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  1. Despite some common ground, revision of constitution makes for new battleground
    Photo by Panayotis Tzamaros/Fosphotos

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    MPs began debating on Tuesday the proposed changes to the Greek constitution before a vote on Thursday in what is shaping to be another political battle between SYRIZA and New Democracy, although the parties agree on aspects of the revision. Any propose...

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  2. Government makes last-minute change to main homes bill in bid to satisfy creditors
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    EconomyProgramme

    MPs are due to approve on Friday the new framework for the protection of primary residences from foreclosure after the government made a last-minute change on Thursday, aiming to satisfy Greece’s lenders ahead of the April 5 Eurogroup. The government am...

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  3. Comfortable lead allows Mitsotakis to play it safe as Tsipras makes last-ditch attempt
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Kyriakos Mitsotakis is sticking to his core themes of tax cuts and growth as Greece enters the final straight of a low-key election campaign that New Democracy looks set to win comfortably. The opposition party’s big lead in the opinion polls has even f...

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  4. PM makes slowing spread of coronavirus his main goal

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made his first televised address regarding the coronavirus on Wednesday evening, just hours before the first death from the illness in Greece was confirmed. In his message, Mitsotakis identified the main goal as being ...

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  5. ECB makes Greece eligible for up to 12 bln in bond purchases amid market frenzy
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    Economy

    After seeing its sovereign debt market decimated within a period of four weeks, Greece breathed a sigh of relief on Wednesday night when the ECB announced that it will include the country in its Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme (PEPP). This new ass...

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  6. PM makes minor changes to cabinet, with focus on handling of EU funds

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    A limited cabinet reshuffle – the first since New Democracy came to power just over a year ago - which had been trailed for the last few weeks was announced on Tuesday. The two key goals were to fill a position that had been vacated recently and to gear...

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  7. PM makes new bid to address Covid wave, speculation about restrictions

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis was due to return on Thursday to a communications tactic he used regularly during the early days of the pandemic – the televised address – in a bid to contain the latest Covid wave. Trailed for the last couple of days,...

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  8. Tsipras makes pre-emptive peace offering to next KINAL leader ahead of final vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Ahead of Sunday’s run-off vote in the KINAL leadership election, SYRIZA’s president Alexis Tsipras has made an indirect appeal to the centre-left party’s next head to focus on attacking the government rather than the main opposition party. New Democracy...

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  9. Athens makes landmark foreign policy shift by sending arms to Ukraine
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    PoliticsForeign Policy

    Athens has shown its support for Kiev following Russia’s invasion by sending ammunition to Ukraine, while also condemning any revisionist trend “from any source whatsoever,” as Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said during a NATO teleconference, on Fri...

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  10. IMF trims 1 point off 2022 growth, makes major revision to inflation forecast
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    EconomyMacroeconomy

    The International Monetary Fund (IMF) released its latest global macro and fiscal estimates in the context of the spring meetings currently held in Washington, capturing the impact of inflation on growth. Specifically for Greece, growth for this year wa...

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