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  1. Tsakalotos states case for debt relief as New Democracy sharpens up
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    for Greece. The government has returned to its task of trying to agree a staff-level agreement... Mitsotakis has decided to shake things up a little at the opposition party. The conservative chief has decided to appoint a shadow cabinet in a bid to intensify pressure on the coalition and give

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  2. PASOK launches attempt to form alliance that would rival SYRIZA
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    PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata has initiated a process aimed at creating a new centre-left alliance..., he has been suffering from serious health problems, but it is not clear if he will receive... to challenge Gennimata, who has failed to convince some within the party that she can offer anything

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  3. Speculation about timing of next general elections intensifies
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    -year term expires. The date of the next regional and municipal vote has not yet been set... talks about holding the vote with the local elections. As things stand, no decision has been taken by Tsipras and he is unlikely to start whittling down his options until the third bailout has been

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  4. Reshuffle expected to follow minister's departure in wake of Mati disaster
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    deadly wildfire in Mati, for which the death toll has risen to 90. It was confirmed on Friday... that Polakis be removed from his position. The government has struggled to find a coherent way in which... last reshuffle before the next general elections, he has to balance any attempt to freshen up his

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  5. European Commission report due to set tone for build-up to March 11 Eurogroup
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    the state of play with the reforms Greece has committed to carrying out as part of the second post... for unpaid social security contributions, which the government has been working on for the last few... to tackle the pile of NPLs on banks’ balance sheets. The Greek government has sent the plan, put together

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  6. Mitsotakis urges voters to give ND clear majority amid KINAL turmoil

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    New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made it clear that his main aim in the upcoming... alliance between the two parties, however, has been made more difficult by the decision taken by KINAL... his term ends early next year, has also been mentioned. The split between Gennimata and Venizelos

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  7. ND prepares first three bills for votes before Parliament's summer recess
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    in their first six months in power. The first bill is due on Wednesday and has to do... of incompetence against the previous government. Mitsotakis has made it clear that he attaches great... that the emergency services are better prepared for such disasters in the future. The government has already

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  8. ND mulls next tax cuts as it prepares to unveil new electoral law

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    at the heart of the centre-right party’s policy making since it came to power in July. ND has already... half of 2020. The final decisions are expected in May after Eurostat has confirmed the primary surplus... Greek Solution (10 MPs). Given that New Democracy has 158 seats, this would leave Mitsotakis 10 MPs

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  9. More fires at Moria add to pressure for effective response to asylum crisis

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    expected that more cases will be confirmed. The accompanying track-and-trace programme has also been... management as “predominantly a European problem”, while claiming that “Greece has already lifted a far... for Lesvos, something that so far Athens has not done. There have reportedly been several direct offers

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  10. New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed

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    in such confrontations. Opinion polls since the 2019 elections tend to show that the government has strong backing... with Koufodinas regarding his transfer. This may explain why the prime minister has personally steered clear..., the GPO poll indicates that little has changed over the last two months, with New Democracy leading

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