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Building on flurry of policy pledges, Mitsotakis vows to back research and innovation
PoliticsGreek Politicsannouncements at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged... activity is heavily concentrated in Attica and Thessaloniki. Against this backdrop, the prime minister... framework in place by the next electoral cycle. Mitsotakis pointed to biotechnology as a prime example
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Farmers’ protests escalate as political veterans express concerns about democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe depth of rural anger and placed fresh pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s administration... government ministers. The Prime Minister’s office sought to maintain firmness. Officials insisted..., not only from opposition parties but also from within the centre-right. Former Prime Minister Antonis
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New frigate arrives to much fanfare as spotlight falls on Dendias, minister's aspirations
PoliticsGreek Politicsarmed forces with the arrival of the Hellenic Navy’s first FDI-class frigate, Kimon. Prime Minister... is positioning himself to become New Democracy’s next leader and, ultimately, prime minister. These apparent... successor to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was emphatic in rejecting the idea that he
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How big is Greek fiscal gap? Will cuts be needed? Here's our Q&A
PoliticsGreek Politicswas that Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras would embark on efforts to pursue a "political negotiation... luck with this new strategy. German Chancellor Angela Merkel met the Greek prime minister on Thursday... it will not take any new measures, it absolutely means it,” said Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos
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After Merkel, Samaras faces immediate challenges on domestic front
PoliticsGreek Politicson Friday, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras is back in the thick of things in Greece, where his... was not a ringing endorsement for the Greek prime minister or his country’s prospects but it was probably... the Greek prime minister also wanted to emphasise that he intends to hold the eurozone to its
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One night in Cannes
Agorawith Greece's decision makers over the past few years. For all their failings, ministers, prime ministers... crisis than (then Prime Minister) George Papandreou's decision on October 31 2011 to announce... to create a coalition government with Papandreou in the summer of 2011, when the prime minister invited
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Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsof established political figures, reflecting perhaps a desire on the part of Prime Minister Antonis... was in charge of ex-Prime Minister Kostas Simitis’s economic office between 2000 and 2004. He held... pension system due later this year. It had been rumoured over the last few days that Prime Minister
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Run this way: The recurring pattern of Greek leaders
Agora. Prime Minister Antonis Samaras popped into Parliament on Tuesday night to speak to New Democracy... would be derided as a reprobate. That such a statement was apparently uttered by the prime minister... position. It also undermines his attempt to portray the opposition as reckless egotists. The prime
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Election drums beating louder in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the option of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras bringing a premature end to this government’s time... the prime minister to intervene. The government also appears to be getting nowhere in its attempt to find...’ votes it needs to avoid losing the ballot. Despite Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos claiming
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Samaras seeks vote of confidence and moment of history
Agoramonths, in office but Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sought to end these rumours by asking for a vote...? This time, Samaras is hoping for the opposite effect. By winning the ballot, the prime minister...) to rescue his premiership. The prime minister needs something tangible to present firstly to his MPs
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