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Policeman's death prompts PM's pledge to act on hooliganism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe death of a policeman from injuries received during a clash with hooligans has prompted further... greeted the news of the death of the 31-year-old riot policeman in hospital on Wednesday with a stern... incidents of violence against police. Far-right Spartiates noted the death of a motorcycle policeman
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FM explains verbal clash in Ankara but broader strategy remains unclear
PoliticsForeign Policyconfrontation in the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean. The verbal confrontation between the two foreign...Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his team reportedly prepared several alternative statements to ensure he would be able to respond adequately and publicly to what his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut
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New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed
PoliticsGreek Politicsattempted to snatch a policeman's firearm and had been involved in a recent attack on the Health Ministry... of such issues, leaving it to other government representatives to take up the verbal battle with SYRIZA... Nikos Alivizatos who was asked to head a commission on police violence after ND came to office
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politics, with one policeman shouting “Let’s go and kill them.” There were also reports of policemen attacking... as police clashed with some protestors. One policeman was dragged off his motorcycle and beaten. Along...” and focussing on the serious injuries suffered by the policeman. We warned against “blind rage” and said
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Newsletter 288 - 12/03/2021
some protestors pulling a policeman off his motorcycle and beating him. The police suggested... as “appalling” and focussing on the serious injuries suffered by the policeman. We warned against... to monitor police violence, headed by constitutional expert Nikos Alivizatos, has wound-up its activities
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Tsipras keeps IMF waiting, turns focus to MPs and opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat he is pushing as hard as he can for an agreement that is as painless as possible. SYRIZA MPs... side are difficult for SYRIZA to swallow, which was underlined by Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis
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Athens in quandary over IMF as Fund's role in bailout is firmed up
PoliticsGreek Politicsresponse from Athens but in an interview with the News 247 website, State Minister Nikos Pappas... are relatively painless, such as a levy on gambling, to achieve the targets. At the same time
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Newsletter 299 - 04/06/2021
. Cavusoglu met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias during his trip, which was free of the verbal clashes that marked the Greek diplomat’s recent visit to Ankara... on improving confidence-building measures. Cavusoglu's trip was free of the verbal clashes that marked
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PM offers uniformed personnel bonus as surveillance bill attracts more criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsa policeman shot and seriously injured a 16-year-old in Thessaloniki was deemed as a thinly disguised attempt... without any laws or framework,” tweeted former SYRIZA minister Nikos Pappas. Law and order has been... the operation, which prompted an outcry at the time, including from prominent constitutional expert Nikos
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Greece and Albania seek to leave Beleri case behind in 2024 after year of turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policyup his duties.” Albanian Foreign Minister Igli Hasani admitted last week that “there are negotiations, ideas, and commitments from both sides to find a solution.” Hasani denied that Tirana and Athens
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