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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTempe rail accident draw to an acrimonious close. Metsola was visiting the Greek capital as part of her.... Welcoming her, the prime minister used the occasion to voice his objections to the “rule of law” resolution... assurances by her spokesperson. It appears, however, that they were disappointed. There was also
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Policing in spotlight after shocking domestic violence incident
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe failure of the police to prevent the murder of a woman by her ex-partner outside a local police... was knifed to death outside a police station in an Athens neighbourhood by her former partner... car available to take her home. Speaking to state TV channel ERTNews, Citizens’ Protection Minister
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Foreign policy tops political agenda as relations with Greece's neighbours come under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSiljanovska-Davkova, refused to use the country’s constitutional name during her swearing-in ceremony... by the VMRO-DPMNE and took 69 pct of the vote in last Wednesday’s runoff ballot. Her actions... Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday. He described Siljanovska-Davkova’s decision not to use her
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Newsletter 423 - 17/05/2024
Siljanovska-Davkova, refused to use the country’s constitutional name during her swearing-in ceremony... led by the VMRO-DPMNE and took 69 pct of the vote in last Wednesday’s runoff ballot. Her actions... Siljanovska-Davkova’s decision not to use her country’s constitutional name as “illegal and inexcusable
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Athens wary of North Macedonia PM's intentions, hopes for EU support over name issue
PoliticsForeign Policyto her country as Macedonia while she took the formal oath of office. This sparked a strong reaction from Greek and EU officials, She later insisted that she had a “human right” to refer to her country... during her swearing in”. She added that she was “very pleased” when in the new PM’s announcements
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Mitsotakis underlines support for MEP Beleri as field for PASOK leadership vote widens
PoliticsGreek Politicsin PASOK’s leadership contest. The ex-European Commissioner will reportedly announce her candidacy... between 1999 and 2004. Since 2013, most of her efforts have been focussed on the Diktio think-tank which..., which could mean that her background carries less weight with the party rank and file
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Government facing up to threat from rise of far right parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsattack from MEP Afroditi Latinopoulou, who heads the nativist Voice of Reason party. In her comments... criticism by claiming that her migration proposals are ineffective and cannot be implemented within... Democracy to launching her own party, building a platform of support in Thessaloniki where she
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PM weighs up options over pick for president ahead of January decision
PoliticsGreek Politicsis unpopular with the right wing of the ruling New Democracy party, which sees her as too liberal, Mitsotakis has not ruled out the possibility of nominating her again. His sister, Dora Bakoyannis, recently suggested that Sakellaropoulou could be nominated again. Her candidacy would likely attract support
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Mitsotakis puts party unity above consensus with president pick
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir opposition to her over her public support for liberal policies, and particularly the marriage equality.... This would not have precluded her re-election, which could have been secured with the votes of MPs from
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Government accused of fiasco over launch of non-state universities
PoliticsGreek Politics, a New Democracy MP and former deputy migration minister, in her professional capacity... open the interpretation. Moreover, Voultepsi makes the case in her article that the occurrence... defended her piece, arguing that it was based directly on Romanian media reports and that the wording
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