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Newsletter 438 - 25/10/2024
with Turkey. The government has been accused of being too timid to allow development on uninhabited islands... on energy markets and electricity prices. A group of around 30 deputies, meanwhile, has been... founding. His surliness has been accompanied by growing unrest among New Democracy MPs, who have become
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Greek relief at EU-Turkey refugee deal but heavy lifting lies ahead
PoliticsForeign Policyto the plan’s design, all this has to happen over just a few days, whereas asylum appeals in Greece alone currently take months. Technical and legal tasks There are several steps that Greece has to take... will be provided by the EU, will be needed in order to put the scheme into operation. The EU has also appointed
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Refugee crisis charade adds insult to EU's injuries
Agorahas faded into the background. Aided by the closure of borders in the Balkans and central Europe... that conditions were not good enough. The suggestion now seems to be that the EU has helped Greece... improvements in Greece. For instance, the Greek Asylum Service has stepped up its activity and preregistered
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Trash dispute troubles SYRIZA ahead of political lull
PoliticsGreek Politicsby municipal rubbish collectors, which has led to trash piling up in the streets. Around 5,000 local authority... it would provide permanent positions at local authorities for some contract workers. This plan has... without encountering any legal obstacles. It is the first time for several months that the coalition has
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Mitsotakis steps up pressure on coalition over wildfire deaths
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA appointees). The government has so far fended off calls for ministers or public officials to step down. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to make changes, though, once the dust has... given by officials. New Democracy has been trying to drive home the message that the government has
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Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
SocietyThe Greek government has started consultation on changing voting procedures to enable Greeks abroad... residence. In a country which has experienced several waves of emigration over the two centuries of its existence as a modern state, the principle of full citizen rights for Greeks abroad has been espoused
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SYRIZA launches internal dialogue to tackle questions of identity, future direction
PoliticsGreek Politics, has made clear his desire to overhaul the party, in terms of both its governance and its identity. His... and culminating in the party conference later in the autumn. It is a debate that has been simmering for a while within party circles, and Tsipras has already made several moves signalling his ambition
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Newsletter 228 -15/11/2019
that the government has tightened up the asylum procedure with the latest legislative change, is creating closed...-hysterical coverage in the Greek media, has heaped pressure on New Democracy, which appears to have been... public dissatisfaction with their handling of migration. The government has responded by escalating its
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Challenges piling up for govt as spokesperson departs
PoliticsGreek Politics300,000 of those having received both doses. This means 8.5% of the Greek population has been vaccinated, against an EU average of 7.3%. However, the vaccination process has brought some negative publicity... to both being suspended by ND. This is not the first time the ruling party has faced criticism
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Newsletter 325 - 28/01/2022
by the Abacus poll suggesting that support for centre-left KINAL has risen 17 pct, while SYRIZA’s backing... accountability, professionalism and efficiency. The reform focussing on the “executive state” has... by Mitsotakis and his team – namely that New Democracy has not been able to bring greater competence
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