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  1. First TV debate does little to fire up election contest

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    The first, and rather tepid, televised debate ahead of the September 20 elections is unlikely..., although combative, approach to the debate. - The only other spicy moment of the night was a spat... to the next debate, which is planned for Monday and will involve just Tsipras and Meimarakis. Both

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  2. Parliament debate yields little, wait for bailout tranche goes on
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    A debate in Parliament on Monday which lasted more than seven hours failed to provide Greeks... to be the focus of the debate after a request by New Democracy for the deal to be scrutinised by MPs... organisation with criminal elements.” Bailout tranche A subject that did not come up during the debate

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  3. Police and protests at centre of political leaders' debate
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    their behaviour. During a leaders’ debate on the recent incidents in the Nea Smyrni neighbourhood of Athens... recently. Much of the debate was taken up by this kind of thrust-and-parry between the two leaders.... Media attention One of the more interesting aspects of the debate concerned the references

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  4. Surveillance and Qatargate threaten to overshadow budget debate

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    The scheduled debate over next year’s budget kicks off today with political parties distracted... elections. The events of recent days, however, suggest that it will be hard to keep the debate... embarrassing revelations derailing the debate. A change of schedule to bring the budget vote forward from

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  5. PASOK tries to take initiative in budget debate as SYRIZA exodus continues
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    The debate about the 2025 budget is due to begin in Parliament on Wednesday amid an ongoing tug... sector. The socialists have attempted to upstage the government ahead of the budget debate, which... that bankers have become agitated by the political debate around their policies, fearing that the direction

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  6. Newsletter 445 - 13/12/2024

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    debate, which will culminate in a vote on Sunday, by tabling an amendment targeting bank profits... debate over the 2025 budget got underway, Androulakis was adamant about not contemplating the idea... these two fringe parties on 5.7 pct.EconomyBudget exudes fiscal stability, but hints at political

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  7. Tsipras sets out social policy goals in last stage of effort to shift political debate
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    Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras concluded his attempt to shift the public debate away from the austerity measures passed by his government with the announcement on Wednesday of a set of policies aimed... been on constitutional and electoral reform, it is doubtful if the debate will carry over

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  8. Criticism of Athens "Great Walk" prompts debate on public spaces
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    centre in asking for consideration to be given to their needs, the debate has highlighted widespread... a renewed debate on what is increasingly seen as a trade-off between the tourist economy and public

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  9. Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
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    The Tempe train crash, in which 57 people lost their lives in February, is back in the headlines and part of the public debate again, months after the government felt that its resounding wins... at the centre of the debate around the lack of proper safety measures on the stretch of the network where

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  10. PASOK sets terms for leadership debate as voters show mild interest in vote

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    PASOK has decided the framework for the debate between its six leadership candidates as a new opinion poll shows the social democrats outpacing SYRIZA for second place, but still well behind New... been held ahead of recent national elections. Two journalists will moderate the debate, which

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