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University bill threatens PASOK consensus as probes launched into alleged infractions by politicians
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat a “no” vote on the bill brought by New Democracy was not inconsistent with the party’s historical... Kasselakis’s original statements on the subject, SYRIZA has now taken a position against it. The party’s education think tank published a paper criticising the government for not setting any research
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Government turns attention to migration, hoping to avoid another front before EP vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be the peak of the centre-right government’s popularity. However, as time has worn on, there has been growing dissatisfaction with the administration’s handling of the migration issue, which has created some fertile ground for far-right parties to grow their support, as proven in last year’s general
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Moody's leaves Greece's rating unchanged, one notch from investment grade
EconomyDespite hopes that on Friday Moody’s would complete the cycle of granting the investment grade...’, which is one notch below the investment grade, and kept the outlook stable. Last September, Moody’s made a bold move of upping the country’s rating by two notches with a stable outlook
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Opposition parties vow not to let up on Tempe despite inquiry verdict
PoliticsGreek Politicsdebated the conclusions of the inquiry which adopted the governing party’s position which identified... Voridis, while only around 20 of the government’s 158 lawmakers were in attendance, a fact noted... up their claims. The leader of SYRIZA’s parliamentary team, Sokratis Famellos, described
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Policing in spotlight after shocking domestic violence incident
PoliticsGreek Politics, which they say highlights the failure of New Democracy’s approach to policing and domestic... at risk, was launched in 2022. In response to Monday’s incident, the Greek police issued a statement... and demanded better staffing and funding for women’s shelters. A spokesman for social democrats PASOK
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Centre-left parties jockey for leading role in post-election landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicsare competing for distant second place after New Democracy took 41 percent at last summer’s national... this week showed SYRIZA at 15.5 percent compared to PASOK’s at 12.1 percent. In recent statements... towards PASOK under Androulakis’s leadership. Speaking on Attica TV on Wednesday, Kasselakis issued
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PM makes limited, cautious changes to cabinet after election disappointment
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy into his government. Shaken by his centre-right party’s poor result in Sunday’s... that he has gradually run out of people he can call on to fill vacant position. Also, following ND’s... to Sunday’s results, he did not feel that he could take any risks with his choices. This was emphasised
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Mitsotakis has ground to cover after election disappointment as progressives ponder future
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs for the first time since New Democracy’s poor result in the European Parliament elections. Mitsotakis is due to address ND’s parliamentary group on Tuesday, hoping to convince his MPs... Mitsotakis should call early elections. The PM’s immediate response to the lower-than-expected result
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Kasselakis attempts to ease SYRIZA tension amid meagre poll numbers
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a progressive alliance to challenge New Democracy. Kasselakis went into Thursday’s meeting of the party’s... of the publication’s employees before the meeting, promising to sit down with them to discuss their grievances... should head any effort to join forces with others. The proposal is due to be put before the party’s
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Cyprus invasion anniversary generates new friction in Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policyof the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. Apart from what it perceived as inflammatory statements reflecting Ankara’s... Erdogan’s criticism of Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias on Sunday regarding his recent comments... of Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus. According to media reports, Erdogan continued by saying
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