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PM claims victory as marriage equality law passes despite dissent in govt, opposition ranks
PoliticsGreek Politics“present.” Fifty-one of the 158 MPs from the ruling party did not support the bill – 20 voted against and 31 abstained, including one minister and two deputy ministers – which passed with the support... and one voted “present”, while 11 of 32 PASOK MPs did not participate in the vote. Also, two of New
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SYRIZA ploughs own furrow as farmers head to Athens for protest
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat they would choose who they support based on European issues or the future of the European Union. One... in the EP vote. Greek Solution was one of the opposition parties strongly opposed to the marriage equality law passed through Parliament recently. This is one of the key issues from which the right-wing
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Newsletter 427 - 14/06/2024
secured just 7 seats in the European Parliament, one fewer than in the last elections in 2019. ND lost... to around 14 percent in 2019. One aspect of the results that takes the heat off New Democracy to some extent... in their bid to emerge as the main opposition from the contest. They were, however, the only one
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Newsletter 428 - 21/06/2024
of scepticism among other cadres about whether this is feasible or even a good idea. One... is being moved from the Interior Ministry to the Labour Ministry, where she is replacing one of the few.... Theodoros Livanios, one of the youngest members of the government, is being promoted from Alternate
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Cyprus invasion anniversary generates new friction in Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policynot accept fait accompli and our aim remains one: the Republic of Cyprus with one sovereignty, one international personality and one citizenship, in a bizonal, bicommunal federation, in a single state
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SYRIZA seizes on latest spyware reports to renew pressure on government
PoliticsGreek Politics27 cases, EYP had made at least one request for the right to legally wiretap the individuals... for this deviation from democracy,” said SYRIZA’s spokesperson Voula Kehagia, reminding that one of the PM’s... by authorities last year that he was one of the Predator targets because of these financial transactions. “We
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Domestic factors seen playing role in PM's pick for European Commission
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCommission President Ursula von der Leyen’s request for each country to nominate two candidates – one male, and one female. In his on-camera comments before a meeting with Tzitzikostas following Thursday..., the Greek PM said he would like “a portfolio that highlights on the one hand the progress that Greece
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PASOK leadership debate highlights tensions as SYRIZA unites briefly for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsthem to direct questions at one another as well as responding to questions from the moderators... one another, it offered little in terms of substance and vision. The clearest divergences emerged... the centre and disillusioned ND voters. SYRIZA One subject that did not get much mention in the debate
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PM puts tax cuts front and centre in bid to win back voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsReducing taxes over the remaining years of his premiership is becoming one of Prime Minister... 50,000 euros. No VAT change? However, the local media appears to be in agreement that one... by inflated prices during the cost-of-living crisis, are one of the reasons that public coffers are fuller
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PM makes first direct contact with Trump, hoping to keep US-Greek relationship special
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis also pointed out that he is one of the longest-serving members of the European Council, having been in power since 2019, and, as a result, is one of the few EU leaders that has “institutional... (MDCA), which provides the US navy, as well as NATO forces, with access to one of the largest deep-water
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