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Spotlight on far-right party that might upset election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek Politicsa puppet leader to bypass new election rules designed bar it from running. On Thursday...-minute amendment in an Interior Ministry bill prompted accusations that the government was trying
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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Supreme Court to bar a party from taking part in the election if it is deemed that its genuine leaders... deeming who will be able to stand in the upcoming elections. Interior Minister Makis Voridis has
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Move to block far-right fuels conflict between ND and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament passed on Tuesday the government’s amendment aimed mainly at giving the Supreme Court the right to bar far-right Ellines (Greeks) from participating in the upcoming elections, although... the integrity of the electoral process. New Democracy’s response, led by Interior Minister Makis Voridis
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PM tries to guide government to firmer ground as opposition also faces struggle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsVaroufakis, is on 2.9 pct. The poor performance of all the parties on the centre-left and left, bar.... Mitsotakis is due to visit the Interior Ministry on Monday, where Theodoros Livanios was installed
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Turkey closes borders, Greece keeps up pressure
PoliticsForeign Policyin Libya. Dendias reportedly briefed Raab on the Greek positions and “on the dangers that are being created... issued by the Interior Ministry, the private Dogan news agency reported. The Greek government
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Government turns attention to migration, hoping to avoid another front before EP vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the government ranks about a spike in arrivals from Libya, particularly on the island of Gavdos, south of Crete... Kroesser, state secretary at the Interior Ministry, in Alexandroupolis, northeastern Greece
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New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsapproach on migration in response to increased arrivals from Libya also comes at a time when New... politician met with EU interior ministers on Tuesday in Copenhagen, where he pressed for faster
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Why Greece’s ‘also ran’ parties are crucial
AgoraWhen the counting of votes gets underway in Greece’s election on Sunday night, most eyes will be focused on election favourite Syriza’s tally to see if the leftist party stands a chance of gaining an overall majority in the new parliament. But under the...
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorapensions amounts to 884 euros. Note, though, that for around 45 percent of pensioners their monthly... and they receive on average monthly pensions of 771 euros. This is below the overall average of 884 euros since
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Newsletter 95 - 11/11/2016
Marks. “When these men were born, white males ran America; their communities weren’t mixed... for US President Barack Obama’s visit to Athens next week, the Trump bombshell landed. The election
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