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Ankara's reaction to marine parks proposal highlights obstacles to Greek-Turkish dialogue
PoliticsForeign PolicyAnkara has revived its claims over the so-called 'grey zones' in the Aegean following Greece's... and rocks whose sovereignty has not been ceded to Greece by the international treaties, within... the mid-1990s, Ankara has disputed the sovereignty of several islands, some close to the Turkish coast
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Mitsotakis hints at post-election policy tweaks to address economic concerns
PoliticsGreek Politicsweek’s EP elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has started to sketch out several specific interventions that the government is mulling for after the polls. Mitsotakis has set the goal... interviews focus on employment and housing. On the employment front, the government has stated
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Mitsotakis sees poll rise despite ongoing spat with critical MP
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat support for ND has risen since the last sounding. Support for the conservatives was up to 24.4... 11.7 pct. SYRIZA has slipped to fourth, on 7.8 pct, behind Greek Solution in third on 8.3 pct... reaches more than 17 pct. It is the first time that an increase in support for New Democracy has
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Diffuse support fuels speculation about change to electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsto secure enough support in the next general elections to form a government on its own. This has fuelled... have been damaged by the fragmentation of support, which has seen a number of fringe parties build... to be awarded bonus seats. New Democracy has already changed the electoral law once, switching from
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PM reacts to Trump win as Kasselakis manipulation claims put SYRIZA on knife edge
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOusted leader Stefanos Kasselakis has mounted yet another objection in the process to select... Kyriakos Mitsotakis, meanwhile, has congratulated Donald Trump on his victorious campaign to be elected... surprises for Greece’s relations with the US. Kasselakis has fought the decisions of the party
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Ex-ministers escape farm payments inquiry in controversial vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsas a manipulation and a cover-up. New Democracy has not commented on the accusations but has instead accused... has managed to block attempts at scrutiny by a divided opposition. The process has, however, left... of the democratic opposition. The Mitsotakis administration has forged a close alliance
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Tsipras quits SYRIZA, moves closer to launching new political venture
PoliticsGreek Politicsto a leadership role. Since last year, the former PM has been increasingly vocal via public appearances and op-eds... criticism he has suffered for his time as Greek PM, particularly the events of 2015, will provide him... has also set up a political institute, which affords him the opportunity to hold public events. Next
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Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?
Societyof new dangers. The noticeable surge in arrivals over recent weeks has brought the subject of migration back to the top of the political agenda and has put the spotlight on the New Democracy government... party in opposition, SYRIZA has been critical of New Democracy’s handling of migration, accusing
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Greece takes first round against Covid-19 but fight continues
AgoraIn the wake of the devastating impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on Europe, Greece has emerged... to a champion of rational policy-making and a beacon of good behaviour. As of April 20, Greece has recorded... for their respective failure to manage the crisis. Greece has shown surprising resilience in limiting the spread
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Greece commits to ambitious privatisation targets as part of new bailout
EconomyProgrammeIn contrast to SYRIZA’s pre-election pledges, the government has committed to proceed... billion for investments. The Finance Ministry has recently stated that the new fund would create... million euros. According to the latest list of prior actions sent on July 10, the government has
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