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Athens walks tightrope as Trump rattles transatlantic ties
PoliticsForeign Policyagainst EU and NATO members, has triggered alarm in Athens and beyond. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... a note of caution: “We need calm; Greece has managed, in the most difficult geopolitical period... intervention that could destabilise NATO and strain EU cohesion. Greece has yet to clarify whether
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Surveillance and Tempe cases return to haunt ND, as court probes revive cover-up suspicion
PoliticsGreek Politicscourt in Athens has been hearing evidence in the trial of the directors of a cluster of Athens-based... personal communications privacy. Although the court has not been able to examine the accused, it has... because the government’s popularity has sunk in the intervening period, but also because the entry
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Greece and Turkey press on with high‑level meeting despite renewed frictions
PoliticsForeign Policyin a different environment, one that is casting a shadow over bilateral relations. To begin with, Turkey has... Ankara has issued a Navtex without an expiration date. Previous notices from both sides had been... that “it is not the defence minister’s job” to comment. There has been some scepticism within the government about whether
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicsresidency permit simply for attending Greek schools has been scrapped. Plevris captured..., for activities that could be interpreted as facilitating irregular entry. Human Rights Watch has described... investigation, while stressing that the preliminary information he has seen suggests the coastguard
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Greece and Turkey search for way forward as leaders prepare for rare meeting
PoliticsForeign Policyin the Aegean to 12 nautical miles whenever it deems appropriate. Ankara has also sent its own message... Greece is entitled to under international law and the Law of the Sea. The Greek premier has... governments — has faded. The next elections are scheduled for 2027 in Greece and 2028 in Turkey
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Mitsotakis tries to rally base as Tsipras sharpens attacks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has issued a pointed call for unity within New Democracy, urging... calm but firm diplomacy has strengthened its position, pointing to defence procurements... also sought to reassure voters who feel the party has drifted from its popular roots. Mitsotakis
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Health minister hogs spotlight, puts PM in tricky position
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHealth Minister Adonis Georgiadis, who is never far from controversy, has been in the media...-profile clashes he has been involved in. The past two weeks have offered a concentrated display... video that was supposed to prove a doctor assaulted him. Each episode has kept the health minister
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Government bets on big energy headlines while pledging discipline at the pump
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been focussing on its strategic vision for the sector, ratifying a set of agreements... with foreign energy majors are truly in the national interest. The opposition has also drawn attention... clause with implications for national sovereignty. The controversy over the territorial clause has united
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Energy crisis puts squeeze on Greek fiscal policy
Agorathe government has consistently resisted since the start of the Ukraine war, pushing back against... and link POS systems with cash registers, has been a major driver of the surge in VAT receipts. Excise..., the strong performance of indirect taxes has created fiscal space for voter‑friendly measures
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New Left leader quits as progressives continue to search for coherence
PoliticsGreek Politicsa strategic divide that has been simmering across the Greek centre‑left for more than a year. It arrives... by the majority of New Left’s leadership bodies. The fact that this disagreement has persisted... has never been able to find its feet since its formation in December 2023, when its 11 MPs quit
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