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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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OECD report underlines sobering reality of economic recovery
EconomyMacroeconomyat the Paris-based think-tank a few days ago. The report has limitations as the latest available data... the 2010 levels, highlighting that no ground has been recovered since the debt crisis as an already..., since 2019 the Mitsotakis government has managed to steady the ship, assisted by the rebound
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Syria developments dominate as Athens steps up diplomatic exchanges
PoliticsForeign Policyprovoke a new wave of refugees. As a result, over the last couple of months Greece has been part... in July, but Athens has rejected this claim and says that such activities require only Greek consent... to the standards of the world’s premier military alliance. Cyprus’s vision of joining NATO has prompted
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Athens ponders Syria shake-up with particular focus on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyto a new wave of refugees. Greece, along with other EU member states, has decided to suspend asylum... on the EU’s anti-terrorism sanctions list as an affiliate of Al-Qaeda. That freezes any assets it has... of the Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf. Gerapetritis has called the issue a “fundamental
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PASOK takes aim at ND with barrage of economic initiatives as PM focusses on party unity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has started the year on the front foot with the first of a series... appears determined to keep up the pressure on the government, a strategy which has delivered... which the social democrats consider their turf. Androulakis has also signalled that PASOK
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Mitsotakis gets policy ball rolling as clues sought for decision on next president
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport. A figure whose name has been repeatedly linked with the position of president is Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras, who has roots in the centre-left but also served as finance minister....” There has been much debate over the last few days about Simitis’s legacy, but Androulakis praised
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