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Tussle over labour reforms shaping up as spark for broader political battle
PoliticsGreek Politicsdivisions and show whether New Democracy has a progressive vision for Greece’s future are the issues... and that the Mitsotakis administration has not understood that the climate crisis, pandemic and civil rights movements... across is that opinion polls have consistently shown that the Greek public has little appetite to hear
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Ryanair flight interference casts shadow as FM prepares to meet Russia's Lavrov
PoliticsForeign Policy. Moscow has indicated that the position of both countries is to search for solutions on several... has a very clear position on the latter issue. Russia’s Foreign Ministry has repeatedly stressed that “every state has its sovereign right to define the breadth of its territorial sea up to 12 nautical
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PM riles SYRIZA with remarks on EU anniversary
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has held up this moment as proof of its pro-European, modernising credentials even if the party has at times failed to live up to these ideals. It was no surprise, therefore, that Mitsotakis... has gained hardly any traction since losing the elections almost two years ago. It is true, though
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Government mulls policing shake-up in response to violent crime incidents
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has come under increasing political pressure because of the latest incidents... of the administration’s “law and order” policies, which the opposition claims he has failed to deliver... criminals on the streets. In response, the government has sought to draw a distinction between the apparent
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Left pulls together against ND's labour reform bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Greece's largest unions and all the parties of the left. Opposition SYRIZA has pledged to fight.... The government has already made several changes to the draft legislation regarding redundancy.... SYRIZA in particular has invested a lot in fighting the bill, which it sees as an opportunity
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Government under fire for supporting controversial fertility conference
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA state-sponsored conference on female fertility has caused embarrassment at the highest level... Voridis and Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis who has previously supported pro-life campaigns... challenge has long been an area of concern in economic and policy circles, its emergence
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Govt talks up benefits of pension reform as Delta variant concern grows
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has launched its attempt to win the public relations battle over the next major... of a 44-year-old woman on Crete after her vaccination, the uptake has slowed significantly. The head... was initially put on Britain’s “green list”. However, the Greek government has openly courted the UK
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Measures set for a comeback as Covid cases climb
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Skai 100.3 on Thursday. He said the economy has finite capabilities, and it could not sustain another..., however there has been a marked deterioration in the number of positive responses to public safety, which is down by 17.4 percentage points and healthcare, which has lost 14.3 percentage points. Border
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Flagship pension reform hits snag over transition cost
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has hit a stumbling block over its flagship pension reform because of concerns among... this cost at 48 to 76 billion euros. This amount has caused concern among European officials... back to the drawing board and, as a result, has delayed the tabling of the bill in Parliament’s full
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Athens waits to be convinced of Ankara's willingness to talk
PoliticsForeign Policyof maritime law. Turkey believes that the agreements Greece has been able to sign with Italy and Egypt prove... open the northern and southern part of the Ionian Sea. Greece has already agreed with Albania... of the sea, which Turkey does not recognise. Dendias It seems that for the time being trust has not been
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