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  1. Policeman's death prompts PM's pledge to act on hooliganism
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    The 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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  2. Mitsotakis sets aside talk of next Greek president to meet Trump at White House
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    following the murder of a teenager by a policeman in December 2008. Mitsotakis did not vote... to snap general elections. Instead, a simple majority of MPs can choose the next head of state... for the former conservative interior minister to become president in 2015, even though New Democracy

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  3. EU meets on refugee crisis, bailout review but Greece's immediate fate seems sealed

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    and that the government would put more effort into creating closed facilities to detain migrants who... Coeuré and Marco Buti, director of the EU commission’s economics department, was the latest attempt

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  4. Simple majority for new electoral law, which threatens future complications
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    As had been expected, the new electoral law was approved in Parliament on Thursday night but with a simple majority rather than a supermajority of at least 200 votes. The result means that 17-year-olds will be able to vote in the next elections but the system of proportional representation, which

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  5. Newsletter 235 -17/01/2020

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    to be elected by Parliament as even a simple majority will suffice) brings two distinct benefits for Mitsotakis... in the coming days even with a simple majority, the new system would apply in the second vote... was 2.82 billion, municipalities spent 1.12 billion, social funds 166 million and 859 billion

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  6. Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos sent a new proposal on Friday. The breakthrough came after SYRIZA

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  7. Obama puts emphasis on issues deemed vital by Greece in Athens visit

    PoliticsForeign Policy

    , a vital link in NATO and our transatlantic partnership,” he said. It was noticeable that during his

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  8. Economic diversification vital to Greece's post-coronavirus future
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    Advantis Medical Imaging and Euditi, amongst others. Funding for firms is obviously also vital

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  9. New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    Interior Minister Makis Voridis, alleged that the man in question was known to the police, had attempted to snatch a policeman's firearm and had been involved in a recent attack on the Health Ministry... were injured during scuffles. Regarding the video of two policemen beating a man who did not appear

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  10. Pressure on Greece to stem migrant flow puts strain on EU ties
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    of refugees and migrants to northern and central Europe. EU interior ministers urged Greece to have the hot... parts of the EU. At the same time, Greece is expected to step up efforts to detain migrants

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