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Government being tested on multiple fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicsto defuse the tension that has been building between the agricultural sector and the government over... of the dispute, which has led to tractors appearing on national roads and in Thessaloniki over the weekend... local branches has not been helped by reports that the only firm expression of interest so far has
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Newsletter 413 - 23/02/2024
that disruption was kept to a minimum. The government has been reluctant to crack down on the farmers... is seen as core to New Democracy's values. The opposition has raised serious objections on a number... of law in Greece, which they claim has been compromised, the government has the ability
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University bill meets with strong opposition as MPs begin debating reform
PoliticsGreek Politicsof PASOK’s stance on the issue. SYRIZA has been equally critical of the draft law. In an interview... by the government. The bill has already prompted several large protests by students, with more expected over.... The bill has majority support among the middle and older age groups, where New Democracy’s backing is also
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Where is Greek growth coming from?
Agoraproductivity). Greece has gone through a terrific burst of employment growth since the end of Covid... percent in 2024, that would be a decent result. Further, trend productivity per worker has become positive... allows it. We also see consumption smoothing in the Euro20, but this has since been reversed in favor
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Opposition parties vow not to let up on Tempe despite inquiry verdict
PoliticsGreek Politicsitself has been condemned by opposition parties, who accuse the government of using its majority... of the lighter-touch inquiry format. SYRIZA is believed to not be entirely opposed to the proposal, which has... among the general public has made it an obvious pressure point for New Democracy, which has on other
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Government touts upgrades to civil protection amid early start to wildfire season
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the phenomena has led to calls for a radical overhaul of the response mechanism. The New Democracy government has acknowledged that changes are needed to deal with the heightened risks posed by climate... of mobile coordination centres and high-tech analytical tools. As part of the scheme, the government has
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Bar on extreme right party triggers developments across political spectrum
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s Supreme Court has blocked the far-right Spartiates party from running in June’s European..., the ultranationalist party which has seen its support rise into double digits in recent months. On Wednesday... is expected to send ripples across the political scene in Greece and has already set off a war of words
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Mati fire verdict prompts legal blame game as PM pledges swifter justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe court verdict in the Mati wildfire trial has become the subject of political jockeying between... the current government has made to legislation since it came into power since 2019 have made sentencing stricter. This is not the first time that the New Democracy administration has aimed criticism at its
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Mitsotakis accused of flippancy over handling of diplomatic relations with neighbours
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the 2025 national elections has been described as a deliberate provocation by Greece’s opposition parties... the EU. While Mitsotakis has been arguing that relations with Albania, including the treatment... and their affiliates from politics. The decision has been challenged by the prosecutor of the appeals court
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Party leaders crank up campaign machinery for EP elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsif Halkida on Evia a day later. Keen not to be outdone, SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has recently... this particularly method of communication late in his campaign. However, Kasselakis has relied on Tik-Tok... since Kasselakis has taken over the party because many of those intending to vote for the leftists do
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