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Small parties suffer as Parliament edges towards vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks/ANEL), Deputy Citizens’ Protection Minister Katerina Papakosta, Potami leader Stavros Theodorakis and his two remaining MPs Giorgos Mavrotas and Spyros Likoudis, former ANEL lawmaker Thanassis... behind it a trail of destruction as far as the Greek political scene is concerned. KINAL and ANEL Apart
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SYRIZA encounters first obstacles in governing with minority of MPs
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL) earlier this month. In a vote of Parliament’s public organisations committee... of an ANEL MP during the “in principle” ballot meant that there was a danger of the draft law not having the necessary support to be adopted. The ANEL MP later complained that he had gone to the toilet
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Mistaking tolerance for a free rein
Agorathe then junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) a few years earlier. His public admission... by the police. Perhaps, though, the two most blatant examples of the government failing so far
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Re-opening plans hang in balance due to unrelenting virus
PoliticsGreek Politics4,340 new coronavirus cases were recorded as the number of intubated patients reached 741. Reports... that the protests caused a significant uptick in coronavirus cases in the Athens neighbourhood... as a blatant attempt to ingratiate itself with their owners. Despite SYRIZA’s protestations, New Democracy
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Mitsotakis keeps cool over white collar crime claims as poll delivers new boost
PoliticsGreek Politicsto have access to their frozen assets 18 months after charges are made if their cases have not been... cases, businessmen who were later acquitted were destroyed financially because their assets were frozen while their cases dragged through the overburdened Greek courts at a slow pace. Mitsotakis denied
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Higher Covid-19 numbers spark concern as tourism sees little benefit from visitor arrivals
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe coronavirus flaring up in the coming weeks. Thirty-one new cases of Covid-19 were reported on Sunday, following 41 new cases on Saturday, confirming that there has been a steady increase in numbers this month compared to June. Thirty-three of the cases reported over the weekend were from visitors
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PM denies asylum-seeker pushbacks, argues Covid-19 under control
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Greece. Asked to explain the recent spike in cases, Mitsotakis sought to downplay the significance... in particular, to don masks and comply with hygiene guidelines in order to halt the surge in new cases... to a spike in cases associated with those destinations. Over 100 Covid-19 cases reported
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Internal and external difficulties with measures expose coalition's weaknesses
PoliticsGreek Politicssigns of tension between the coalition partners emerged last week. Independent Greeks (ANEL) refused... through Parliament. Also, ANEL leader and Defence Minister publicly criticised Education Minister..., particularly as the upcoming leadership election in New Democracy may leave the ANEL president
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Vote on same-sex civil unions reveals common ground and divisions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL), including leader Panos Kammenos, did not vote for the law. PASOK, To Potami, the Union... within the government. ANEL has cultivated its image on being socially conservative and close..., there was a positive surprise in three ANEL lawmakers breaking with their party line and voting in favour
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With review completion in sight, which way next for Greece?
Agorathe Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) has also shown no intention to rock the boat. The fact that none of ANEL’s nine MPs chose to speak during the recent... to ensure that SYRIZA and ANEL lawmakers believe the most vulnerable are protected. With these measures
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