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Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe conservative government has seen its draft legislation on surveillance and spyware past... citizens adequate legal recourse in situations like his, something which the ECHR has already condemned... by Communist Party KKE to reconvene the parliamentary committee for institutions and transparency has been
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Athens poised to take next steps on maritime borders
PoliticsForeign Policy-operation and synergies in the Eastern Mediterranean. The need to create new energy routes has presented..., especially ahead of the general elections due in the first half of 2023. Athens has been... Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has reiterated that this move will take place when it serves the country
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PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come
PoliticsGreek Politicsever closer on the horizon. In what has become a pattern of surprise announcements, an earlier-than... season when it will benefit large numbers of workers. The government messaging has also left open... investigations. The Evros islet story was perhaps the highest-profile instance in which the government has
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ND turns tables on SYRIZA over sleaze, tweaks stance on ex-king's funeral
PoliticsGreek Politicswhen the opposition already has ammunition against him in the form of the surveillance scandal.... Pappas denies the claims and said he would be taking legal action. The Kalogritsas case is one that has... it comes under pressure over corruption claims or opposition criticism. It has proved an open wound
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Greece moves step closer to investment grade as Fitch ups rating by one notch to 'BB+'
Economyanalysts expect the investment grade, which the government has set as a so-called “national goal” for 2023... is Moody’s, which has Greece at ‘Ba3’, two notches behind S&P, Fitch and DBRS, and three away from investment grade. Moody’s has not taken an upgrade action since the end of 2020. It is evident that Greece
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PM sees stance on defence issues as vote winner for ND
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis most on defence matters and largely believe the government has done a good job in addressing these issues, particularly through the agreements it has signed with France and the USA. So... that has to do with the very quality, the DNA, of our democracy,” the PM told Tsipras. When
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Newsletter 369 - 10/02/2023
taking part in the contest, while also promoting the work New Democracy has done to improve Greece’s... trust Mitsotakis most on defence matters and largely believe the government has done a good job in addressing these issues, particularly through the agreements it has signed with France and the USA. So
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Mitsotakis sets out to shore up support ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsmonths are in line to receive the one-off benefit. The local media has suggested that the payment... Transition away from lignite, which has been the area’s lifeblood for decades. Although the conservatives..., Mitsotakis still has time for planned visits to Larissa and Ioannina before the election campaign begins
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PM announces more voter-friendly measures ahead of polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe date of the general election has not yet been confirmed but there is no doubt that Prime... from painting the conservatives as uncaring. This is an accusation the centre-right party has been... to resume. SYRIZA has charged New Democracy with failing to protect indebted households. The latest policy
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Machinations intensify as announcement of election date approaches
PoliticsGreek Politicsincreases that kicked in this January, the government has already committed just over 5.5 billion..., for which 650 million euros has been set aside, and a one-off stipend for pensioners who did... has been carefully calibrated to ensure that Greece remains on track to achieve its fiscal targets
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