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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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North Macedonia's new president triggers diplomatic row with Greece on her first day
PoliticsForeign Policycountry, which has been brought into line with North Macedonia’s international obligations.” The Greek... it voiced as an opposition party during the ratification of the Prespa Agreement” has “respected... of the process, even though it remains blocked by Sofia as Skopje has not fulfilled the constitutional
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Study highlights overregulation and bad law-making in recent years
SocietyIn the last 15 years, Greece has passed 36 tax laws, as well as 108 temporary provisions and 238... of all governments, has three main causes, according to the study. The first relates to the political.... This trend is especially pronounced in periods of political polarisation. The second cause has to do
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The great turn-off: Greece's TV permits auction
Agorashame that the process has been undermined in this way. The nebulousness surrounding Greek... to Greece, trust in TV stands at 67 percent, which is a real indictment of how badly the Greek media has... at the moment. The failure to address these chronic failings over the years has also weakened the opposition
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PM faces complex challenge as Turkey threatens free passage for refugees
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Athens as the government has already had a torrid time this week trying to tackle the migration... leader Antonis Samaras has a much more hardline approach to the migration issue than the prime minister... member of the government who has adopted more right-wing positions on the issue, going as far to suggest
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PM warns Covid threat remains as 'wall of immunity' still being built
PoliticsGreek Politicsso far, it has not built up herd immunity from infections, meaning that around 80% of the adult... admitted that Greece has not yet built the “wall of immunity” it would like even though it is now... that there is an abuse of the greater freedom that has been given to citizens and businesses, jeopardising
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Newsletter 471 - 18/07/2025
, the ruling party has proposed a sweeping parliamentary investigation covering subsidy misuse dating... parliamentary committee has ignited controversy for three key reasons: it avoids a preliminary judicial inquiry... or administrations are excluded. He pointed to the €2.7 billion in fines Greece has incurred from
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Fallout from Ukraine war being fed into calculations about next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politics. The report suggested that the PM’s office has drawn up a scheme that would give the winning party... noted 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
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Newsletter 342 - 17/06/2022
mid- to late-August, partly because he has to make sure that threats, such as wildfires and Greek... he was comfortable with appointing ministers from outside his own party as he has done in the past... the Novartis affair. The timing of the announcements has raised questions about their potential impact
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Complexities of post-election cooperation laid bare
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has rejected the suggestion that should it not gain an outright majority, PASOK.... This idea had been put forward in the past by Androulakis but has gained prominence again following... Democracy not gaining an outright majority, even after a second vote, has grown in the wake
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