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Golden Dawn trial begins against complex political backdrop
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMore than 18 months after rapper Pavlos Fyssas was murdered by Golden Dawn member Giorgos Roupakias near Piraeus, the Neo-Nazi party’s leader, MPs and numerous members are going on trial. A total of 69 people, including Golden Dawn chief Nikos Michaloli...
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Paris attacks change backdrop for Tsipras visit to Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras' first official visit to Turkey (November 18-19) has suddenly turned into perhaps the most crucial visit of a Greek premier to Greece's neighboring country, as it takes place a few days following Paris' terrorist attacks. T...
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Androulakis positions PASOK as alternative to leading parties against phonetapping backdrop
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Nikos Androulakis used his maiden speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Wednesday to hit out at both the ruling New Democracy party and its main rival SYRIZA, in an attempt to position the socialists as a distinct and reali...
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Mitsotakis unveils major defence package against backdrop of forces pay rise dispute
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government presented on Wednesday its plans for a major shake-up of Greece’s defence capabilities, which PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis claims is needed to equip the armed forces for a new era. The announcement comes after a week of upheaval in New Democrac...
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First TV debate does little to fire up election contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first, and rather tepid, televised debate ahead of the September 20 elections is unlikely to have made a significant impact on the contest. The rigid format, which saw the seven party leaders taking part answer questions from journalists on pre-agre...
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Greeks show highest mistrust in newspapers, TV and online news across EU
SocietyA survey on fake news and disinformation, conducted by the European Commission, has revealed the general mistrust that Greeks have of their news media, as well as the perceived impact of fake news. The results were based on phone interviews with 26,576 ...
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Moody's explains why it sees SYRIZA win as credit negative
Economyagency stresses that the negotiations with the troika will take place within this backdrop... particularly against the backdrop of looming repayments on T-Bills, to the ECB (bond redemptions) and the IMF
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Sale of defence manufacturer stokes opposition criticism amid bid to bolster regional ties
PoliticsGreek Politicsa backdrop of increasingly vocal criticism of the government’s efforts to build closer diplomatic... for stable alliances in the region. Against this backdrop, Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicsparliamentary debate and subsequent vote took place against the backdrop of a new deadly incident involving... Democracy of flirting with the far right. These exchanges were in keeping with the political backdrop
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Newsletter 86 - 02/09/2016
the auctions for national TV broadcasting licences, with the four successful bidders (Skai TV, Ant1... the control? The tender for TV licences has been a series of missed opportunities The biggest flaw.... At the start of the process to auction four TV licenses in Athens this week, one of the people in the room
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