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Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington
PoliticsForeign Policyand Bulgaria. It has also received strong support from Washington. Its completion has been a matter... company has asked for a 20-month extension, causing considerable annoyance to Sofia. In fact, Bulgaria has activated the clause of timely delivery which has led to penalties of around 90,000 euros per
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PASOK and SYRIZA turn up heat on govt as surveillance case realigns political forces
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the centre-left opposition has accused them of dragging their feet and victim-blaming. In his... and was being “shown the exit door” by the country’s democratic majority. The government has been... brought. The PASOK leader has insisted that his briefing should take place through official channels
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Unveiling of relief package imminent as electoral law speculation is revived
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe ruling centre-right party has suffered another dip in the polls, which has been linked... the electricity subsidy has been accounted for, any remaining fiscal space will go towards abolishing.... Another 650 million euros is needed for the pension increases that Mitsotakis has promised
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PASOK feels the squeeze as main rivals paint stark election dilemma
PoliticsGreek Politics. The picture has changed significantly since December 2021, when PASOK reached 15.2 pct in the wake of Nikos Androulakis winning the leadership election. Since then, the third largest party has lost 5.4 points, SYRIZA has gained 6 pct and ND has held on to about a third of the vote in Marc’s polling
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Newsletter 375 - 24/03/2023
weeks as the Tempe train crash has hurt New Democracy and lessened, although not wiped out.... Mitsotakis has reached out twice to PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis for a meeting, but the opposition politician has rejected his requests. In a scenario where ND fails to reach a parliamentary majority
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Rise of smaller parties a barrier to decisive result in first elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe past few days has also shifted to the smaller parties, which may yet play a significant role... by Skai TV on Tuesday night suggests that the gap between New Democracy and SYRIZA has grown by 2.5... purely in terms of voting intentions, support for New Democracy has increased by 1.5 points since
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New labour law set to cause friction, as surprise candidate launches SYRIZA leadership bid
PoliticsGreek Politics. In the SYRIZA camp, meanwhile, a new candidate has shaken up the leadership campaign with a surprise bid.... The government has been stressing that the legislation will introduce minimum protection for workers...” employment contracts. The provision allowing workers to hold more than one job at a time has also been
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Mitsotakis's wildfire narrative comes under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the opposition has nothing constructive to bring to the discussion. At the start of a cabinet meeting on Friday..., has been mainly to be blame for such extensive damage. The PM said that the government would... of the region in northeastern Greece affected by the wildfire that has ravaged the Dadia National Park
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Insurgent campaign from Kasselakis puts shock SYRIZA leadership win in touching distance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsUS-based entrepreneur Stefanos Kasselakis has sprung a major surprise by coming from virtually... performance in the two votes. Since then, though, the entrepreneur, who left Greece at the age of 14, has... for the leadership, he cast himself as an outsider who has the knowledge, talent and energy to take on Kyriakos
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PM focusses on fairness of tax bill, leaving limited space for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor several years. The Greek side has already played down the possibility that these talks will lead... in bilateral relations, which has been evident for the past few months. The upcoming visit... workers. The Finance Ministry has defended the measure against protests by lawyers, private doctors
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