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Big two parties strengthen grip on voters, but dominance remains elusive
PoliticsGreek Politicson behalf of ANT1 TV, which gives ND an 8.7 pct lead with 32.8 pct versus SYRIZA’s 24.1 pct. ND has picked up 0.8 pct since late August, and SYRIZA has gained 0.6 pct, while PASOK shed 0.9 pct to go from... retains some of the boost it gained with the election of Androulakis in December 2021, but has
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Government seizes crisis moment to boost investment in energy infrastructure
PoliticsGreek Politicsinvestments by domestic players have been given the go-ahead, while a new gas pipeline to Bulgaria has... supply, and has lately been taking delivery of LNG from the terminal of Revithoussa via the Greek gas.... Gastrade has also lodged an application for a second FSRU offshore Thrace with a completion date of 2025
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PM heads north to rally voters ahead of tough winter
PoliticsGreek Politicsby Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki International Fair. The centre-right party has made it a priority since late... the financial assistance that has been on offer to households and businesses, Greeks still pay...) on the energy market in Europe has been highlighted by the local media, and picked up by opposition
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Scandals chip away at ND's lead as SYRIZA tries to cut through on surveillance issue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s lead over SYRIZA has declined noticeably over the last few weeks, according.... In contrast, backing for SYRIZA has edged up to 23 pct from 22.7 pct. According to MRB, this is the left-wing party’s highest score for more than a year, although the increase in support has been very
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Opposition keeps pressure on Mitsotakis as surveillance issue sends ripples through ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe majority on the committee, which has made it hard for the minority parties to influence the agenda... party secretary, has submitted a lawsuit against those responsible for targeting her with Predator... and business world, Vangelis Marinakis, has made many nervous about Mitsotakis’s prospects heading towards
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Newsletter 359 - 18/11/2022
suggested that concern has been expressed in foreign capitals about the possibility of Dendias being... Democracy has been advancing the theory that private operatives, even possibly foreign intelligence services... that has been aimed in its direction, the government unveiled on Tuesday a draft law aimed at protecting
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Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe diplomatic incident that took place last Thursday morning at Tripoli airport has stoked a new... energy exploration deal with Ankara based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum, which Greece has... government has expired, and it cannot legitimately sign international agreements that are binding
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Pension rises approved as public opinion teeters ahead of election year
PoliticsGreek PoliticsYet another poll published this week has shown some erosion in the support for New Democracy... for Mega TV indicated that support for ND has dropped by half a percentage point since last month, decreasing to 28.9 pct. SYRIZA’s backing has edged up from 20.7 to 20.9, while PASOK has dipped from 11.9
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Government determined to push through hospital reforms in pre-election legislative sprint
PoliticsGreek Politicswith an average 10 pct pay increase for hospital doctors. The reaction from doctors’ representatives has... The largest opposition party, SYRIZA, has already announced that it will be voting against... of its term, the emphasis has been placed by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on delivering the party’s key
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PM turns on PASOK, sees opportunity to revive dwindling support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Qatargate scandal involving Greek centre-left MEP Eva Kaili has presented New Democracy... for the conservatives slipping. PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has tried to disown Kaili since she was arrested... blowback from the affair. This has led to a string of government officials denying any links between
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