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Latest Novartis clash signals deeper battle over role of judiciary
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Novartis affair has resurfaced to disrupt the relative calm in Greek party politics, with New... the course of justice. The latest flare-up has been triggered by the request from the parliamentary... Evangelos Venizelos and Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras. More recently, SYRIZA has focussed
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Newsletter 240 -21/02/2020
of attempted cover-ups and efforts to interfere with the course of justice. The latest flare-up has been... long called for the identity of the whistle-blowers to be made public. SYRIZA has focussed on the new... of euros for overpriced drugs. The affair has turned into a two-pronged battle over the effort
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Tsipras challenges Mitsotakis as probe into scandal rekindles rivalry
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has challenged Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to take him... is not totally united over how to deal with the matter. There has been much speculation in the local... been issued following demands made by the parliamentary committee, where ND has a majority. In the end
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Greece holds Western Balkan meeting to reaffirm support for neighbours' EU prospects
PoliticsForeign Policyin the Eastern Mediterranean over the last couple of months. Growing tension with Turkey has dictated... there is a danger that Athens has not been able to give due attention to other issues on the foreign policy front... with countries that lack progress on reform.” The proposal has covered many of France's reservations. Macron
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Athens on diplomatic drive to secure support over migration flare-up
PoliticsForeign Policy(KYSEA) on Sunday, one of which has already triggered a reaction from the United Nations. Athens has... Parliament.” Based on this article, the Greek government has decided to not accept for a month any asylum.... Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Dendias has been trying to explain to his counterparts the situation
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Broad consensus on border action holds, but concerns emerge over use of force and press intimidation
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a position statement issued on Wednesday, however the move has caused disquiet among the progressive wing of the party. Since the eruption of the crisis at the Evros border there has been very... has cast doubt on the Greek government’s account of some events at the border. While the government
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Govt steps up policy response, hoping to impede Coronavirus
PoliticsGreek Politicshas yet died. Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias announced on Tuesday that schools and universities... in slowing the virus’s progress in some places, like Hong Kong, has not been widely discussed in Greece..., but the opinions of qualified experts are marginalised. The church’s stance has led to calls from
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PM makes slowing spread of coronavirus his main goal
PoliticsGreek Politicsa period as possible, thereby avoiding the kind of outbreak that has overwhelmed public health... the government has already taken in this direction, such as closing schools and offering parents... that it is safe for worshippers to take part. Mitsotakis told viewers that he has felt the need to call
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Wages index down by 0.1 pct in Q4 2019
EconomyMacroeconomy(ELSTAT) figures revealed on Thursday. The annual index has remained negative for two consecutive... quarter, the index has been above the 100-point mark since Q1 of 2017, equal to 11 consecutive quarters. It has also stayed above the 105-point mark for six consecutive quarters. The index’s record high
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Athens on lookout as Ankara ramps up rhetoric and activity
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece feels that over the last few days there has been a notable increase in Turkey aggressiveness... to have forgotten that the European Court of Human Rights has found multiple violations by Greece in this regard,” Aksoy noted. Ankara clearly has no intention of using diplomatic rhetoric during
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