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Athens tries to rekindle ties with North Macedonia after period of stasis
PoliticsForeign Policyagreement signed between Skopje and Ankara. The latter has provoked serious suspicions in Athens... that this agreement has been signed within the framework of NATO and with no intention to rile Athens.... On the other hand, however, the Greek government has not yet ratified three protocols
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Newsletter 315 - 05/11/2021
pct. The number of people dying from the virus has hovered around 50 a day this week. Reacting... to be seen to be taking back freedoms from the vaccinated. The official government line has been to put... was announced. Mitsotakis argued that the availability of vaccines has radically downgraded the public
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Newsletter 326 - 28/01/2022
that has ebbed away from the ruling New Democracy party over the last few months. Having breezed... to the unpopular ENFIA property tax that was imposed during the debt crisis but which has become... to the recent bumpy patch that New Democracy has been going through. Recent opinion polls suggest
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Newsletter 349 - 02/09/2022
opinion polls suggest that the spying affair has had a limited impact on the popularity of Prime... investigating the bugging has 29 members, 15 of whom will be from the ruling centre-right party... to the conventional surveillance of PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis, which the PM has already admitted to, leaving out
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Newsletter 356 - 21/10/2022
November, though. The Finance Ministry already has 1 billion euros set aside for any energy needs..., this has not stopped criticism from the opposition. This week, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras criticised... has moved considerably since September, with ND retreating by 0.1 ppts and SYRIZA advancing
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Newsletter 357 - 04/11/2022
that, contrary to recent reports, Intellexa – the Greek vendor of the Predator malware – has not left Athens... the stakes surrounding the issue. Tsipras underlined that he has submitted a question to the PM, asking him... administration and scupper its chances of a clear election victory next year. SYRIZA, which has been
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Opinion polls show drop in support for ND, continuing concern about inflation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo opinion polls published on Thursday indicate that there has been a rare decline in support... for the conservatives has dropped from 30.9 pct in December to 28.2 pct this month. There were minor declines... affected. He still has positive ratings of 46 pct. The next most popular leader is KKE general secretary
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Newsletter 453 - 28/02/2025
further slippage in the support for New Democracy has undermined the government’s efforts to wrestle.... This is a question which much of the media debate has focussed on in recent weeks, and the conclusion will fall.... A Sounding by Pulse for Skai carried out between February 21-24 shows support for New Democracy has slipped
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Newsletter 482 - 31/10/2025
-left that has so far failed to turn the crisis into electoral advantage. Police detained 37 people... their investigation before the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) became involved and has framed.... The political cost is tangible in the countryside. Opposition figures say the clean-up has exacerbated
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Newsletter 485 - 21/11/2025
. In the span of a few days, Athens has unveiled ambitious plans to redevelop the port of Elefsina... agreement that runs until 2052. Acquired during Greece’s debt crisis, the port has since become a flagship... logistics, and defence infrastructure. Development Minister Takis Theodorikakos has promised
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