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Athens defends Gaza stance as balanced, offers role in humanitarian corridor
PoliticsForeign Policycalls for a humanitarian pause, the EU has once again forwarded the “two-state solution” as its... defeat of Hamas. He also praised the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, saying that it has..., "but not with Hamas". The Greek government however has been criticised by opposition MPs for abstaining from a vote
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Government officials escalate attack on watchdogs, as spyware report touches on PM's office
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the socialist PASOK party, Nikos Androulakis. The former official has denied any involvement in illegal surveillance, while the prime minister has also rejected claims that his government deployed the spyware. Since then, a stream of revelations has linked the spyware to the surveillance
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SYRIZA facing more departures as party's position continues to weaken
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they hope will overtake SYRIZA, which has slipped to third place in the opinion polls amid the turmoil... has overtaken SYRIZA in second place. According to the latest poll, SYRIZA gathers just 11 pct... pct think SYRIZA will end up falling apart completely. PASOK PASOK leader Androulakis has adopted
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Dissent in ND ranks as SYRIZA leader struggles to find stable pattern
PoliticsGreek Politicson same-sex marriages. State Minister Makis Voridis has said that he would not back such legislation... to back the change. Samaras has always adopted a hardline position vis a vis Greek-Turkish relations and has often voiced his concerns about Athens making any compromises in its dealings with Ankara
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Outrage at Sunak snub mixed with unease at PM's handling of Marbles talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsare questions about the way Mitsotakis has handled negotiations over an emblematic national issue... position that the antiquities should be returned to their country of origin. Mitsotakis has revived... of an announcement of progress on negotiations with the British Museum which holds them. Although it has
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How Greece reduced its unemployment rate to less than 10 pct
Agorathe Greek economy has put close to 757,000 people back into jobs. The employment figure is at 4.24 million... to break the 2019 record of receipt and has fully recovered following the pandemic... and storage account for 58,200 more jobs. It is notable that the construction sector has barely moved
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PM gambles on toned-down marriage equality proposal to win over right-wing objectors
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the conservative premier, given the totemic status that the topic has acquired among right-wing lawmakers in his.... The prime minister’s office has said that Wednesday’s interview will give Mitsotakis an opportunity..., marriage equality has no obvious appeal for a conservative audience, making it an unlikely fight to pick
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PM allows his MPs to abstain from same-sex marriage vote, puts ball in opposition court
PoliticsGreek Politicsthreatening to vote against equal recognition for same-sex unions. The issue has been dominating... has been read by critics as a tacit acknowledgement that he has lost control of a substantial.... It does suggest, however, that the ND leader has found a formula which, although high risk, could still
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Key factors in cost-of-living crisis not kept in check
Agoraof rising prices, the public has overwhelmingly placed it at the top of their concerns, essentially showing... weeks has also been highlighted by data that demostrates the domestic nature of the problem, undermining the argument that persistent price hikes are primarily an imported phenomenon – a line that has
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Majority for marriage equality in sight despite reluctance among ruling party MPs
PoliticsGreek Politics. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has said that he sees abstention as a compromise for those who... a divided party, especially since the government has only completed a few months of its second term... SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis, PASOK chief Nikos Androulakis has not chosen to apply the party whip
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