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Parties take another look at granting vote to Greek expats
Societypermitted in person, so in order to vote an expat would have to return to their home voting district... struck. Interior Minister Pavlos Skourletis, who had initially sought to defer the prospect... residence. In a country which has experienced several waves of emigration over the two centuries of its
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Could Greece's immigration reforms have an impact on upcoming elections?
Societythe number of citizenships awarded in order to build its base, the statistics show a relatively... granted “skyrocketed” from 14,178 to 33,487. Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis responded by describing... inhabitants in 2017. The Interior Ministry publishes more detailed statistics on citizenship
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New asylum law comes up against old failings
Agorabe outside any apartment complex or office block in the Netherlands. Joyous shrieks are heard nearby... was designed to define the issue as a public order or security matter. Through this prism, it seems much... and coordination will be possible in order to produce a well-functioning scheme. The high level
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Is Greece facing a new migration crisis?
SocietyIn absolute numbers, the recent arrivals are lower by an order of magnitude compared to 2015, when several... reframed migration policy in line with its focus on a “law and order” agenda. One of its first acts... defining it as a public order issue, rather than a citizenship or humanitarian issue. Prior
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Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof separate investigations by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country’s Data...-Michelle Asimakopoulou from the upcoming EP elections and the resignation of a senior Interior... that the email list was leaked from the Interior Ministry during the tenure of the caretaker
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BoG data shows that overseas property investment revenue accelerated in 2018
EconomyFeatures. Property prices The latest data from the BoG showed that apartment prices in Greece during... scheme are not obliged to be physically present in their properties in order to qualify, leading... residence permits had been granted as of the end of November 2018 under Greece’s Golden Visa scheme
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About-turn over ministry post undermines impact of PM's reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsparliamentary group. Mitsotakis had attempted this with previous mini reshuffles following complaints from...’ Protection Ministry, where former Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakis took over from outgoing... and Interior Minister Makis Voridis. The Central Board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) issued
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Newsletter 210 -07/06/2019
and Greek Solution 2.5. Eurozone postpones fiscal issues until Sept Apartment prices show increase in Q1..., apartment prices rose by 1.7 percent, picking up against the rise of 0.8 percent between Q3 and Q4..., Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou, Administrative Reform Minister Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou and Interior
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EC sets out improvements Athens should make to primary residence proposal
EconomyProgrammeof Non-Performing Exposures (NPEs) from the systemic banks. The protection of primary residences under.... The Commission highlights that the protection of primary residences was unilaterally extended until the end... for protecting primary residences. It was not clear if the Commission’s concerns were also taken on board during
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Government hopes new affordable homes bill can help alleviate housing pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsspeculative buying, particularly in central Athens, where entire apartment blocks have been converted...-stay rentals, approximately 180,000 residences have been withdrawn from the market since 2011... their principal residence rose from 22.8 pct in 2010 to 30.3 in 2024, a rise mirrored by a growing
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