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Mitsotakis heads to Berlin as Athens looks for more EU support on migration
PoliticsForeign Policytangible assistance from the European Union. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is to meet with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday and he is expected to put three issues on the table.... Together they agreed to put in place a process to ensure the protection and care of some of Europe’s
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Newsletter 329 - 25/02/2022
itself fully with the European Union and NATO positions. The Ukraine crisis, though, also put.... Nevertheless, the latest developments appear to have put the idea of targeted and temporary reductions... from. A report in Sunday’s To Vima suggested that the European Commission rejected proposals from
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Newsletter 357 - 04/11/2022
hoped had been put to bed following the inconclusive parliamentary inquiry into the bugging of PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis. The week ended with the visit of MEPs from the European Parliament’s... picked up on the latest allegations and tried to put PM Mitsotakis under new pressure by raising
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ND prepares for opinion poll hit after crash protests, shaky communications
PoliticsGreek Politicsevident success. A press conference given as the marchers were gathering by the minister put in charge... by government-friendly media which blames the station manager for the crash. Almost half put the blame... the European Parliament’s Civil Liberties Committee. A series of protest marches took place in dozens
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Mitsotakis pushes for broad consensus after surprise announcement on postal vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government had put together a workable proposal and would be seeking the support of opposition... and lead to misleadingly high abstention figures in elections, and therefore a process will be put...Postal voting could be introduced for the European Parliament elections in June, according
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Foreign policy tops political agenda as relations with Greece's neighbours come under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment was put on the spot on Sunday when the newly elected president of North Macedonia, Gordana.... Instead, it wants to put the focus on Mitsotakis’s reluctance to engage with the pact and portray him... pointed to statements already issued by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen
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Newsletter 429 - 28/06/2024
the party’s constitution, to develop a programme for governing the country, to put together a shadow cabinet, to create a new register of members and to engage in more “activism”, or as he put... Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis tried to rally his party this week after its disappointing European
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PM puts tax cuts front and centre in bid to win back voters
PoliticsGreek Politicshas already put to public consultation a bill that seeks to implement the tax relief measures... and subsequent low polling figures have apparently spurred the PM and his team to put tax cuts front... indirect taxes. Keeping VAT rates high (the top rate of 24 pct is among the highest in the European Union
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Government under fire for failing to block Turkey from EU arms programme
PoliticsGreek Politicsno scope for the exercise of a veto. A statement put out by unnamed Greek diplomatic sources noted... the PM had made progress by airing a demand that should have been put on the table long ago... accused the government of showing slow reflexes in the negotiations with the European partners
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Coalition agrees policy framework: Purpose unclear, impact doubtful
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSixteen months after one-time rivals Antonis Samaras and Evangelos Venizelos put aside..., the policy framework drawn up last year by the three parties put one goal above all others: Renegotiation... these thoughts. “This policy framework also provides the framework for negotiations with our European partners
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