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Athens poised to take next steps on maritime borders
PoliticsForeign Policybefore finally addressing its disputes with Turkey at the International Court of Justice. The Greek... will also define to some extent the next stage in the crisis in Greek-Turkish relations. The recent meeting of the Greek PM’s diplomatic advisor Anna Maria Boura with the Turkish President’s special
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Vexed SYRIZA abstains from vote on election bans
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek Parliament voted, amid some acrimony, late on Wednesday night to allow the Supreme Court.... The Communist Party, ultra-nationalist Greek Solution and the radical left MERa25 voted against... then formed the core of the Democratic Army of Greece that fought against the Greek state
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PM scrambles to rein in political fallout as deadly crash threatens to upend election contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsmistakes of the Greek state and political system”. Karamanlis had earlier been criticised for the slow..., there is also extensive coverage of the state of the Greek railways and the systemic problems which may have... the Greek railways following their break-up and part-privatisation under the agreement with Greece’s
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ND turns sights on public servants as train crash prompts drop in ratings
PoliticsGreek Politicsthem and unionists in the Greek railways were responsible for the 57 deaths in Tempe. He argued... administrations, pointing to longstanding safety concerns on the Greek railway. The latest stance seems... not been very prominent in the political debate since the early days of the Greek debt crisis may
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Newsletter 377 - 07/04/2023
for centre-left PASOK. The Communist Party (KKE) follows on 6 pct, ultra-nationalist Greek Solution on 4... more serious, deeper financial problems for Greek households over the last few years. He argued that unpaid bills and bad loans are a key problem for the Greek economy and that the government has
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ND quick out of blocks as election race gets underway officially
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Greek public administration and improved public healthcare. Mitsotakis will be encouraged, though... are neck and neck (24 vs 23). Greek Solution Despite the uptick in support and sentiment for New... the ranks of PASOK or ultra-nationalist Greek Solution that might consider such an offer. However, Greek
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Resounding win for Mitsotakis, who has majority comfortably in reach
PoliticsGreek Politicsseen getting more than the 3 pct threshold to enter Parliament was ultra-nationalist Greek Solution..., ND was expected to gain 146, SYRIZA 71, PASOK 42, KKE 25 and Greek Solution 16. This would leave ND tantalisingly close to an outright majority in Greek Parliament, which has 300 seats but Prime
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Mitsotakis eyes majority in second vote as SYRIZA reels from crushing defeat
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis suggested that this is also what the Greek people want, and they showed this through... for Greek elections, although the turnout has been falling over the last couple of decades. The other..., SYRIZA would do well to examine whether its tone and direction is in keeping with what much of the Greek
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ND raises tax concerns in bid to prevent voters moving to PASOK
PoliticsGreek Politicsa comfortable majority in Greek Parliament for another four-year term. One of the threats... on the Greek economy. ND spokesman Akis Skertsos argued that the conservatives’ move to lower dividends... in the next vote given that Greek households are still recovering from the effects of successive tax
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Opinion poll offers Mitsotakis encouragement in quest for majority
PoliticsGreek Politicspct, populist Plefsi Eleftherias 4.8 pct, ultra-nationalist Greek Solution 4.4 pct, religious..., SYRIZA would gain just 51 seats, PASOK 32, KKE 20, Plefsi 13, Greek Solution 12 and Niki 10. Despite two... on daytime TV chat shows with the aim of connecting with voters, particularly Greek women, who tend
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