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Govt ratchets up coronavirus measures, while planning further support for economy
PoliticsGreek Politicslast week. Meanwhile, it is lining up further support for workers and businesses affected... financing, 70 million of which will go to hiring additional health professionals. Support measures... is promising to add further support measures to complement those announced last week. The second raft
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Opinion polls show drop in support for ND, continuing concern about inflation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo opinion polls published on Thursday indicate that there has been a rare decline in support... of the movements that have taken place over the last month as its support went up from 5.9 pct to 6.6 pct.... Their support went up from 2 to 2.4 pct. Mitsotakis’s personal popularity does not seem to have been
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Mitsotakis underlines support for MEP Beleri as field for PASOK leadership vote widens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis had the opportunity on Monday to double down on his support... and stressed that as PM he will continue to support ethnic Greeks. Beleri is serving a two-year... of the European Union in the future, Mitsotakis said that he continues to support Tirana’s bid
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Support for ND edges up in new polls as voters' concerns persist
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport for his New Democracy party edging up since last month, although both soundings confirm... for Skai TV indicate that support for ND has risen following the debate and vote on the 2025 budget... a boost in their support. In terms of voting intentions, backing for New Democracy stands at 25 pct
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Government launches new support package as ratings plummet
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is expected to announce a fresh round of support measures aimed... towards targeted support measures. The announcement was trailed by Finance Minister Kyriakos... with retroactive effect, enhanced support for low-income pensioners and tax relief including
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Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021
Vaccines turn political PM announces compulsory jabs for some, prompting first major anti-vax protest Amid concerns about an approaching fourth Covid wave hitting Greece this summer, the government announced the start of compulsory vaccinations this wee...
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Golden Dawn support down to 2012 levels but with potential to rise again, poll shows
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSupport for Golden Dawn has fallen to pre-election levels according a new poll, which also suggests... arrest of its leadership. The Alco survey published on Sunday indicated that support for the extremist... the party’s backing reached 10.8 percent. Despite the drop in support, the poll published in Proto
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Opposition tells Tsipras it will resist upcoming bailout measures despite support in summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeasures) in the summer will not be providing the coalition with unqualified support now... that the government would not have his party’s support on a range of legislation. “These policies are yours....” Meimarakis made it clear that New Democracy would not support pension cuts, reductions in welfare benefits
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Opposition pressures SYRIZA by refusing to support bills ANEL dodges
PoliticsGreek Politicswhich does not have the support of both coalition parties, which promises to make life more..., such as education, the Church of Greece and migration. Most famously, in June 2015 ANEL failed to support..., which has an ultra-conservative stance on social issues, will support the bill. The stance taken
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Countdown to Macedonia name deal vote has PM weighing up support
PoliticsForeign Policycould be seen as being part of his final push to gain support for the agreement in his country... the the Greek government’s task of gaining support for the agreement even more difficult. If the referendum's.... This seems to be based on two crucial factors: SYRIZA has managed to stem the loss of support in opinion
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