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Athens fears Middle East instability, joins others to push for change in EU's Syria policy
PoliticsForeign PolicyMinister Alexandra Papadopoulou. EU’s policy in Syria Amid this uncertainty, Greece has recently been part... Council approved the European strategy towards Syria, which has since been revised multiple times... principles. For the Greek side, one other issue of particular interest is humanitarian aid, which has
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Opposition demands scrutiny of surveillance verdict by Parliament
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKonstantopoulou, has the support of social democrats PASOK, Communist Party KKE and New Left, comprising... that “the examination of the scandal was of the highest importance”. The government has already signalled... to resign over the surveillance affair. The acquittal has led to questions being raised about
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Housing tops government plans for policy reset in autumn
PoliticsGreek Politicsgeneral elections and since then the government has been trying to come up with a formula.... The fiscal space available over the last few years has meant that the PM has always been able to use handouts as a fallback position when it has been clear that other policies are failing and public
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New bout of turmoil in SYRIZA provides PM with breathing space
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis month. As has become customary for him, Kasselakis responded to this latest internal strife by taking..., and has been since the departure of previous leader Alexis Tsipras last summer. As per normal, there has been no political polling over the last few weeks but rumours have surfaced in the Greek
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PASOK leadership debate highlights tensions as SYRIZA unites briefly for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAndroulakis has been suggesting. This was a theme that reemerged several times during the debate.... This has been a strong theme of Androulakis’s leadership since it was revealed that he was subjected... a realistic vision, honesty and persistence. Tsipras has refrained from making public pronouncements
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Androulakis reaffirmed as PASOK leader, ending talk of centre-left alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNikos Androulakis has held on to the leadership of PASOK after a comfortable victory over... that Androulakis wants to maintain PASOK’s independence and grow the party based on what it has to offer... that the congress has the authority to overrule the committee, while others argue that Saturday’s decision
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Mitsotakis hits back at criticism from far right
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the political spectrum, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has responded to complaints about his... the support for far-right parties has risen to a total of 15-20 pct, means that the government is on guard. This has prompted the tactic for officials to respond head-on to criticism from ND’s right
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PM puts tax cuts front and centre in bid to win back voters
PoliticsGreek Politicshas already put to public consultation a bill that seeks to implement the tax relief measures... than expected. New Democracy has repeatedly rejected calls from the opposition parties to reduce... elections this summer. An amendment has been added to the Finance Ministry bill currently under public
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Trump win emboldens Mitsotakis critics as Athens ponders implications of surprise result
PoliticsGreek Politicssocially liberal agenda has drawn the focus away from tackling the cost of living and cracking down... the surprise result of the US elections is expected to dominate the agenda. The PM has been..., Mitsotakis has already expressed the hope publicly that the EU will seize the opportunity to “grow up
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SYRIZA suffers new split as Kasselakis storms off to form own party
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe turmoil that SYRIZA has experienced since its poor performance in the national elections..., he rarely gave the impression that he has a clear political identity or that his ideas stem from... Greeks (ANEL), SYRIZA has splintered several times, leading to the creation of four new parties
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