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A campaign that leaves Greece in pain
Agorabefore the first bailout deal was signed in 2010 and SYRIZA’s rise to power in 2015. But when SYRIZA..., they have admitted failure. The leftists came to power claiming a “moral advantage” because they were... credible alternatives. Upon coming to power, it was simpler for him to confront the creditors rather
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No late rally for Tsipras
Agorathe battle elsewhere, though. The left-wing party was propelled to power by the festering anger... to power delivering a message that many crisis-weary voters saw as hopeful, envisioning a life beyond... to austerity and IMF policies if SYRIZA lost power rang hollow, like a remnant of the pro-memorandum
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Tsipras steps in to limit damage, Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts and fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the high standards it promised when it came to power. The controversy over the last-minute appointments... Democracy comes to power as it will return to the austerity policies of the past at the behest of some... that Greece meets its fiscal targets if it comes to power. This issue has been made more pressing after
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Hatzidakis details plans for PPC, puts forward new CEO
EconomyFeaturesGreece’s struggling public utility, the Public Power Company (PPC). In an interview with To Vima... the government had examined was to sell off the utility’s hydroelectric power units. However, Hatzidakis... is resigning as CEO of Enel Romania, having previously served as the CEO of Enel Green Power
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Survey indicates Greeks concerned about EU's role as geopolitical actor
Societythat emerged among surveyed countries was the wariness around China’s economic power. Forty three percent... feeling this way. In conclusion, the report noted that given the power vacuum voters perceive due to political events in the US, voters in the EU supported efforts for the bloc to become a cohesive power
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Govt rebuffs uncomfortable reports on money laundering, unpaid contributions
PoliticsGreek Politics-right party’s effort to return to power. The government’s response, initially via State Minister Giorgos... and commentaries while it was in power. The most extreme example of the latest backlash came from New... on this issue since coming to power. One the one hand, it wants to be seen to be reluctantly
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PM aims to maintain pace of economic reforms as public worries about migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the draft legislation for the overhaul of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) topped the agenda of Thursday... set since New Democracy came to power in July. According to reports, Mitsotakis said that his... representing PPC workers, has strong objections to the change in hiring rules at the power company
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Latest Novartis clash signals deeper battle over role of judiciary
PoliticsGreek Politicsevents. When SYRIZA was in power, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis occasionally tweeted in English about concerns that the then government was abusing its power and interfering in the judicial... Tsipras highlighted the need for the leftists to “check the critical junctures of power” the next time
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Newsletter 240 -21/02/2020
. When SYRIZA was in power, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis occasionally tweeted in English about concerns that the then government was abusing its power and interfering in the judicial process... junctures of power” the next time they are elected, while there were also calls by party officials
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Tsipras challenges Mitsotakis as probe into scandal rekindles rivalry
PoliticsGreek Politicsto a special court in connection to the handling of the Novartis case when the left-wing party was in power... tried to manipulate the judicial process to target its political rivals while it was in power. A Supreme... it suffered a drubbing. Seven months after New Democracy came to power it seems that the government’s
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