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Athens prepares for resumption of GSI activity and potential Turkish reaction The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is entering what may prove to be its most consequential phase so far.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Government scrapes together more fuel price measures as ELAS intensifies pressure The government is facing a dual challenge as it attempts to contain rising fuel prices while confronting a stubborn lack of movement in the opinion polls.
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EconomyMacroeconomy
Government struggles to shape narrative as rising costs compete with positive outlooks Last week offered the kind of struggle the Greek government has become accustomed to: attempting to convince the public that the economy is performing strongly while simultaneously reacting to developments that intensify the cost‑of‑living crisis.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Government scrambles for more cost‑of‑living relief as WSJ revelations open new front The cost‑of‑living crisis, and in particular the surge in fuel prices, has become the central test of the government’s capacity to deliver tangible relief as it tries to build pre-election momentum.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
ND divided over arrogance in its ranks, as well as fuel costs and farm payments With Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on an extended US visit, New Democracy MPs and ministers have spent the past days contradicting one another in public, amid polling suggesting that economic announcements have failed to rally support.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
GSI tensions and defence moves raise stakes in Greek–Turkish relations Turkey’s renewed warnings towards Greece are increasingly being viewed in Athens not as isolated bursts of rhetoric, but as part of a broader shift in a relationship that in recent years has operated under a carefully managed - and always fragile - calm.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
PM rolls out more help for energy bills, pleads for majority as polls show path narrowing Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his first television interview after the Thessaloniki International Fair on Thursday to address two issues that are having a major impact on the political landscape: the looming surge in energy prices and the increasingly complex arithmetic of the next general election
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PoliticsGreek Politics Athens eyes GSI workaround to avoid dispute with Turkey Ministers in Athens deny that they will comply with fresh Turkish demands before work recommences on the undersea electricity cable connecting Greece and Cyprus, with plans on the table for the French majority owner of the project to take the lead in resolving the diplomatic bind.
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PoliticsForeign Policy
Seabed surveys for GSI set to pose next test in Greek–Turkish relations The planned resumption of seabed surveys for the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) is rapidly emerging as the next major test in Greek–Turkish relations, as Athens prepares to restart work on the electricity link between Greece and Cyprus while rejecting Ankara’s assertion that activities in parts of the Eastern Mediterranean require prior coordination with Turkey.
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PoliticsGreek Politics
Iran threat and Turkish "grey zones" revival puncture August lull The traditional August pause in Greek politics has been interrupted this week by the near-simultaneous emergence of an external security threat and a renewed Turkish challenge to Greek sovereign rights, forcing the government to manage both a military contingency and a diplomatic dispute while Parliament remains in recess.