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Newsletter 166 -15/06/2018
settle a diplomatic dispute that has dragged on for more than a quarter of a century. Under... A diplomatic standoff that’s extended into nearly three decades seemed closer than ever to a solution... with the Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, thereby trying to give an institutional, rather than
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The tie that binds
Agorato see Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras put on a tie, as he had promised to do if he clinched a deal..., unpaid taxes continue to pile up and have passed the 100-billion-euro mark, more than 20 percent... for the interest payments and amortisation of more than 95 billion euros lent to Greece as part
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Govt opts to reopen schools on time, drawing opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsdown if more than half the students contract the virus. If an infection is discovered, the child’s... environment rather than mixing socially if the Christmas holiday is extended. A member of the scientific... also stressed the importance of in-person, rather than remote, learning for children. SYRIZA, though
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Tsipras hits back with own economic pledges, choice for voters to ponder
PoliticsGreek Politicsto continue its work rather than take the risk of allowing SYRIZA, or a SYRIZA-led coalition, back... in basic salaries is scheduled for next year, when it is expected to increase to more than 750 euros, effectively returning to where it was before Greece’s debt crisis began more than a decade ago. Tsipras
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The possible scenarios for avoiding snap elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsindependent and DIMAR MPs put forward such a proposal earlier this month but it was met by stony... Minister Evangelos Venizelos has been noticeably less belligerent than Samaras in his language... and Venizelos to put together a compromise deal. She gave as an example the idea of forming a task force
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Newsletter 210 -07/06/2019
, the emphasis was put on 12 policies that are designed to appeal to mostly middle-class voters, while also... on Monday by SYRIZA are similar to the ones that New Democracy has put forward in recent months... the general elections and that this will lead to a low participation. ND fears that a poor turnout could put
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SYRIZA ponders election footing, slow vaccination rollout rate troubles govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty processes and put together a manifesto so as to be prepared for what they see as a likely... in 2019 has been held in suspended animation by the pandemic, which put on ice key internal processes... by ND would put governing firmly out of its reach. Vaccination programme Monday saw the launch
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Government concludes Tempe inquiry, turns attention to Thessaly reconstruction
PoliticsGreek Politics, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with farmers to discuss the plan that is being put together..., as Mitsotakis referred to it, was put together by Dutch firm HVA International, which was invited to assess... is put into action. HVA’s study and proposals will be used as roadmap, he said. The government is hoping
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Dead fish in Volos cause big political stink
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMore than 100 tons of dead fish that washed up off the port city of Volos in central Greece... Daniel, as well as criticism locally of the central government’s response. Kouretas was put forward... up in the bay. Although Volos port has been put up for privatisation, the damage caused by last year
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Newsletter 382 - 26/05/2023
. The left-wing party’s support plummeted to 20 pct, 11 points lower than in 2019 and some 10 points lower than many opinion polls had indicated. The result means that virtually the only thing standing... of the vote on Sunday, which was around 3.5 points more than in 2019 and its highest electoral score
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