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PM defends stance on North Macedonia dispute amid opposition pressure
PoliticsGreek Politics. At the NATO summit in Washington, Mitsotakis has highlighted Greece’s displeasure with the new... within his domestic environment. Mitsotakis has stated clearly that if Mickoski does not abide... Geroulanos has pledged to open the social democratic party up to other progressive forces if he takes over
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Government hails rule of law progress but open investigations continue to raise questions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe publication of the European Commission’s annual Rule of Law report has been welcomed... Rule of Law report which was published on Wednesday. The report finds that Greece has completed one... has been on the receiving end of criticism for its record on this front from journalists
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Kasselakis ousts controversial MP, intensifying speculation about plans for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has ousted outspoken MP Pavlos Polakis from the leftists... entrepreneur to put more distance between him and Tsipras. Kasselakis has recently generated... to oust Polakis has not gone down well with a section of SYRIZA’s support who felt that the Cretan
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ND blocks parliamentary scrutiny of court’s surveillance decision, ratcheting up political tension
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has blocked a request from all the opposition parties for Parliament to scrutinise... has over the last two years curtailed a parliamentary inquiry, meddled in the work of independent... has taken place and that is why he is being tight-lipped, unlike some of his ministers who have
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Seasonal worries add to pressure on govt as opposition highlights holiday costs, hospital staffing
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been under sustained pressure since the EP elections, while opposition parties have been making.... Mitsotakis’s fondness for setting quantitative targets has been lent some urgency by the growing.... The prime minister has already hinted that the scope for support measures is limited. Having already
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Government facing up to threat from rise of far right parties
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe European Union. He went on to point out that Latinopoulou has aligned herself with Europe’s far..., New Democracy has gradually turned its focus towards the parties to its right, including... dealing with the inflow of migrants falling from 130 to 33. He also noted that Greece has been
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PASOK sees post-leadership election boost as Androulakis unveils shadow cabinet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK has emerged stronger in polls conducted since last week’s leadership election, while rival... significant lead. PASOK has, however, picked up over 2 percentage points to rise to 15.3 pct from... emerges fourth with 8.6 pct, having picked up 0.9 pct, while SYRIZA has slumped from 9.1 pct to 6.5
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Data protection ruling adds to pressure on New Democracy from ranks
PoliticsGreek Politicsto energy prices. The so-called “emailgate” affair has come back to haunt the party, after the data.... The government has been accused of being too timid to allow development on uninhabited islands for fear... markets and electricity prices. A group of around 30 deputies, meanwhile, has been signalling
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SYRIZA leadership settled in first round as Famellos looks to build on rare moment of unity
PoliticsGreek Politics, conceded. In a show of unity that has been rare in the leftist party since last year, when Alexis... a downward spiral that has seen it slipped not only from second position in the polls, but even below third place. The decline has prompted many commentators to wonder whether the leftists can return
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Scope takes Greece a step further into investment grade territory with 'BBB' rating
EconomyMacroeconomyas it granted the first upgrade of the year and is the only agency that has moved Greece’s rating one step... that Greece’s debt ratio has significantly improved, falling from 212.6 pct of GDP in 2020 to an estimated... borrowing costs. The banking system has reduced NPLs from 49.2 pct in 2017 to 6.4 pct by mid-2024
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