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SYRIZA turbulence shakes up opposition politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s decline in the opinion polls and the internal disruption that has followed the election... is concerned. A ProRata poll published this week indicates that SYRIZA has slipped behind not only... support has also dropped to the same level as the Communist Party (KKE). This suggests that the leftists
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SYRIZA tempers targets as Kasselakis struggles to keep party afloat
PoliticsGreek Politicsgroup on Thursday. The left-wing party has lost 11 MPs over a dispute about Kasselakis’s leadership..., the split has also created a feeling that the remnants of the party will not coalesce into a serious... has been relegated to third spot behind PASOK. In terms of voting intentions, New Democracy attracted
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Kasselakis sets sights on government over cost of living
PoliticsGreek Politicshas insisted that any progress the Greek economy has made over the last few years has come... in April this year, but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to increase it to 950 euros... the government has ruled out because it argues that the impact on the budget would be too onerous
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Mitsotakis surprises with cabinet tweaks featuring familiar faces
PoliticsGreek Politicswants to draw a line under the criticism his government has received on issues such as law and order... on Wednesday were prompted by a change of guard in the Ministry of Citizen Protection, which has had a domino... Marinakis has also been upgraded to Deputy Minister without portfolio. The changes are seen
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Flurry of bills due in Parliament as legislative work resumes
PoliticsGreek Politicshas a series of bills that it aims to pass through the House over the coming days. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has referred to the need for a “wave of changes” as part of Greece’s... came to power in 2019, has been completed. A bill concerning the creation of a National Cybersecurity
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Marriage equality bill causing reverberations within ruling party and opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsbasis for same-sex couples to have the same rights as heterosexual ones. He added that he has his.... Mitsotakis is also facing opposition from former party leader Antonis Samras. The ex-PM has stated for some... of the political spectrum, as Samaras is, there is some scepticism about why Mitsotakis has forged ahead
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Rule of law concerns in spotlight again as government focusses on farmers' grievances
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween Malaysia and Namibia. Greece’s score has increased over the last decade, from 40 in 2013 to 49 last year, suggesting that the country is perceived to be less corrupt. However, there has been... in other independent watchdogs as some of the reasons that the perception of corruption in Greece has
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Strong public support for farmers adds to pressure on PM for more measures
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been in place for the agricultural sector for the last two years. Also, there will be a 10 pct.... The percentage of respondents who say they intend to vote for the conservatives has fallen to 30.5 pct... that the Mitsotakis administration has suffered considerable wear-and-tear over the last three months. However
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Government dismisses EP rule of law resolution in midst of opposition outcry
PoliticsGreek Politicson the Mitsotakis government in view of the upcoming EP elections. The government argues that it has made..., and has no immediate practical consequences, it raises parallels with the censuring of Hungary which... the several weeks since the legislation was mooted, it has been greeted by protests from the student
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Record year for Greek tourism raises concerns about sustainability
EconomyFeaturesin 2021 to 592 euros in 2023. This means that the country has had to attract ever larger numbers... season in 2019), and while the average overnight spend increased marginally over that period, it has... in Athens has been goaded into action by last summer’s protests. It has promised, for example
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