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Trouble from Turkey prompts plans for extra defence spending after years of cuts
PoliticsGreek Politics, the reduction was not as dramatic. In 2008, Greece was spending 3 pct of its GDP on defence. In 2018... the country’s armed forces. This is why, so far, most of the criticism that has come from the left-wing
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Newsletter 285 - 19/02/2021
with the storm’s impact. In its defence, New Democracy highlighted the rarity of such dramatic..., though Kathimerini reported, citing unidentified sources, that so far there have been 30 applications
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PM opts for compulsory vaccinations in healthcare as Covid-19 cases continue to surge
PoliticsGreek Politicsof vaccination which has been flagging in recent weeks in the face of a dramatic escalation in infections... have come forward for the vaccine so far in the public sector. The coverage is slightly higher
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Athens ponders impact of Turkey's role in Afghanistan
PoliticsForeign PolicyViewed from Greece, the dramatic events in Afghanistan have placed Turkey’s role in the central Asian country under particular scrutiny for a number of reasons. In Athens, there are thoughts about... is far too small a power to carry out such dangerous operations in these conditions. However, critics
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Newsletter 433 - 13/09/2024
PoliticsShaky opposition at critical juncture as PM banks on stabilityA dramatic turn of events at SYRIZA, where Stefanos Kasselakis was ousted as leader, overshadowed the policies unveiled... and 2025. It is a far cry from the past few years, when the government was pledging among the most
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Mitsotakis sets off barrage of legislation to shake off introspection
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing a couple of days of dramatic developments, the spirits appear to have calmed somewhat... far, marking a clear contrast with the shambolic goings-on at SYRIZA. However, with the prize now
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PM's latest reshuffle off to bumpy start with first day resignation
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the socialists. However, this figure is down by 7 points compared to December. Far left Course... to the top of the political agenda. The flipside of this is the dramatic drop in those who are considering
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Newsletter 468 - 27/06/2025
, dropped slightly to 12%, and the far-left Course of Freedom slipped to 8.5%. Support...%. The most dramatic decline came from SYRIZA, whose backing collapsed from 4.6% to just 2.9%, falling behind
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Firefighting capabilities beefed up as blazes and water shortages weigh on government
PoliticsGreek Politicshalf of the damage inflicted so far this year. In his comments on Friday, Mitsotakis acknowledged... over the OPEKEPE farming subsidy scandal, Mitsotakis knows that a less dramatic firefighting season
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Government hopes new affordable homes bill can help alleviate housing pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsthousands of properties were snapped up by foreign investors, often at prices far beyond what locals... shows a dramatic collapse in homeownership, which plummeted from 84.6% in 2005 to 69.7% in 2024
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