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Government dampens expectations for handouts in PM's speech
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the momentum generated by New Democracy’s strong showing during this summer’s two electoral encounters has dissipated over the last few weeks due to a series of problems to which the state has responded poorly... to receive a benefit of 200-300 euros. There has also been talk of a so-called “inflation cheque” to help
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ND keeps eye on upcoming local elections amid ongoing complaints about wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicssector. In the meantime, though, the PM also has one eye on the local elections coming up on October... forest fire, which has burned more than 800 square kilometres, making it the largest wildfire recorded... Efi Achtsioglou has taken an unexpected turn after US-based businessman Stefanos Kasselakis announced
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Storm impact and ferry death engulf political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicshas provoked widespread outrage, prompted a reaction from across the political spectrum. Shipping... “the whole system would be talking about an ‘accident’ today.” “Value has to be restored to life... that own them. Health and safety at work is an issue that SYRIZA has had high on its political agenda
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Floods force Mitsotakis to postpone policy speech amid political fallout from ferry death
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe unfolding disaster caused by Storm Daniel has forced Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to call... a rethink. Instead, Mitsotakis is expected to spend the weekend visiting central Greece, which has... region on Friday to assess the damage from what has been officially described as the worst wildfire
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Cabinet reshuffle rumoured as scale of flood reconstruction task begins to dawn
PoliticsGreek Politics. It is now believed that much of that production has been wiped out, and the effects will be felt... Greece for failure to update the national flood risk management plan. The issue has also been... has also tabled a question calling on the government to account for the recent request to remove flood
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Under-fire PM pledges civil defence improvements following summer of destruction
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to address the weaknesses exposed by the state... introduced to help cover the cost of the recovery effort in Thessaly. The government has chosen... banking association has offered 50 million euros. Greece has also earmarked 2.25 billion euros of EU
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek Politicscrisis. Kasselakis, on the other hand, has been praised for the positive tone of his statements and his... features of Kasselakis’s campaign has been its aspirational tenor, setting the candidate up against... create a certain challenge for Mitsotakis who has hitherto leaned heavily on his foreign-gained
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Tension builds in SYRIZA leadership race as govt moves ahead with wage maturities
PoliticsGreek Politicspersonal economic success, Kasselakis has presented himself as an anti-systemic candidate. In his public statements, he has criticised the judiciary, media and big business, among others. Kasselakis... will be within touching distance of a shock victory on Sunday. Third-placed Euclid Tsakalotos has made
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Government paves way for major U-turn on migration as opposition warns of interference in regulators
PoliticsGreek Politicsto official figures presented by the minister, the number of legal immigrants in Greece has dropped... 180,000 agricultural labourers on an annual basis. The construction sector has also been complaining about... in the country is a new one and contradicts the hardline stance on migration which has been a key tenet
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Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023
during September, which has affected thousands of homes and businesses. However, Agorastos... of the campaign. His victory also has a high symbolic value as Bakoyannis is Mitsotakis’s nephew... the national vote in 2027. There has been a sense that the government has rested on its laurels since its
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