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Government presses ahead with legislative work by delivering on some economic pledges
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Mitsotakis set out on the campaign trail. These include the 150-euro Youth Pass stipend for Greeks turning... to remove any barriers to Greeks abroad voting in national elections from where they live, looks set
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Newsletter 390 - 21/07/2023
, looks set to pass through Parliament with a super-majority (more than 200 out of 300 votes) thanks... and the fiscal rules in the eurozone has been set aside temporarily. The picture has changed
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Mitsotakis faces down critics over handling of forest fires
PoliticsGreek Politicseasing the requirement for Greeks voting from abroad looks set to pass with more than the required..., looks set to pass with 208 votes out of 300. Aside from the substance of the bill, the debate gave some
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Fires cast growing shadow as new shipwreck probe is announced
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament was set to vote on the government’s economic bill on Wednesday in the shadow of the ongoing forest fires, which also claimed their first lives this summer. MPs were due to cast... measures that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out on the campaign trail. These include the 150-euro
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SYRIZA leadership contest off to slow start, as ND rushes to contain political damage from fires
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe contest to succeed Alexis Tsipras at the helm of SYRIZA looks set to gather momentum with the launch of a campaign aimed to generate engagement in view of the September leadership elections... have been slow to set out their stalls, aware that their election will have to run in tandem
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Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the massive wildfire in Evros, northeastern Greece, continues to burn, the government and opposition are preparing for two key set-piece events in the coming days, which they hope will revive... recently published a set of broad policy positions. The first round of the vote to elect a new SYRIZA
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politicsanti-flood works in the area. Although tens of millions of euros were set aside to restore... of Cyclone Ianos in 2020. Then, the government set aside 800 million euros to restore infrastructure
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Newsletter 393 - 15/09/2023
million euros in emergency spending is set to be included in a supplementary budget. In order to meet... that will include some one billion euros set aside from support in the affected areas. The state budget
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Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks rubber stamp roadmap, allowing next steps
PoliticsForeign Policytop diplomats are set to meet for political talks in mid-October and the two countries will hold... to set sail from the Turkish coast. Next stop The political dialogue that will be launched in three
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Kasselakis names core backers for key party posts amid questions over party unity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe newly elected president of SYRIZA, Stefanos Kasselakis set about the task of staffing key party posts on Monday. His choices offer a first indication of how he intends to lead the leftist... position, given the fact that Kasselakis himself failed to secure a set in the June elections
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