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SYRIZA sets out strategy for European vote with eye on general elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSpeculation about the national vote has been overshadowed this week by the parties’ preparations... as undecided and which has mostly centrist characteristics. This move by SYRIZA is also aimed at isolating centre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) which has so far refused to enter into any kind
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Tsipras tempted to ditch snap elections option and hold on until October
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggesting that Tsipras has decided that the government will see out its four-year term, meaning... that Tsipras has informed his closest aides of his decision. The reasons driving the October option.... It should be noted that the government has not yet passed some of the measures that it hopes will help
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Welcome to the club: Greece Joins the 17+1 network
AgoraIn the course of the past decade, China has invested in and provided loan funding for infrastructure projects across Central, Eastern and Southeast Europe. During this period Beijing has also... government repeatedly argued that it now has regained “national sovereignty” and autonomy of decision
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Newsletter 206 -17/05/2019
, catering and energy bills, as well as the payment of what has been termed a 13th pension... the end of the year. The government has moved ahead with a host of voter-friendly measures... that the economic recovery will benefit a wide range of society. “The time has come for the many,” is the party’s
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Top spots in judiciary spark new clash in build-up to snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsare officially called on Monday, but a row has broken out about whether the SYRIZA administration... has protection from the courts in the future. The government reversed this argument and, via spokesman... it is scared of an independent judiciary. He also claimed that the government has a constitutional right
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Mitsotakis vows to push on with tax cuts despite fiscal concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has brushed off concerns that the lack of fiscal space... with some of the tax cuts he has promised. In an interview with Open TV on Thursday morning... corporate tax from the current 28 percent to 20 percent. It has also pledged to implement an across
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Mitsotakis aims to pass key legislation in Sept if ND wins elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsit down to 20 percent) and the first wave of reductions to the ENFIA property tax. Mitsotakis has... directors will be overhauled. Mitsotakis has also pledged to address tertiary education, particularly the so.... The opposition leader has also stated his intent to change the electoral law to avoid the proportional
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Mitsotakis holds inaugural cabinet meeting, lines up first draft legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicswill fall on the key advisers that the New Democracy leader has chosen. There are seven appointments... appointment has a symbolic value because New Democracy views him as one of the political figures... the government’s legislative work. Gerapetris, who was previously an aide to George Papandreou, has been advising
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ND riles opposition with proposed appointment at public broadcaster
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has moved ahead with the removal of the head of the Competition Commission and three board members despite protests from the opposition, which has also attacked New Democracy over its... Georgiadis confirmed on Monday that he has signed the necessary paperwork to end prematurely the tenure
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Mitsotakis brushes off latest strike, opposition sides with protesters
PoliticsGreek Politicsof last week’s strike, as well as the criticism from opposition parties, has been on other aspects... has been particularly vocal in its criticism of the measures, but centre-left KINAL has also... of being “out of touch” with working people. To defend its position, New Democracy has pointed
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