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Newsletter 376 - 31/03/2023
government. Although Mitsotakis has stated his preferred date, the formal declaration of elections is not expected to take place until after Parliament has returned from the Easter recess, in the third... not deliver a majority for ND. Mitsotakis has hinted at this idea before, and it is one of the scenarios
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Newsletter 415 - 08/03/2024
the ruling New Democracy party. However, the bill has caused some tension in the ranks of the opposition... entities can provide tertiary education. The government has argued that the change is a way... the debate that the judiciary would have the final say on constitutional interpretation. This has
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MEPs agree to keep Tempe file open despite government's efforts to conclude inquiry
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKarystianou, who lost her daughter in the crash, has become a figurehead for the campaign relatives... the safety certificate for the Greek rail system until the Tempe investigation has been completed... that the EU’s executive arm has limited powers in what it can do to respond to relatives’ demands
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Newsletter 417 - 22/03/2024
will continue, although the politician in question has been removed from ND's yet-to-be-announced list... Parliament elections. Asimakopoulou's withdrawal from the list has left New Democracy scrambling to find... are trying to stifle the investigation into the Tempe train crash, has taken its toll
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All eyes on PM's choice for next president at start of New Year
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the political drama that used to surround the election of a new president by Parliament has dissipated... three ballots. Instead, the process has now been simplified so that in the first round of voting the nominee has to secure 200 votes or more out of the 300. This is then followed by a second round, before
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Newsletter 466 - 13/06/2025
voters. Since stepping down as SYRIZA leader in 2023, he has maintained a relatively low profile... party. However, speculation has persisted that he is carefully preparing for a strategic return. While Tsipras himself has not confirmed any immediate intentions to re-enter the political fray, sources
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Resignations over EU subsidy scandal deliver new blow to PM, further tarnishing image
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has suffered another serious blow to his image and his... revolves around a widespread misuse of EU agricultural subsidies overseen by OPEKEPE, which has... much money has been distributed based on fraudulent claims but Tassos Telloglou, the investigative
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Finance Ministry challenges SYRIZA's plans for economy, ups cost
Economy, this would result in a debt burden of 10 billion euros. A prominent SYRIZA MP Giorgos Stathakis has... NPL portfolio. However, the Bank of Greece has not provided specific figures for SME NPLs, which... calculations on the estimated cost of SYRIZA measures. The document also details the potentially
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Newsletter 249 -08/05/2020
Minister Haris Theoharis, who has spoken of capitalising on the boost to the country’s brand image... for a fifth month. Since the peak of 1.35 million unemployed in September 2013, unemployment has... is entering “uncharted waters” and that the measures would have to be reviewed regularly and updated
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Lack of time, lenders' demands back Greek gov't into corner
PoliticsGreek Politicsmade by both parties. One eurozone official told Reuters on Wednesday that the government has to “pay... out of cash and has more than 700 million euros to pay to the International Monetary Fund on May 12... liberalisation measures. Apart from the case of VAT on islands, the remaining references were vague
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