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Androulakis positions PASOK as alternative to leading parties against phonetapping backdrop
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the context of testimony, and the extent to which the proceedings themselves are subject to secrecy laws... the parliament’s expert advisory committee. Despite attempts to maintain the secrecy of the proceedings
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SYRIZA and ND square up on cost-of-living crisis as government attempts to draw line under surveillance
PoliticsGreek Politicswound up its proceedings on Thursday with the delivery of a classified report which failed to shed... by accusing the government of a cover-up, with Communist Party KKE describing the proceedings
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Government's proposals for draconian sentencing deemed unenforceable by opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsviolence and faster judicial proceedings. The New Democracy government claims the changes are necessary... for an escalation. SYRIZA conference The proceedings of the SYRIZA party conference kick off on Thursday evening
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Goalposts shift as European elections near and SYRIZA cements lead
PoliticsGreek Politicscoincide with the second round of the local vote, rather than the first. This move carries great... in the European Parliament will be shared out more widely among the parties than they have been..., will gain these sorts of percentages in May and that the seats will be shared out among more than four
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How snap elections in Greece fit into Samaras's strategy
Agoraof SYRIZA, Independent Greeks and Democratic Left, to discuss an agreed solution was less than his role... employees. A few days before Christmas, Parliament passed a government amendment to rehire more than... the leftist party is doing anything more than paying lip service to the idea of breaking
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Why Greece’s ‘also ran’ parties are crucial
Agoramillion votes, or some 19 percent of the total. Taken together, that made them more successful than New... of them who could afford to run again took 368,277 votes, or almost 6 percent. That was more than the communist KKE received and just less than Democratic Left, which won 17 seats. This time round
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Pension reform a precarious battleground for Tsipras and Mitsotakis
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister. If it is seen as fairer than the government’s, Mitsotakis stands to gain but if voters regard it as being even tougher than the one on the table now and closer to what the quadriga of lenders... in power. He also urged the merging of pension funds into three organisations, rather than one
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Coalition seeks to quash concerns about complications with Hellenikon development
PoliticsGreek Politicsargued that the 915-million-euro winning bid was much less than the state should have secured... until 2018, four years earlier than the initial agreement, Lamda will invest 8 billion euros, rather than original 6 billion, 80 percent of those investments will be implemented within 12 years instead
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The conundrum of Greek olive oil exports
EconomyFeaturesof Greek olive oil is exported to Europe, rather than new markets like India, China or America. Crucially... - rather than export bulk olive oil at wholesale prices, Greece should process its product, package... per cent higher than 2014).” Their report highlights that a more vertically integrated production
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Coalition's role in freight terminal contract, public broadcaster under attack
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeen changed after it was launched and argued that a higher rental price more than made up... into a modern, impartial broadcaster rather than a government mouthpiece but its efforts have largely... not been able to convince voters that it has better intentions and better ability than its political
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