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  1. France and Greece upgrade defence pact as regional and political risks loom

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    reaffirmation of a bilateral relationship that has evolved into one of increasing strategic depth.... There has been a notable procedural update to the 2021 Strategic Partnership Agreement: it will now... rights, and Tripoli has provoked strong reactions in Athens by signing a deal with Turkey in 2019

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  2. Consensus, conviction and the anti-racism bill

    Agora

    then, it seems like light years away. Samaras has since had to shed many of his convictions, going from..., rabble-rousing language he has used about migrants, such as calling for city centers to be “reclaimed... that moved with lightning speed – like it has for nothing else – to repeal the law granting second

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  3. Polls show Golden Dawn support dropping after murder, New Democracy profiting most

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Democracy appearing to be the party that has profited most. An Alco survey for the Newsit website... said they’d back other parties. The poll also confirms that the government has aligned itself... are “not within the boundaries of democracy.” Almost seven in 10 said the group has a Nazi ideology

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  4. Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    -terrorism matters, late on Wednesday. Over the last three years there has been speculation, mostly from foreign media, about a coup taking place in Greece but there has never been any convincing evidence... government last year. Defense spending has also been cut substantially. However, it is a big leap to go

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  5. If Golden Dawn MPs quit Parliament, would Greece go to elections? It's complicated

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    supporters has prompted speculation that the neofascist party might try to get even with the mainstream parties. It has been suggested that this could lead the party’s 18 MPs to resign en masse, creating confusion in Parliament and possibly trigger national elections. This version of events has been

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  6. Submarine deal resurfaces, threatening new political divisions

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    and is threatening to cause a rift between the two parties within the coalition. SYRIZA has declared its intention... Venizelos, signed it in his capacity as Defence Minister at the time. Venizelos has been in SYRIZA’s... to give their approval. This means SYRIZA, which has 72 lawmakers, will need support from other

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  7. Greece trying to lay 'phantom' pensions to rest
    Photo by Harry van Versendaal

    Society

    the government to correct these mistakes. The census process has been part of wider effort... to their nearest government office. Undoubtedly, the main benefits of conducting these censuses has been to stamp... has begun, although it promises to be a lengthy one due to the backlog of cases in Greek courts

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  8. Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has come up with a surprising proposal to give hope to young Greeks... Evangelos Venizelos has no charges to answer in relation to allegations about his role in a 2010.... Greece still has low Internet penetration and broadband speeds so there is definitely room

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  9. Scars for coalition, questions for SYRIZA after confidence vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    to the coalition, which has seen 10 lawmakers leave its ranks since the June 2012 elections. Tzakri... embarrassment for PASOK leader Evangelos Venizelos. His party has now lost six MPs since the elections. Given... minister. SYRIZA has said it will ask for a parliamentary investigation into the agreement

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  10. With troika OK pending, 2014 budget sees primary surplus at 1.6 pct of GDP
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    fulfilled. Nevertheless, since the budget has yet to be rubber stamped by the troika, the next critical... the gradual increase in tax compliance and we understand that the final figure has to be agreed... last visit to Athens: “Good progress has been made, but a few issues remain outstanding following

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