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Mitsotakis unveils major defence package against backdrop of forces pay rise dispute
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government presented on Wednesday its plans for a major shake-up of Greece’s defence capabilities, which PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis claims is needed to equip the armed forces for a new era. The announcement comes after a week of upheaval in New Democrac...
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Mitsotakis defends his record against backdrop of tough migration package
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPM Kyriakos Mitsotakis used the announcement of emergency measures to tackle a surge in migrant arrivals to mark New Democracy’s six years in power. The prime minister launched an attack on his political opponents, including his predecessor Alexis Tsipr...
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PM prepares to defend inflation fight against backdrop of political gridlock
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to respond in Parliament this Friday to opposition questions about the measures the government is taking to tackle inflation, which remains a top concern for voters. The debate is being held in the wake of two n...
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Data protection ruling adds to pressure on New Democracy from ranks
PoliticsGreek Politics-Michelle Asimakopoulou to obtain the contact details of overseas voters from the Interior Ministry... of State. In May, the Interior Ministry received a fine of 400,000 euros and Asimakopoulou herself... suffered a legal blow on Tuesday, when Greece’s data protection authority released its findings
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Mitsotakis targets rivals as Androulakis tries to shrug off doubters
PoliticsGreek Politicsunusual decision to speak to this particular outlet attracted some criticism from the opposition parties... that meaningful reform requires broad, binding consensus — but insists this consensus must be forged.... Figures such as Haris Doukas, Pavlos Geroulanos and Michalis Katrinis are pushing for a binding
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Newsletter 24 - 24/04/2015
underlined its investment commitment towards Greece by taking the rather unusual step of buying T-Bills...State agency cash hauled in Funding should cover needs until May Earlier this week a legislative... to tap additional funding sources in order to meet external obligations of 2.5 billion euros in June
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Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
Agoratook the unusual step of congratulating Macron despite there being a run-off against Le Pen yet to come... or will it break the spell binding the member states? These are just some of the immediate challenges facing
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Greece aiming to agree updated migration deal with Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyJohansson and German Interior Minister Nancy Faeser, the Greek minister said there is more cooperation... following the EU Interior minister’s council that “in my view this statement (EU-Turkey deal) should... will seek further EU funding. Following the elections in his country earlier this year, Erdogan has
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Government adamant snap polls are not under consideration
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be held in 2027, as Mitsotakis has repeatedly stated. Snap elections are far from unusual in Greece... funding has declined significantly since 2012 because its share of the vote in the national elections has fallen dramatically. Greek parties receive state funding based on their share of votes
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Will Tsipras move to centre stage to secure deal with lenders?
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/11/06/tsipras_1000_myrto_0511-medium.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
PoliticsGreek Politicswithin the government, even leading to thoughts of removing Panousis’s portfolio from the Interior.... Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis and Alternate Minister for European Affairs Nikos Hountis... if there is to be a compromise to secure at least part of the remaining 7.2 billion euros in bailout funding it will need
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