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PM returns to address hooligan aftermath as SYRIZA gears up for leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the president of UEFA, European football’s governing body, Aleksander Ceferin and representatives of Greece’s four main clubs: AEK, Olympiakos, Panathinaikos and PAOK. The meeting is being held in the wake of the recent fatal stabbing of a 29-year-old AEK fan outside the team’s stadium during a clash
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Govt looks to tax bonanza for autumn handouts announcement
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor setting out the government’s economic programme for the year ahead, will give him the opportunity to show that he intends to make good on New Democracy’s pledge to share the proceeds of growth, despite... and stability in the face of a series of mini-crises which have dented public trust in his government’s
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New labour law set to cause friction, as surprise candidate launches SYRIZA leadership bid
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter a summer of challenging developments, New Democracy’s latest labour reform initiative is set to be the first true test of the party’s legislative agenda since its return to power in June...’s leadership, Efi Achtsioglou, previously accused Georgiadis of distorting reality by claiming
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Return to investment grade overshadowed by flood destruction
Economyto Friday’s move by DBRS to upgrade Greece’s credit rating to investment grade, a rating that it lost..., leading to the postponement of the PM’s keynote speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair on Saturday. The government’s schedule is dominated by visits to the affected areas and a meeting between
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Kasselakis puts on friendly face for big business, compounding SYRIZA unease
PoliticsGreek Politicspresident Stefanos Kasselakis has attempted to court Greece’s industrialists by declaring that the leftists... (SEV), which marked the 36-year-old businessman’s first opportunity to address such an audience... during his speech, which he reportedly wrote himself. He did, however, criticise the government’s
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Parties ponder next steps as dust settles following local elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, as well as the country’s three largest cities. The rhetoric with which the governing party.... The heavy-handed statements had been blamed for the eventual defeat of the party’s candidate for the governorship of Thessaly. The spokesman said the government’s track record showed it was willing
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Opposition parties turn to institutions after latest claims in wiretapping scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsparties are attempting to put pressure on the government over its handling of the country’s institutions, an issue that has generated controversy throughout New Democracy’s time in office since 2019... interference in the independent watchdog’s own inquiry into the wiretapping affair. This prompted SYRIZA
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Mitsotakis pushes for broad consensus after surprise announcement on postal vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsto a surprise announcement by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who told last week’s cabinet meeting... was unexpected, New Democracy has strong motives to move in this direction. One is the party’s strong ties... of boosting participation. At the same time, the measure is one which galvanises Mitsotakis’s profile
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Greece secures F-35 jets as US tries to appear even-handed following F-16 deal for Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis welcomed on Saturday the US State Department’s decision to give... free of charge, from US reserves.” Kathimerini revealed on Sunday that Washington’s final decision... in Greece. PASOK-KINAL’s parliamentary spokesman Dimitris Mantzos stressed in an interview with public
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Government strives to prevent farmers' protests gathering pace as flood costs spiral
PoliticsGreek Politicsto block the Athens-Thessaloniki national road, claiming that last year’s wildfires and floods... after Sunday’s meeting, arguing that the current administration has taken a number of steps to assist... of production, the impact of last year’s natural disasters in Greece is also a key driver
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