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Govt's management of Covid-19 response challenged again after latest measures, PM’s trip
PoliticsGreek Politicsrestrictions were being considered to counter the latest increase in Covid-19 cases and the appearance... advising the government on its Covid-19 policy met, as always, on Friday to come up with its latest... of tackling the latest challenges presented by the coronavirus, but also the pressure that the Greek
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that Athens would take into account the European Union’s position on the policy of selling arms... Nea newspaper over the weekend, showed PASOK and Potami gaining a combined 14 percent of the vote... by 0.7 pct in Sept Upward revision for August means that latest figure is the first negative reading
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Latest lockdown tweaks prompt opposition backlash
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest Covid-19 figures shocked the Greek government into announcing a series of changes... are unimpressed with the latest response to the pandemic, calling for the government to take stronger... public. A second reason, cited in a report by Kathimerini newspaper, was reluctance to shut down any
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Govt rebuffs uncomfortable reports on money laundering, unpaid contributions
PoliticsGreek Politics, which it is expecting the newspaper to publish. The article prompted a backlash from some... and commentaries while it was in power. The most extreme example of the latest backlash came from New... the newspaper wrote something complimentary about Tsipras and SYRIZA and all the times it was critical
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Mitsotakis shifts focus to tax plan, investment, law and order
PoliticsGreek Politicsstressed that the government has tightened up the asylum procedure with the latest legislative change..., the focus has been on the latest tax bill unveiled by the government last week. Mitsotakis appeared... of the government’s law and order approach. Xi visit On the issue of jobs and investment, the government is looking
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Tsipras prepares for first visit to Turkey with refugee crisis in focus
PoliticsForeign PolicyFor some time now, Athens and Ankara have been seeking ways to make a visit to Turkey by Greek... him to watch the match between Turkey and Greece and then to have a meeting. The two day visit... official to visit Turkey following the recent general elections, even though the new government has
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Greece prepares for Erdogan visit, limits extent of Sharia law
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is expected to visit Athens on December 7-8, according... issues remain to be settled ahead of his likely visit. Sources close to the Greek President, Prokopis... not yet been resolved is whether Erdogan will visit Greece’s Muslim minority in Western Thrace. Prime
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Speculation about snap polls after summer revived by PM's US trip
PoliticsGreek Politicssources briefing local journalists in the wake of the US visit about snap polls being in the PM’s mind... tenure and not such a great deviation from the norm. Pros and cons The incentives for Mitsotakis
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PM strikes public diplomacy coup with Zelensky visit, faces criticism over wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicsto control the latest outbreaks of wildfires across the country. On Monday, a meeting of eleven leaders..., however, both the summit and the Zelensky visit constituted steps in the wrong direction for national... pursuing Mitsotakis and his government over the handling of the latest wave of major wildfires, the second
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Latest polls add to uncertainty ahead of Sunday's elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe unpredictability of Sunday’s elections has been underlined by the latest opinion polls to be published this week, which give a mixed picture about what to expect on September 20. A University... with a lead of half a point. A Prorata poll for Efimerida ton Syntakton newspaper still shows SYRIZA
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