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EU migration pact meets with lukewarm reception in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicssingle cohesive migration policy", has been received in Athens with guarded enthusiasm... into the EU to replace the existing arrangement which has resulted in congestion in countries of first... processed in the country of first arrival, which is often Greece. Greece has also been offered logistical
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Covid-19 poses health and education challenges, damaging ND popularity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is coming under renewed fire from the opposition over claims it has mismanaged... on Wednesday indicated that Kerameus, one of the few women in the cabinet, has become one... the highest approval ratings, at 51 pct for both. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has seen his
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EU Council sidesteps sanctions, puts focus on constructive Greek-Turkish talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsit stands, particularly in relation to the backing it has from its EU partners in relation... was perhaps more conciliatory towards Turkey than Athens would have liked. “The EU has a strategic... to the International Court of Justice, which suggests that Athens has accepted
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Greece to press for EU sanctions roadmap on Turkey as domestic pressure builds
PoliticsGreek Politicsapproach pursued by the EU has only encouraged further Turkish provocations, and that it is time... summit which starts on Thursday, which was due to focus on Brexit. The Greek side has limited..., but also turned the heat on the government to escalate pressure on Turkey by crossing what Ankara has
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Govt examines stricter measures to rein in coronavirus as options dwindle
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the existing ones,” said government spokesman Stelios Petsas on Tuesday. The north of the country has... of an “invisible enemy” and “uncharted waters,” has been dispatched to Kastoria and Thessaloniki to get... leader said that public health is now the number one priority. Since the summer, SYRIZA has argued
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Censure motion voted down, prompting government and opposition to claim victory
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Staikouras as a result of the insolvency bill, which the left-wing party has painted as a thinly... bill. Mitsotakis argued, for instance, that opinion polls suggest that the public has greater faith... it.” Since last year’s elections, one of Tsipras’s greatest challenges has been how to reposition himself
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Hoping to deflect criticism, ND bolsters stimulus package ahead of new lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsis conscious of the criticism from the opposition parties that it has not done enough to shield businesses... that Greece has a cash buffer of 37.5 billion euros at its disposal and that the government has taken steps... the Covid-19 response. It has asked for the minutes of the committee’s meetings to be made public
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Greece bolsters ties with UAE, building on opposition to Turkish actions
PoliticsForeign Policy, this week in what was his second trip to the UAE in 2020 after an earlier one in March. A lot has happened since then that has dictated the need for a second official visit of the Greek premier to the UAE... by Turkey. As part of this effort, the Greek side has managed to upgrade its bilateral relations
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Covid-19 data controversy rumbles on, as opposition probes on transparency
PoliticsGreek Politicsalso been suggestions that rivalries between key agencies involved in the pandemic response has... on Health Minister Kikilias. Kikilias, who had taken a back seat during the first wave, has come to the fore in recent weeks as the pressure on the healthcare system has intensified. Extension New
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Athens angling for tougher EU stance on Turkey ahead of summit
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe Greek government has launched another series of diplomatic contacts ahead of the European... Aksoy stressed that “Turkey has been in favour of dialogue with Greece without preconditions. In fact... on December 1. Government sources say that the two men assessed the current situation. Paris has recently
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