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Newsletter 340 - 03/06/2022
constructively with talks regarding disputes. However, over the last few days it has become clear... and internationally has shifted to Turkey. Erdogan’s public snubbing of Mitsotakis, violations... EU leaders. “Greece is a country which has international law on its side”, the prime minister said
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Where is Odysseus? Part 4 - Unemployment and Employment
Agorato lower, but still appreciable, unemployment rates. The recovery has not yet played out... that the natural UR could settle around 7½ percent of the labor force. Employment growth has since been robust... it collapsed in the crisis of 2010. Informed by the painful experience of the 2010 crisis, Greece has
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ND struggles to shift spotlight away from wiretapping fallout
PoliticsGreek Politics“internal enemies,” while PASOK, which has two Muslim MPs in its ranks, said Athansiou should.... The incident is indicated of how New Democracy has at times tied itself in knots following the resignation... has promised to reform EYP, already tabling draft legislation, and to fully investigate
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Newsletter 348 - 12/07/2022
Friday of the EYP chief and the general secretary to the PM, Grigoris Dimitriadis, New Democracy has..., as has been demanded by PASOK, and would be open to “creative ideas” for further improving... given that any government that has a majority in Parliament will also have a majority in the house
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Athens pins hopes on pan-European solution for energy crisis, as surveillance affair unfolds
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA renewed sense of urgency among European governments has revived hopes in Athens that a collective... pipeline by Gazprom. This would come as a relief for the government in Athens, which has spoken... and Portugal, has presented a number of proposals to its EU peers in recent months in the hope of urging
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Reports claiming link between spyware and state pile pressure on government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has come under renewed pressure regarding the phonetapping affair, as media reports... not stand up to scrutiny. If confirmed, this could be significant evidence as it has been established... argument that the spyware has no link to official, legal wiretapping. New Democracy has so far dismissed
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PM offers uniformed personnel bonus as surveillance bill attracts more criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsto fight crime and deal with migration challenges. New Democracy traditionally has close ties with the country’s police and coast guard – a relationship that Mitsotakis has tried to cultivate during his time in office. Tuesday’s announcement was not the first time that the current government has sought
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Newsletter 362 - 09/12/2022
, opinion polls indicate that New Democracy has started to suffer some wear-and-tear as a result... military, raising concerns about national security. As has become its standard practice following... 29 pct believe Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has handled the matter well, while 24 pct feel
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Opposition senses PM's position on phonetapping becoming weaker
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe discussion in Parliament about the surveillance scandal and the draft law the government has put... political benefit. This is a line that has been repeated before, and since, by numerous government... that it gave the impression SYRIZA has compromising evidence that it is waiting to reveal at the most
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Newsletter 363 - 16/12/2022
, the PM has tried to keep the issue at arm’s length but each week there are new revelations and his... in November and 7.2 pct in June, according to the same polls conducted by MRB. Since June, support for ND has dropped by 0.8 points, while SYRIZA’s backing has risen by 1 percentage point. However, New
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