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Foreign minister toughens stance as first autumn polls pile pressure on government Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis has defended the government’s policy towards Turkey, pledging that Greece will actively defend its territorial rights if the neighbouring country attempts to block a landmark offshore infrastructure project.
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Government tries to polish economic image as it prepares for big gamble on relief measures Greek politics is back from its summer break and attention is turning to the contents of the relief package that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to announce at the Thessaloniki International Fair on September 6.
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Opposition unable to join forces over recognition of Palestinian state The inability of Greece’s opposition parties to work together, even on issues that are causing the government discomfort, is being highlighted again as PASOK is set to intensify calls for the recognition of a Palestinian state without coordinating its efforts with any of the other progressive parties.
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Opposition lines up attack on government over wildfires with visits to affected areas Opposition parties are preparing to lift their unofficial moratorium on criticising the government for its handling of several serious wildfires which left a tail of devastation across different parts of the country since the start of August.
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PM gives ESY clean bill of health, prompting opposition backlash With many Greeks still on their summer holidays, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has taken to social media to talk up the success of the evaluation process his government has overseen for the public health service.
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Government feels the heat after two days of catastrophic wildfires Opposition parties are demanding accountability from the government, after what they claim was a disastrous response to multiple wildfires which burned thousands of hectares of forest and farmland, encroaching into villages and suburbs, over the last 48 hours.
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PM's strategic bet on Israel meets domestic blowback over Gaza There has been growing public and political pushback against the Greek government's position regarding Israel and the war in Gaza over the last few days, putting Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in an awkward position given that he has been cultivating Greece's relationship with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his administration since the former came to power in 2019.
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Mitsotakis prepares for autumn gamble after testing summer A few days before Greece emerges from the political lull of August, the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) is rapidly becoming the focal point of a high-stakes autumn. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to unveil a sweeping relief package aimed at easing the cost-of-living crisis, which has proved a source of concern and frustration for voters throughout the last few years.
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PoliticsGreek Politics Government's foreign policy under scrutiny again following actions by Egypt and Turkey Over the past few weeks, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has sought to counter criticism of his government’s foreign policy as overly cautious and lacking assertiveness. However, recent developments involving Egypt and Turkey have once again placed Athens’s diplomatic strategy under the spotlight.
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Government accused of fiasco over launch of non-state universities A flagship education policy of the New Democracy government is providing fodder for the opposition after the uptake for the first round of non-state university licenses appears to have vastly undershot its promises.