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New labour law set to cause friction, as surprise candidate launches SYRIZA leadership bid
PoliticsGreek Politics. In the SYRIZA camp, meanwhile, a new candidate has shaken up the leadership campaign with a surprise bid.... The government has been stressing that the legislation will introduce minimum protection for workers...” employment contracts. The provision allowing workers to hold more than one job at a time has also been
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Insurgent campaign from Kasselakis puts shock SYRIZA leadership win in touching distance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsUS-based entrepreneur Stefanos Kasselakis has sprung a major surprise by coming from virtually... performance in the two votes. Since then, though, the entrepreneur, who left Greece at the age of 14, has... for the leadership, he cast himself as an outsider who has the knowledge, talent and energy to take on Kyriakos
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PM focusses on fairness of tax bill, leaving limited space for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor several years. The Greek side has already played down the possibility that these talks will lead... in bilateral relations, which has been evident for the past few months. The upcoming visit... workers. The Finance Ministry has defended the measure against protests by lawyers, private doctors
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Government lines up new zoning scheme, fuelling debate over growth model
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has unveiled its plans to introduce a new zoning plan, which it says will restore... is not currently permitted. According to a report in Kathimerini, the Council of State has issued... by the country’s highest administrative court. The government has come under repeated criticism over
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Mitsotakis limps into party conference looking to rally ND for EP elections
PoliticsGreek Politicselections, its support has been waning and the government has been repeatedly buffeted by a series... published on Thursday indicated that 74.8 pct of Greeks have a negative view of how the government has... was under scrutiny over his role in the state of safety on Greece’s rail network. It has been noted
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Kasselakis buoyed by recent bounce in opinion polls as big gap with ND narrows
PoliticsGreek PoliticsStefanos Kasselakis has again targeted an unlikely win in June’s European Parliament elections... on Thursday, while discussing his party’s prospects for the EP vote. The opposition leader has spoken... earlier this year, Kasselakis’s grip on SYRIZA has been strengthened and it seems he has bought
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ND names MEP candidates with eye on loss of support to hard right
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has unveiled its list of candidates for this summer’s European Parliament elections and, in a clear nod to right-wing voters, has included ethnic Greek Albanian politician Fredi Beleri.... Beleri is the mayor-elect of Himare but is facing trial on corruption charges and has been prevented
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Signs of rally for ND despite strong dissatisfaction among voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a number of policy areas is high but, nevertheless, New Democracy has started to reverse some of the recent losses it has suffered. Support for the ruling centre-right party – as measured by voting... revival is continuing. The party’s support has increased from 11.8 pct to 12.8 pct over the last month
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Newsletter 425 - 31/05/2024
would be discussed in the second half of 2024 in the drafting of the 2025 budget. New Democracy has... failing to address the problem or contributing to it through its policies. SYRIZA has proposed a package... on the other hand, has consistently argued that the polls underrepresent the level of support among younger
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Newsletter 431 - 12/07/2024
. At the same time, however, the prime minister felt pressed to defend one recent reform which has been... has sparked criticism for allowing employers to override collective employment contracts, enabling..., the government’s attempts to defend the measure by describing it as “5+1 days” rather than six has
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