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  1. Greece in danger of repeating familiar mistakes with Golden Dawn
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    Barring any last minute upsets, Golden Dawn will officially become Greece’s third-largest party when local and European Parliament elections are held in May. At least that is what opinion polls have been indicating for some time. It would represent anot...

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  2. Podcast - Riding into the danger zone: Greece gets new jets

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    Greece recently received the first six state-of-the art fighter jets it has ordered from France, hoping that their arrival marks the start of an upgrade of its military capabilities, but also an improvement in its geopolitical standing. The Rafale plane...

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  3. Greece courts danger
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    This could go down as the week that Greek justice took over from Liz Truss as the world’s briefest joke. It would be funny if it wasn’t so worrying. On Tuesday, Greece’s Supreme Court announced the findings of a preliminary 9-month investigation into th...

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  4. Fire fallout casts doubt on Tsipras’s post-MoU strategy
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    There is speculation that political fallout from the wildfire in Mati, where the death toll... is focusing on illegal construction in Mati, to be conducted. Criticism of the way that authorities... being diverted to Mati, adding to the death toll. Kathimerini newspaper published on Thursday

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  5. Under relentless pressure from opponents, Tsipras unveils plans for new crisis agency
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    of the civil protection authority, seen as one of the major weak points in the response to the Mati fire... of the most contentious points in the case of Mati. The announcement is the latest attempt...). The government also now faces the difficulty of trying to pivot from the sombre issue of the Mati fire to the MoU

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  6. PM tries to steer agenda back to reforms as OPEKEPE scandal rumbles on

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    to shrug off the Semertzidou affair. Dubbed the “Ferrari farmer” after her social media posts showcasing a lavish lifestyle and political connections attracted attention after her partner, a farmer

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  7. Mitsotakis makes new bid to break deadlock with farmers as govt ponders relief measures
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    as the government grapples with farmer protests and broader cost‑of‑living pressures. In the vote estimate... parties face significant barriers to voter trust. Against the backdrop of farmer unrest

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  8. Fires continue to test capabilities and spark political confrontation

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    in connection to the deadly Mati fire, which claimed 103 lives, it was ridiculed by New Democracy. Opinion..., this would lead to ND winning 120 seats in Parliament, SYRIZA 86 and PASOK 44. In such a scenario, ND... is that they will lead to a second ballot under a different system, whereby the winning party will be awarded bonus

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  9. Between the sword and the olive branch: Dilemmas of Greek diplomacy
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    Greece's new Defence Minister Nikos Dendias as he was sworn in on Monday. The danger is, though.... There is a danger that the discovery of hydrocarbons off Cyprus, which was seen by many as a potentially binding factor for the two sides, may end up driving them further apart. Nicosia is committed to sharing

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  10. Greek elections: Just the (decisive) details to be settled
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    the repetition of a tragedy like last July’s deadly wildfire in Mati, which claimed more than 100 lives. Snap... the 3 percent entry ceiling), the lower the threshold the winning party will need. Pollsters concur

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