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Athens formulates response to Turkey-Libya maritime deal it deems null and void
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece has obtained a copy of the memorandum of understanding on maritime borders signed between Turkey and the Tripoli-based Government of National Accord in Libya, which has rocked relations... say that this memorandum has no legal standing. The relevant services of the Greek Foreign Ministry
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Newsletter 237 -31/01/2020
has dropped from 38 to 25 pct. It is now followed closely by migration, which 21 pct of the population.... The government has also come up against complaints from local authorities and residents in mainland... by powerful Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis, and its supporters. New Democracy has had
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Losing game: Another doomed effort to revive Greek football?
Agorathat. Each time it has resulted in little more than lip service and some cosmetic changes. The rotten core of Greek football has remained untouched because nobody has the guts to change anything or feels... not be turned against parties or governments. This nexus has become harder to break as the years have
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Athens closes border, looks for EU support to ride out migration storm
PoliticsGreek Politicsare much smaller now. This time, the New Democracy government has decided to take a firm stance... has also proved popular as Greeks defend the government’s decision to defend the border, where... Council has also been called for this week. Nevertheless, Athens seems to be disappointed that the EU has
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PM seen boosting powers despite making minor alterations to cabinet
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe first, and minimal, reshuffle since New Democracy came to power. The local media has noted... on the issue of the EU cash and have been highlighting that in a series of moves, Mitsotakis has brought... is that Skylakakis has traditionally been close to the Mitsotakis family, cooperating with the prime minister’s
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SYRIZA goes on offensive over Covid-19 and economic reforms, but internal rifts persist
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the pandemic, SYRIZA has ramped up its criticism of the government on the healthcare front, as well as on the issues raised by the Pissarides report on economic reform. The message, however, has... issue, this is as far as SYRIZA is willing to be openly critical of ND. The leftist party has
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Political friction surfaces in first days of second national lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Covid pandemic. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has been visiting some of the worst-hit regions.... Tsipras has called for the appointment of a health minister with cross-party support, and for the formulation of six-month national pandemic strategy with the consensus of all political parties. He has also
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Greece persistently bottom of the list for EU gender equality
SocietyThe latest report by the European Institute on Gender Equality (EIGE) for 2020 has shown... for gender equality. Since 2005, the country’s score has risen by only 5.4 points. Since 2010, the overall score has risen by 3.6 points with only a single point improvement since 2015. The indicators
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Plans for easing lockdown on hold as coronavirus, poll numbers cause ND concern
PoliticsGreek Politics. This speculation has been partly fuelled by the efforts of some government officials to focus on more... the festive period. However, it is believed that the government has not seen any signs so far... has faced in tackling Covid-19 over the last few weeks, prompting an escalation in criticism from
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PM dismisses possibility of snap elections, sets out vaccine flow
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has dismissed speculation that he is considering calling snap elections later this year and has indicated that Greece’s latest lockdown is likely to be relaxed.... A year and a half after the elections, little has changed as New Democracy continues to try to project
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