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Opposition lines up attack on government over wildfires with visits to affected areas
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSokratis Famellos has already attacked the government for its approach to wildfires, accusing the prime.... Peletidis has not been the only one to criticise the government response. Last week, residents.... There has been widespread criticism, not only of the government’s response to the fires, but also
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Government lines up crackdown on NGOs as next piece in harsher migration policy
PoliticsGreek Politics, which has intensified since Thanos Plevris took over as the country's Migration Minister... has branded these plans “nightmarish,” accusing the government of weaponizing NGOs and trying to turn... Minister Alexis Tsipras has prompted even more intense speculation about the possibility
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Cyprus cable dispute and Crete mafia case cast fresh clouds over TIF reset agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the GSI, which has been approved for 657 million euros of EU funding. It follows separate statements... into the project showed that it was not sustainable under the current terms. The cable has been in the news... to Turkey. It has been evident for some time that political infighting within the government in Nicosia has
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PASOK seeks to carve out own space as Mitsotakis speech dominates agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe start of the year, New Democracy’s average in the opinion polls has fallen by three points, from 30... the conservatives at 25.5 pct last December, falling to 23 pct in July. This has put ND... package is designed to mark the start of a drive to win back the support the government has lost
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Newsletter 475 - 12/09/2025
to repopulate Greece’s hinterlands. Reaction But the opposition has hammered home that for many... way to boost households’ net incomes. Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis has portrayed these reforms... foundation for any programme of relief. Amidst these fiscal jousts, Alexis Tsipras has been quietly
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Falling property FDI raises questions about housing market after Golden Visa rush
EconomyMacroeconomypct in Q1 2023. The index now stands at 107.5 points in Q2 this year and has surpassed the previous.... In response to the housing crisis, the government has also tightened the conditions in the short-term... by hotels. This has also affected the decisions being taken by foreign investors as developing
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PM hits back at labour reform critics, defends 13-hour working days
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has doubled down on last week’s labour reform, insisting... workers. Mitsotakis’s response to the controversy that has been generated over the introduction of rules allowing a 13-hour working day in certain circumstances has come amid some worrying signs
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Athens hopes strengthening of US ties brings geopolitical benefits
PoliticsForeign Policybe any deals in the East Med without specific players like Cyprus or Israel. This has prompted Athens... is currently talking with both sides in Libya; very recently he held talks in Turkey and has also met... foreign policy that the government has followed over the last couple of years, both in terms of the firm
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New Democracy losing grip on regions as farmers’ protests highlight rural frustration
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the northern city of Komotini to visit the site of a new hospital. The prime minister has pledged to tour... over the handling of a sheep pox epidemic which has seen flocks quarantined. Hatzidakis’s offer... the mood, which has grown increasingly restive as rural voters complained of being condemned
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Athens takes stance on peace in Ukraine, faces stalemate in relations with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policy. In the event of a peace agreement, Greece’s role appears clear. Athens has signalled... most EU member states, will seek a middle ground. Greek‑Turkish Stalemate Ankara has escalated its... delimitation agreements in the Eastern Mediterranean has yielded no tangible results. Greek Foreign
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