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Developments in Novartis probe signal new, bitter phase in pre-election battle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsApril 2011 to May 2012 and has to do with the pricing of four Novartis drugs: Gilenya, Tasigna (150... of bribing politicians, including former health ministers and ex-prime ministers, in order to secure more... are the two parties affected by the case have accused SYRIZA of manufacturing the scandal in order
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Newsletter 35 - 17/07/2015
parliamentary group, which has crossed numerous “red lines” to support unpopular measures in order... of pensioners waiting in the July heat to gain access to a bank branch in order to collect parts... will rush to turn on the lending taps to the real economy in order to maximise available funds from
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Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?
SocietyIn absolute numbers, the recent arrivals are lower by an order of magnitude compared to 2015, when several... reframed migration policy in line with its focus on a “law and order” agenda. One of its first acts... defining it as a public order issue, rather than a citizenship or humanitarian issue. Prior
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Newsletter 28 - 29/05/2015
must be achieved in a very short space of time in order for there to be an agreement. The prospect... authorities, in order to bring them closer to market prices. During the election campaign, SYRIZA had pledged... the second had an even lower outcome, with less than 150 million euros of deposits returning to Greek banks
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Greece targets seat on UN Security Council as North Macedonia row rumbles on
PoliticsForeign Policyat the dialogue table and discuss with sincerity, in order to build mutual trust, within the framework... main aim has been to promote the Greek candidacy in order to secure, during the voting process..." – almost 150 commitments for its support, both formal and informal. But for Athens the main bid
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Tsipras keeps bailout issues in safe hands but fails to inspire with new cabinet
PoliticsGreek Politicsin order to prevent drownings in the Aegean, which will get choppier as the winter sets in. Tsipras chose not to return Yiannis Panousis to his previous role as citizens’ protection (public order) minister... as health minister. His predecessor, Panayiotis Kouroublis, was moved across to the Interior Ministry
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Newsletter 48 - 23/10/2015
any ethical boundaries for his own government If Tsipras is not able to get his own house in order.... If this is the message coming from the top, if Tsipras is not able to get his own house in order... took up a position in the cabinet, first as alternate interior minister and later as labour minister
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Greek relief at EU-Turkey refugee deal but heavy lifting lies ahead
PoliticsForeign Policyof work do straight away in order to set up the process by which refugees will be registered, have... will be provided by the EU, will be needed in order to put the scheme into operation. The EU has also appointed..., which is currently under the auspices of the Interior Ministry, and putting him under someone else’s
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Newsletter 160 -04/05/2018
are to hold them at the same time as the European Parliament elections in late May 2019 in order... of the wider government approach of creating a polarised atmosphere both in order to rally the party... appears to have forced Gennimata’s hand. On Sunday, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis suggested
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Mitsotakis prepares to unveil economic plans, leave imprint ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsif he comes to power, his tax-cut pledges are expected to be relatively modest in order... and law and order. From the same wing of the party, MP Makis Voridis recently suggested that left-wing... agreeing on this ratio with the lenders. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis also said on Thursday
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