 - 02/10/2015
, were indirectly highlighted by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras this week. In comments to the Wall... significant funding, as Tsipras indicated in his comments to the Wall Street Journal. The European Union
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Refugee influx pushes Tsipras towards crisis nexus
Agora. In comments to the Wall Street Journal between a multitude of appearances at the sidelines of the United... indicated in his comments to the Wall Street Journal. The European Union has also had somewhat
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Equivocal Macedonia name referendum leaves Athens hanging on as views differ
PoliticsGreek Politicssettlement in the months to come or whether the process has hit a brick wall as a result of the turnout... Agreement may hit a brick wall. If Zaev somehow manages to make headway, the prospect of the pact
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Vaccination politics intensify as Greece races to plug immunity gap
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the streets. Wednesday saw the first mass anti-vax rallies in Greece, with police estimating..., including at the recent anti-labour law rallies, they also mark a scaling-up from the much smaller-scale anti-lockdown and anti-mask demonstrations which took place during the lockdown, while the presence
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Athens balancing diplomacy and defence amid Middle East turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policy. Central among them is the development of “Achilles’ Shield,” an integrated anti‑drone, anti‑aircraft and anti‑ballistic defence system. The unusually rapid approval process - swift parliamentary... of the anti‑drone, anti‑aircraft and anti‑ballistic ‘shield’ of our country… marking the transition to a new
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Down but not out: Golden Dawn rears its head again
Agora. In September, a Golden Dawn member stabbed to death an anti-fascist rapper, Pavlos Fyssas, in a Piraeus... boosted support among its core i.e. young, male, anti-systemic voters,” says Elias Dinas, a UK-based... and an expert on right-wing radicalism, notes that a big chunk of the anti-fascist movement in Greece
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