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Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politics. Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who has threatened to pull his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party out... after being beaten in the European votes, which is a strong deterrent factor for the SYRIZA leader.
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Encouragement for Tsipras ahead of key vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsvote to reach 151 out of the 300 lawmakers. It is unlikely that he would have any problems finding... Greeks (ANEL) will oppose the pact with Skopje (possibly bar one or two of the nationalist party’s... the government fails. During a visit to Cyprus ahead of Christmas, Defence Minister and ANEL leader
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Agreement on third bailout with revised fiscal and macro targets, host of prior actions
EconomyProgrammein the excise on diesel oil for farmers, tightening the definition of what constitutes a farmer and better... of the privatization plan undertaken by the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF). Announcement of binding... Mechanism to release funding before August 20, when Greece has to meet the maturity of a 3.2-billion-euro
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Government concludes Tempe inquiry, turns attention to Thessaly reconstruction
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis indicated that he is seeking feedback from local officials and farmer before any plan... own findings from Parliament’s Tempe train crash inquiry as the government tries to move attention... that the issue will now attract less attention, the inquiry’s findings will be debated in Parliament’s
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Newsletter 463 - 23/05/2025
granted to individuals falsely claiming farmer status between 2019 and 2022. The investigation escalated... from the media spotlight. Marc’s latest findings indicate support for Course of Freedom has dipped
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Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a general effort to improve public services. They face an uphill struggle, however, as farmer’s demands... to save. The findings of the Interview poll paint a similar picture, with 44 pct saying they just
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Newsletter 187 -14/12/2018
coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), repeated his threat on Thursday to quit from the cabinet.... An emergency meeting of ANEL’s parliamentary group (seven MPs) was held on Tuesday to discuss..., was that ANEL will not vote for the agreement and that the party’s ministers would withdraw from
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Mitsotakis picks way through Feb challenges with support for farmers, fixity on universities
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe honeymoon period for New Democracy’s second term appears to be over, with PM Kyriakos juggling a variety of challenges ranging from farmer and student protests to discontent within his own party... and improve funding for state institutions. Government sources have argued that the protesters
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PM sparks speculation with Theodorakis talks as centre-left gears up for congress
PoliticsGreek Politics(ANEL), on its toes. Potami has indicated it is willing to support Tsipras if a solution for the Macedonia issue is reached, whereas ANEL leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos has distanced himself... friction between the Potami leader and Gennimata but also shows that Tsipras is open to finding common
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Coalition struggles to contend with fallout from football crisis
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is finding it difficult to put the incident involving PAOK chairman Ivan Savvidis... responded strongly to two MPs representing SYRIZA’s coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), who... comments made by Defence Minister and ANEL leader Panos Kammenos in which he suggested that two Greek
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