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Mitsotakis dangles carrot of more tax cuts as SYRIZA heads for leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsin 2026 and 2027. His government has already set out the tax cuts for next year. They are dominated... introduced by the government last year. Nevertheless, in the current climate, which has been... the impact that the fight against tax evasion has had on improving Greece’s public finances, arguing
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Mitsotakis moves to quash polls speculation in aftermath of Samaras ouster
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis dismissed the prospect of early elections and stated that he has no intention... the dramatic events of ten days ago, speculation has been rife that faced with a rebellion in his party... chances. Polling which has taken place in the aftermath of the ouster offers some context
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Newsletter 443 - 29/11/2024
of rescuing SYRIZA from a downward spiral that has seen it slip not only from second position in the polls, but even below third place. The decline has prompted many commentators to wonder whether the leftists... for the past year and where the government has not been able to put forward convincing solutions. Since
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Greek, Turkish FMs keep ties on even keel as OSCE cooperation pays off
PoliticsForeign Policyand Human Rights (ODIHR). “The distinguished jurist Maria Telalian, who has served for many years... as one of the senior Turkish diplomats known for his rigid stance on maritime issues. He has served... Russia’s invasion in Ukraine. Moscow has been at odds with Athens due to Greece’s support towards
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ND denies plans to bring in more MPs as Mitsotakis waits to see impact of new measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn the wake of Sunday’s budget vote in Parliament, New Democracy has ruled out the possibility... it into Parliament for the first time in 2023 and which has been trying to fight off claims that it is just..., there is no need for Mitsotakis to replenish his numbers in Parliament. There has been much speculation over
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PM weighs up options over pick for president ahead of January decision
PoliticsGreek Politicshas not ruled out the possibility of nominating her again. His sister, Dora Bakoyannis, recently... to the former PM, who has also been critical of Mitsotakis recently. Nominating Dendias as candidate... to the leadership of the ruling centre-right party. Mitsotakis has essentially already followed
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Greece looks to cultivate ties with Egypt and Israel while keeping eye on Turkey's role in Syria
PoliticsForeign Policyengagement with Syria’s new political leadership has caused concern in all three countries. Ankara has already announced its plans to define maritime boundaries with Syria. Turkish officials...,” Greek diplomatic sources recently said. Greece has also raised the issue with the EU, seeking support
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Tactics dominate as Mitsotakis nears decision on presidential nominee
PoliticsGreek Politicswhether Sakellaropoulou will be nominated for a second five-year term or whether the PM has chosen... and ex-finance minister Evangelos Venizelos has featured prominently in the local media over the past few... to claw its way back to relevance, one of SYRIZA’s main lines of attack against PASOK has been
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Health insurance costs and energy bills provide new avenue for opposition attacks
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe opposition has stirred up a debate about rising insurance costs. On Tuesday, PASOK tabled an amendment which... to go up by as much as 15 percent in the coming year. PASOK has called the rises, which affect over a million policyholders, exorbitant, and has called for changes to the law passed by New Democracy
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Newsletter 447 - 17/01/2025
. Mitsotakis added that the fact that Tasoulas has been elected Speaker of the Parliament three times, each time with record support of at least 249 out of 300 votes, proved that he has the capacity to unify. Tasoulas has been a New Democracy MP since 2000 and is a widely respected figure within
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