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Athens makes landmark foreign policy shift by sending arms to Ukraine
PoliticsForeign Policynow, they do not rule out that Turkey may invest in the results of the Russian attack against Ukraine in the long term. The Greek side tends to believe that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan may... Mitsotakis, Defence Minister Nikos Panagiotopoulos and Chief of the National Defense General Staff
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PM trails more relief, insists on dominant role for ND in future govt
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat, “there may always be reasons for early elections, but there may also be many more reasons not to go... broadcaster ERT TV, Mitsotakis also dismissed the notion put forward by PASOK leader Nikos... the opportunity to rebuff the terms put forward by PASOK/KINAL leader Nikos Androulakis for his party’s
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PM prepares response as pressure over spying scandal mounts
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the outgoing EYP chief had acted outside of his remit or that there may be rogue elements within the service... Androulakis, suggesting that EYP, and perhaps the government, may be in possession of information..., the revelation that EYP had been spying, legally with a prosecutor’s approval, on PASOK-KINAL leader Nikos
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Newsletter 358 - 11/11/2022
and media owners who may think they can blackmail or dictate to the government, changing... strong words may have bolstered his support in some sections of the party. Earlier, several of the MPs... and further evidence to back up the claims that those on the list, including Foreign Minister Nikos
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Newsletter 361 - 02/12/2022
. This may explain, in part, why the ruling centre-right party is starting to see its support eroding... that Mitsotakis may be forced into such a move if he feels that the surveillance scandal is starting... leader Nikos Androulakis squarely on the agency’s former head Panagiotis Kontoleon, who was forced
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ND tries to swerve fresh graft claims as EP scandals, phonetapping hang over budget debate
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Qatargate scandal centred on PASOK MEP Eva Kaili may have given ruling New Democracy some... that may allow SYRIZA to swing more the undecided voters in their favour, including the large... on PASOK and its leader Nikos Androulakis, who have taken the high moral ground since Androulakis found
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Athens and Ankara affirm new, calmer period in relations
PoliticsForeign Policyof the elections that are due on May 14 in Turkey, and May 21 in Greece, respectively. The recent visit of Greek Defence Minister Nikos Panayiotopoulos to Turkey - the first in twenty years - concluded... rapprochement. In a recent interview with Skai TV, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias stressed
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Rise of smaller parties a barrier to decisive result in first elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the May 21 elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to set out his policy agenda on Wednesday... the past few days has also shifted to the smaller parties, which may yet play a significant role.... This places him well ahead of SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, on 26 pct, and PASOK’s Nikos Androulakis on 9
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Attention turns to next government as Mitsotakis holds convincing lead over rivals
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGeorgiadis. The competencies of Georgiadis’s former department, the Development Ministry, may change.... The participation in the May 21 elections was 60.9 pct, up from 57.8 pct in 2019 and a low of 56.2 pct... Nikos Dendias. There has been speculation that he will be offered the Defence Ministry or the role
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Minister's resignation deflates government after series of missteps
PoliticsGreek Politicsto his administration’s competence and popularity may lie within Mitsotakis’s own government... that is heavily tilted in ND’s favour may create a breeding ground for laxness and hubris that could undo... for Patoulis ahead of the October local elections, backing Deputy Defence Minister Nikos Hardalias
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