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Podcast - So long, farewell, auf Wiedersehen Angela Merkel
Agoramaking her a target for the frustrations generated by the austerity policies she and her party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), advocated. Some of that is water under the bridge now and her recent visit to Athens was accompanied by compliments and diplomatic niceties. As she continues her
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Athens prepares for Ukraine talks with Nuland as Dendias visits Odessa
PoliticsForeign Policyof sanctions against Moscow top the US Under Secretary of State Victoria Nuland’s agenda for her visit to Europe, including Athens. Her trip to the EU began on Saturday in Paris, and will conclude on April... and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias. Her arrival in Athens coincides with the trilateral meeting
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Imminent parliamentary clash over phone-tapping puts PM on alert
PoliticsGreek Politicsto choose to replace them before the next ballot is held. Reacting to the rumours about her possible replacement, Kefaloyianni preempted any such move by issuing a statement saying that her continued... parliamentary duty.” The MP has served on the panel since 2015 and her public intervention makes it much
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Surveillance and Qatargate threaten to overshadow budget debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Kaili’s arrest. Androulakis expelled her from the party on receiving the news, however critics... Kaili’s ejection to her alleged closeness to ND, which is seen as a disingenuous attempt to taint the conservatives with the corruption allegations, rather than focussing on her alleged corrupt
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Tension builds in SYRIZA leadership race as govt moves ahead with wage maturities
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAchtsioglou posted a video on social media on Tuesday to deny allegations that she or people close to her had... or her rival, Stefanos Kasselakis. Kasselakis also alleged dirty tricks on Tuesday after a woman... of Tsakalotos’s supporters transferred to her, it still might not be enough to tip the balance in her favour
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Tension peaks as SYRIZA candidates enter last stages of contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister and her camp of spreading false rumours that the US-based entrepreneur had worked... was responding to criticism from Achtsioglou, who accused Kasselakis of sexist behaviour by referring to her simply by her first name. The back-and-forth between the two candidates prompted SYRIZA’s party
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Government faces backlash over emergency energy package
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAssisted Reproduction over her support for same-sex marriage. It is reported that a meeting.... Her candidacy was withdrawn by the prime minister on Tuesday evening. In a statement to the media, Fountedaki said she believed she was being targeted for her beliefs, but defended her actions, arguing
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Mitsotakis burnishes European contacts as legal wrangling continues at home
PoliticsGreek Politicswarm in what he said about the Italian leader, labelling her as “probably Greece’s strongest ally... affair. When her name was drawn on Monday it prompted an immediate complaint from Course of Freedom... in her capacity as a lawyer. Parliamentary speaker Nikitas Kaklamanis, a New Democracy veteran
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Seeking to shore up right flank, Mitsotakis unveils steps to tackle campus violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsappear surprising at first given that Konstantopoulou positions her party nominally on the far left of the political spectrum. But in reality, some of her positions are closely aligned with the right... of Reason, the nativist party led by MEP Afroditi Latinopoulou. The bounce that her party enjoyed after
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Mitsotakis seeks to reassert reform momentum as opposition remains in flux
PoliticsGreek Politicsuse of the amendment in her ongoing battle for custody of her two children with her ex-husband, but denied that the amendment had been included in the legislation either as a favour to her or because
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