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Greece seeks to continue talks with Turkey despite new obstacles
PoliticsForeign Policyand Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in April. Originally the two leaders were supposed to meet... of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglou is causing some caution in Athens. Imamoglou’s detention... to avoid any statement that may be seen as indirect involvement in Turkey’s domestic affairs
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Athens keeps close eye on Turkey's reactions amid MSP and GSI developments
PoliticsForeign Policyplanning (MSP) presented by the Greek government. Greek diplomatic sources note that Turkey’s reactions against Greece’s MSP were to great extent expected given Ankara’s firm positions regarding... on the islands,” he said. Commenting on Ankara’s reactions, he noted that “Turkey's positions
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Fiscal data impressive but details suggest caution still required
EconomyMacroeconomyThe state of Greece’s public finances took prominence in the public debate when Eurostat and ELSTAT... and social security funds at 1.1 billion euros. Greece’s fiscal picture has been consistently improving... following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. In fact, Greece’s fiscal path has been solid since the tumultuous
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Latest Tempe report kicks off political storm as government claims vindication
PoliticsGreek Politicscould ignite under the right conditions, a finding which appears to support the government’s.... Opposition parties reacted furiously to Marinakis’s statements, with PASOK accusing the spokesman... that the report’s authors had been pressured or induced to produce a politically convenient report, while
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Newsletter 464 - 30/05/2025
Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) launching investigations into the alleged fraudulent allocation of EU funds... investigation is specifically focused on New Democracy’s time in office, making it increasingly... for decades. Mitsotakis on defensive Despite the government’s attempts at damage control, opposition
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Newsletter 473 - 01/08/2025
Democracy’s proposal by 166 votes, triggering a broad inquiry into the Agricultural Payments and Controls... that the case file submitted by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) uncovered systemic... Democracy’s 153 lawmakers, Course for Freedom, and five right-leaning independents. But the situation
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Government accused of fiasco over launch of non-state universities
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy’s higher education reforms are designed to exclude more applicants from state universities in order to create demand for private education. SYRIZA’s statement accuses the government of “turning... ministers when they advocated for the reform. PASOK’s education spokesman Stefanos Parastatidis wrote
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PM gives ESY clean bill of health, prompting opposition backlash
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeen quick to react, suggesting the improvements are a figment of the PM’s imagination... attributes to an electronic “bracelet” triage system. PASOK’s spokesman for healthcare issues put out an immediate rebuttal of Mitsotakis’s claims, which they described as a “camouflage for failure
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PM finalises relief measures in ambitious but risky move to sway voters
PoliticsGreek Politicson instalment plans. Financing the relief package hinges on Greece’s robust primary surpluses.... Strategic aims The government is staking a great deal on the PM’s announcements this Saturday... Democracy’s support in most opinion surveys has slipped into the twenties, with undecided voters sometimes
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Government hopes new affordable homes bill can help alleviate housing pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s housing crisis has emerged as one of the key issues that the government has to address... Greece’s demographic, as well as housing, problem by making available quality, affordable homes... during his speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair on Saturday. Vanishing affordability Greece’s
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