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Turkey's Varosha move adds new complexity to Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policymeans that the framework of the Cyprus talks has changed completely. The city has been a Turkish military zone since the 1974 invasion and has been widely viewed as a leverage for Ankara in any future... of the UN Security Council. Both the US and the EU seem extremely annoyed that Ankara has gone back
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Surveillance claims continue to bug New Democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelationship with him. Dimitriadis has previously denied any role in the use of Predator in Greece and has taken legal action against journalists who reported on this aspect of the story in the past. The leftists argued that the weekend reports were further evidence that New Democracy has turned Greece
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Surveillance and Qatargate threaten to overshadow budget debate
PoliticsGreek Politicshas featured a series of increasingly specific claims. Another scenario which is making the rounds... an official statement on the subject sometime this week. The weight of revelations has made... claim to be strong on national defence. New Democracy now has another weapon in its arsenal
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Leaders hit campaign trail as ratings remain finely balanced
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport is at 26.2 pct. This is the lowest that Metron has recorded for the conservatives since... at the beginning of March, suggesting that any damage done by the deadly railway collision has now come... to be profiting from the decline in ND’s ratings, has gained a point since the last survey and has risen
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Election campaign moves into gear, opinion poll data still equivocal
PoliticsGreek Politicsto build another 35 kilometres on top of the 5 km that has already been built. New Democracy sees... that migration has dropped down the list of voters’ priorities. According to the survey, 10 pct of voters... in November. The most popular answer was the cost-of-living crisis, although this was down eight points
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Kasselakis sets sights on government over cost of living
PoliticsGreek Politicshas insisted that any progress the Greek economy has made over the last few years has come... in April this year, but Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged to increase it to 950 euros... the government has ruled out because it argues that the impact on the budget would be too onerous
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Government concludes Tempe inquiry, turns attention to Thessaly reconstruction
PoliticsGreek Politicseffort that has been ordered by PM Mitsotakis and his office. Although the government is hoping... as a gimmick aimed at improving the government’s communications. The opposition party argued that there has been a plan for water management in Thessaly since 2014, and that this has been updated twice since
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Mitsotakis aiming to overcome voter disappointment and rebuild decisive lead in 2025
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks are in at the moment: The most popular answer (88.1 pct) was the wish “to feel more secure... financial situation has worsened compared to 2019, when the current government came to power. Just 18 pct feel that it has improved. Also, 46 pct believe Greece’s economic situation has worsened during
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Athens looks to Draghi for positive signals on debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsweeks, a pledge that has raised eyebrows given that first review dragged on for 11 months... Minister’s prerogative,” she said. “But I do expect there to be new people.” Athens is racing...-time contracts are being paid less than 360 euros per month, while uninsured labour has surged to 30
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PM's Washington visit looms over domestic politics, review schedule
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe bill (New Democracy has not clarified its position), there is no danger of the draft law being... of the Greek crisis. The comment appeared to anger New Democracy, which has been pushing for snap... place in the next 18 months and for a government led by Mitsotakis to lead the Greek recovery. “I
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