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Seabed surveys for GSI set to pose next test in Greek–Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyNexans, has given the project greater financial, technical and, inevitably, geopolitical weight... that the parties would work to accelerate the project. Mitsotakis has since linked the broader... spokesman Pavlos Marinakis was equally explicit about the GSI on Tuesday: “Everything that has been
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Government sets stage for TIF as PASOK and ELAS prepare own challenges
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the ruling conservatives. In several northern constituencies, ND’s support has fallen below its national... they hoped for has not materialised. Androulakis’s counter‑offensive PASOK enters TIF season facing... Androulakis, and ELAS, whose rapid rise has reshaped the opposition landscape. PASOK officials say
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PM seeks balance between dialogue and deterrence as ties with Turkey falter
PoliticsForeign PolicyTurkish claims. “Greece seeks good relations with Turkey,” Mitsotakis said. “However, it has one... claims questioning Greek sovereignty over islands, islets and rocks, stressing that their status has... that Turkey has “no legitimacy” to obstruct the project, adding: “I believe it will not do so.” Additionally
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PM pursues strategy of deterrence and dialogue on Kastellorizo and Cairo visits
PoliticsForeign PolicyDimitris Houpis. The symbolism is hard to miss. Kastellorizo has repeatedly been at the centre of Greek... agreement between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. According to information reaching Athens, Turkey has... it has so far resisted being drawn into this emerging architecture. Despite Turkish pressure, Cairo
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Consensus, conviction and the anti-racism bill
Agorathen, 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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Polls show Golden Dawn support dropping after murder, New Democracy profiting most
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy 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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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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If Golden Dawn MPs quit Parliament, would Greece go to elections? It's complicated
PoliticsGreek Politicssupporters 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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What do Greeks fear most? The lack of justice
Societyhas made a surprising finding: Greeks fear the last of justice above all. According to the Kapa..., providing greater transparency, accountability and efficiency. It is an area that has received little attention over the last three years as the focus has fallen on getting public finances back on track.
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Submarine deal resurfaces, threatening new political divisions
PoliticsGreek Politicsand 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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