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Outdoor gatherings with hint of protest raise concerns over relaxation of lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicslater claimed that the intervention followed a malicious call by a citizen claiming... as a government-imposed “law and order” crackdown cloaked in the language of health and safety... earlier than the scheduled date of June 1, in order give an outlet to the crowds congregating in public
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Clash over institutional interference primes political mood ahead of local elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsled to six ADAE board members being replaced. In order to achieve the 3/5 majority needed to make... Greek Solution” in order to cover up the surveillance scandal and compromise media freedom. Left... its commitment to the due process and the liberal order that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
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Policing in spotlight after shocking domestic violence incident
PoliticsGreek Politicsits law-and-order policies. Opposition parties are demanding explanations for the shocking incident.... According to media accounts of the incident, the victim, who had already secured a restraining order on the man, had been advised by duty officers to call the 100 emergency number because there was no police
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New Democracy hopes to celebrate 40th anniversary with rallying call
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe 40th anniversary of New Democracy’s founding is approaching and the party’s leadership is hoping it can use the moment as a rallying point for the increasingly despondent conservatives. New Democracy has planned two events to mark the occasion: One ...
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Close call on IMF payment puts Tsipras under more pressure at home, abroad
PoliticsGreek PoliticsReports over the weekend that Greece came close to not paying the 750 million euros due to the International Monetary Fund on May 12 will increase the political pressure on the government to reach a deal with lenders as soon as possible. The revelation ...
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Referendum call finds Greek banks teetering on the edge
EconomyThe Eurogroup rejected on Saturday the Greek government’s proposal for a one-month extension of the current bailout programme, which expires on June 30, Greek banks are facing a dramatic situation. The challenge to the Greek banking system was immediate...
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Tsipras claims he is in no hurry to call elections after bailout exit
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras indicated on Friday that he is not considering the possibility of calling snap elections later this year despite persistent speculation about the subject. Tsipras travelled to Thessaloniki to meet local mayor Yiannis Boutar...
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Tsipras and Kammenos ready to call time on coalition after agreeing Friday meeting
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras and Panos Kammenos are due to meet on Friday to hammer out the details of the official separation between SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL), paving the way for the prime minister to continue as the head of a minority government. The tw...
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Opposition sees ND’s call for broader subsidy inquiry as attempt to muddy waters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government caught its opponents by surprise on Monday when it announced that it will propose a broad parliamentary investigation into the alleged misuse of agricultural subsidies dating back to 1998 – a move that the opposition parties see as an att...
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Mitsotakis renews call for Turkey to scrap "casus belli" - opposition unimpressed
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis returned from his appearance at the United Nations General Assembly last week feeling that he had burnished Greece's diplomatic contacts with a range of countries and had stated the country's case clearly vis a vis its ongoing disput...
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