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  1. Mitsotakis goaded from right on foreign policy and migration
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    Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who has assumed more of a frontline role in the conservative wing.... New Democracy has been criticised for leaving too many loopholes open, allowing Spartiates party... of their seats entirely was set to be made in June prior to the EP elections but has been postponed

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  2. Mitsotakis lets budget measures sink in as he mulls presidential pick
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    is the selection of a presidential candidate. The issue has been threatening to become a lightning rod... the government to act. In recent days, Androulakis has gone on the offensive on a number of other issues... of payments from EU agricultural policy has been taken under supervision due to serious irregularities, which

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  3. New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
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    in less than a year that the government has stepped in to lower the fees charged by Greek banks, which..., which has been accused of tolerating cartel-like behaviour by banks, as well as supermarkets and energy companies. This is the second instance in which PASOK has managed to score points against New

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  4. Gerapatritis to meet Rubio again as Greece pushes Vertical Corridor in Washington
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    , and for providing guarantees for long-term LNG supply contracts. In recent years, though, the EU has stopped... the framework of its trade deal with the US, has committed to purchases of American energy (LNG, oil... to media reports, the US Ambassador to Greece has already met with President Trump. They are believed

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  5. Greece and Turkey launch latest round of talks, building up to Ankara visit by Mitsotakis
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    Monday’s meeting in Ankara between Deputy Foreign Minister Alexandra Papadopoulou and her Turkish counterpart Burak Akçapar signals the beginning of a new round of talks between Greece and Turkey within the framework of the political dialogue that was agreed last year by Prime Minister Kyriakos

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  6. Are politicians in Greece promoting reforms or social cannibalism?
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    disposable. Forget about the fact that since 2009 the number of civil servants has been falling... is to draw attention from the wider failings of those who held power. There has been no attempt... Interior Minister Leonidas Grigorakos claimed in August that 10 percent of the 85,000 civil servants

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  7. First round of local elections leave Greek politics finely balanced
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    is backed by PASOK and Democratic Left (DIMAR) and has years of experience in the role. Dourou... the months to come. SYRIZA will be hoping it has broken through a psychological barrier by performing... incumbent Giorgos Kaminis all the way. According to Interior Ministry projections Kaminis was expected

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  8. Obstacles to centre-left alliance in Greek politics piling up
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    but has not given up hope of brokering an alliance with some of its rivals even though..., the Potami leader also has to deal with those within his party who are very sceptical of any cooperation... Minister Anna Diamantopoulou and ex-Interior Minister Yiannis Ragousis. Their involvement in the process

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  9. Protests give Mitsotakis chance to round on under-fire coalition
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    ’s performance, even though the impact of the latest round of austerity measures has not yet sunk.... SYRIZA has found itself in the uncomfortable position this year of being on the receiving end of protests... derogatory comments against the demonstrations came from Interior Minister Panayiotis Kouroublis

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  10. After raising labour concerns, back to grind of talks for Tsipras
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    that no rolling back of previous reforms should be allowed before the programme has ended. In his letter... that government MPs will rebel if SYRIZA’s central committee has already approved the agreement. However... of the Interior Ministry, also penned an op-ed in Efimerida ton Syntakton daily on Monday declaring his

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