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Overseas ballots in spotlight as govt accelerates voter enrolment campaign
PoliticsGreek Politicswas previously involved with the far-right, to the post of Interior Minister. The move has been...The subject of the overseas vote has emerged once again as a hot topic in Greece, after recent... 150,000. An electronic registration platform for applicants has already been launched
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Confusion over retail reopening puts govt on defensive
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government explained it was acting on the advice of the scientific committee that has been... traders to receive between 1,000 and 4,000 euros in grants. This series of events has triggered criticism... handling of the pandemic and the array of problems it has created. This significant erosion of faith in ND
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PM cautious about extending compulsory vaccinations
PoliticsGreek Politics. As Greece moves closer to the peak of the summer holidays, the daily rate of vaccination has visibly slowed and there has been a drop off in the number of appointments being booked for first jabs. The government has tried to address this hesitancy by making it compulsory for healthcare workers to get
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Fallout from Ukraine war being fed into calculations about next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsnoted that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has repeatedly said that he wants to remain in office... with difficulty should want to punish the government regardless of whether it has performed exceptionally...). This is a scenario that has been circulating for several weeks in political and media circles in Athens
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SYRIZA, PASOK leaders prepare responses to stark choice presented by PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsbanning such boilers from 2025 onwards. SYRIZA has also picked up on a comment made by Deputy... into the phonetapping scandal. The ruling centre-right party has a majority on the panel and has... prominently as he attempts to paint a picture of a government that has disregard for Greece’s institutions
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PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come
PoliticsGreek Politicsever closer on the horizon. In what has become a pattern of surprise announcements, an earlier-than... season when it will benefit large numbers of workers. The government messaging has also left open... investigations. The Evros islet story was perhaps the highest-profile instance in which the government has
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Newsletter 369 - 10/02/2023
taking part in the contest, while also promoting the work New Democracy has done to improve Greece’s... trust Mitsotakis most on defence matters and largely believe the government has done a good job in addressing these issues, particularly through the agreements it has signed with France and the USA. So
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Athens assesses new Turkish government, potential impact on imminent drive for fresh talks
PoliticsForeign Policy. Yasar Guler, who until recently was the head of the Turkish Armed Forces has never had any contact... diplomatic advisor and now head of the MIT has been in direct contact with Greek PM’s diplomatic advisors... abandon its policies. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, vying for a second term as Greek PM, has repeatedly said
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Attention turns to next government as Mitsotakis holds convincing lead over rivals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNikos Dendias. There has been speculation that he will be offered the Defence Ministry or the role of parliamentary speaker but neither has been confirmed. Ex-Labour Minister Kostis Hatzidakis is one... to be transferred to the Finance Ministry, which also has oversight of the RRF package. Mitsotakis has
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Candidates start lining up for imminent SYRIZA leadership ballot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPavlos Polakis, who failed to hold his seat in the elections. There has been speculation that former... there is not complete unity in SYRIZA about her candidacy and there has even been speculation about a split in the party if she is elected. However, the ex-minister has been reaching out to other key figures
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