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Poll suggests broad support for border closure, continued concern about islands
PoliticsGreek Politicsresponse to Turkey giving free passage to migrants is not going to dissipate quickly. For the time being..., it also highlights the much weaker backing for the situation on the islands. When asked.... According to Pulse, backing for the centre-right party has risen by 1 point since January, to 39
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Mitsotakis turns to 2015 contrast again as MEPs give PM bumpy ride
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the media is free in Greece. This argument has been used in the past by the PM’s associates but overlooks.... Backing for New Democracy is at 33.1 pct, compared to 32.1 pct in the last survey on May 18... backing dipped to 11.1 pct from 11.8 pct. The main parties also seem to be drawing support from
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Growing challenges await PM following summer break
PoliticsGreek Politicsto head a group called Free Athenians, which will participate in the municipal elections in the City... leader will be able to make, even if his proposed changes have the full backing of his government... behind the incumbent, Kostas Bakoyannis, who has the backing of the conservatives. Bakoyannis has had
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From pipe dreams to power cables: the changing map of Greece's energy ambitions
Agorain cross-border electricity infrastructure offers a potential “free ride” on the costs of balancing... high-level political backing which is often the first step to securing European funding. Power grids... it continues to enjoy the backing of the Greek government, which pitched for the involvement of the US
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Are politicians in Greece promoting reforms or social cannibalism?
Agoraearlier this year to fire 4,000 civil servants by the end of the year and a total of 15,000... pool from which the government could fire public sector workers and also look like it was fighting
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Reshuffle of limited scope, ambition suggests elections on horizon
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe fire of tax evasion.” Katrougalos was shifted to the Labour Ministry, where he replaces Panos... out the fire. His removal from the Energy Ministry perhaps makes Tsipras’s task of privatising
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Fraport reveals airport plans as major privatisation overcomes obstacles
Economyon February 23 for the provision of fire-fighting services at the regional airports, with Fraport being... fire-fighting organisation. Most recently, Fraport signed an agreement with the National Emergency Aid
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EU-Greece island containment policy slammed as refugees endure squalid winter camps
Society, killing two and causing widespread fire damage. Despite the tragedies of the previous winter... set himself on fire in protest at the conditions. He later died of his injuries. In early November
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Coalition focuses on relief effort after fires as Mitsotakis holds back on criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsafter the wildfire broke out. Most of the people killed appear to have been trapped by the fire... efforts to fuel suspicions about the cause of the fires. On Monday night, after visiting the fire
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Soldiers' return from Turkey provides Tsipras with timely boost
PoliticsGreek Politics. In what has become a difficult summer for the prime minister, largely because of the disastrous fire... the programme have been abandoned because of the death toll from the Mati fire, but Tsipras is still
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