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Newsletter 356 - 21/10/2022
November, though. The Finance Ministry already has 1 billion euros set aside for any energy needs..., this has not stopped criticism from the opposition. This week, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras criticised... has moved considerably since September, with ND retreating by 0.1 ppts and SYRIZA advancing
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Newsletter 368 - 03/02/2023
in Parliament until the national elections are held, claiming the government has lost its legitimacy... are called, Tsipras has been increasingly vocal in his condemnation of ND and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whom he has described as a danger to the country’s democratic institutions. The SYRIZA
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
this is unlikely to create problems for the prime minister in Parliament, where his party has a comfortable... four years. It could be, though, that Mitsotakis will be buoyed by the fact that he has led ND... to manoeuvre on policy issues. It could be argued that Mitsotakis has won the centre in Greece, visible from
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Opinion polls show drop in support for ND, continuing concern about inflation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo opinion polls published on Thursday indicate that there has been a rare decline in support... for the conservatives has dropped from 30.9 pct in December to 28.2 pct this month. There were minor declines... affected. He still has positive ratings of 46 pct. The next most popular leader is KKE general secretary
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Newsletter 453 - 28/02/2025
further slippage in the support for New Democracy has undermined the government’s efforts to wrestle.... This is a question which much of the media debate has focussed on in recent weeks, and the conclusion will fall.... A Sounding by Pulse for Skai carried out between February 21-24 shows support for New Democracy has slipped
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Newsletter 482 - 31/10/2025
-left that has so far failed to turn the crisis into electoral advantage. Police detained 37 people... their investigation before the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) became involved and has framed.... The political cost is tangible in the countryside. Opposition figures say the clean-up has exacerbated
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Newsletter 485 - 21/11/2025
. In the span of a few days, Athens has unveiled ambitious plans to redevelop the port of Elefsina... agreement that runs until 2052. Acquired during Greece’s debt crisis, the port has since become a flagship... logistics, and defence infrastructure. Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos has promised
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Deadly factory blast sparks debate on workplace safety
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn explosion at a biscuit factory in central Greece which killed five workers has opened... has enraged the local communities where generations of workers, many of them women, lived... of the explosion that the government has been underplaying the prevalence of workplace accidents and has allowed
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Newsletter 497 - 06/03/2026
PoliticsWar in Middle East puts Greek political system on edgeGreece has spent the week edging from anxious observer to actor in a crisis that is widening fast. The government has spent the week... than maintaining a principled stance. Cyprus flashpoint The deployment to Cyprus has become
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Athens calibrates domestic and diplomatic response to Iran war as tension with Turkey resurfaces
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece has moved into a more complex and volatile phase of the Iran crisis. The Greek government... - repatriation - has become a major logistical operation. More than 250 Greeks have already been evacuated... posture The second pillar - defence - has become the most politically charged. Athens insists its
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