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Newsletter 207 -24/05/2019
into Sunday’s European Parliament elections a strong favourite to emerge with a convincing win over.... If its results are excluded from the picture, the other opinion polls put the difference between...) than the opposition. SYRIZA is hoping that it will be able to match or get close to the 26.5 percent
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Newsletter 6 - 5/12/2014
is the involvement of the International Monetary Fund in the ECCL. There are strong indications... MPs rather than the identity of the coalition’s presidential candidate. However, if things do..., is for the same dilemma (troika deal or fresh negotiations under a new government) to be put to Greek voters
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Mitsotakis eyes multiple benefits after nominating top judge to be first female president
PoliticsGreek Politicsto achieve as part of his effort to appear more of a unifying force than some of his predecessors... that the opposition party will probably shift its stance and back Sakellaropoulou. Given that SYRIZA put her forward to lead the Council of State a few years ago, it would have to put forward a convincing
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Mitsotakis faces first open challenge from within party as Samaras opposes line on Turkey
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/11/26/samaras_1000_myrto_2611-medium.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe talks as a chance to put issues it is interested in on the agenda, rather than focussing just... of exploratory talks would also put a stop to any discussions at EU level about sanctions against Turkey, thereby... put forward ever since Mitsotakis took control of ND, which is that he has been forced to pander
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Complaints harden as govt lays out content of labour bill
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe bill containing the contentious labour reforms put forward by the centre-right government has been put to public consultation amid an already-strong backlash from opposition parties and unions... into doing more overtime and put greater emphasis on firm-level agreements. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras
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Tempe-related tension, cost of living continue to dog government
PoliticsGreek Politics, public support remains strong. As one member put it to Kathimerini: “It’s not so much our flower pots... to be exhumed for further forensic tests. Ruci’s protest put the government in an uncomfortable position... Ministry being put in charge of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. They argue that it is a public space
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Newsletter 246 -03/04/2020
if the companies concerned are prompt payers. Additionally, the government will put up 1 billion euros... to enjoy strong support for the way it is handling the coronavirus crisis. An opinion poll... from more than 50 percent of the supporters of all opposition parties, apart from the Communist Party
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An unsettling role-reversal for Greece and Germany
Agoraloses a strong advocate within Germany for debt relief, although the SPD’s effectiveness in shaping... Grexit as an option during the campaign, made a strong return to frontline German politics. The 12.6... dropped to 280,000. It was less than 61,000 in the first four months of this year. Germany, however
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Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
SocietyAlexis Tsipras put it in his arguments before Parliament, “more democracy, the creation of academic... presented by Mitsotakis harks back in part to the Diamantopoulou reforms, with a strong emphasis.... The committee’s report noted that despite spending more per student than any country in Europe
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Mati fire investigation puts spotlight on authorities and government
PoliticsGreek Politics, though, have put the spotlight on the government’s handling of the situation and the inability... rather than fallen further behind. It is, therefore, doubtful whether the prosecutors’ investigation... that this was a positive step. The competition for younger voters will be strong given that SYRIZA has
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