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This Week in Central Europe | 26 May 2023
In other news, the European Parliament threatens to take away Hungary's EU presidency next year; Poland moves to set up controversial commission to investigate Russia lobbying; and Czech TV finally to get more money.
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Mitsotakis: Victory over populism serves as lesson for liberal democracies
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis insisted Tuesday that Greece will be able to regain investment grade with a strong New Democracy government and that his "his victory over populism in Greece" serves as a lesson "for other liberal democracies."
"If you deliver real change for people, people will reward you," he told CNN's Christiane Amanpour.
Reluctance to take up new posts
Unemployment remains high, but DYPA employment counselors are finding it very difficult to meet the demands of businesses or staff training programs.
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Elections, fantasies and acceptance
"It is again confirmed that we do not know ourselves and that we take our fantasies for real," a Turkish friend wrote to me on Monday. It is difficult to feel just how much many Turks hoped that, at last, they would see an end to the slide towards greater autocracy and towards greater distance from the European Union.
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Three people die of heart attack during polls
Three people died of a heart attack at separate polling stations during the presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14.
In the Black Sea province of Rize, 64-year-old Şeref Kurt was on duty at one of the polling stations set up at a school where he also voted.
He suddenly collapsed at the polling booth around 9 a.m.
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Erdogan’s opponents vow fresh start on Turkish human rights
President Tayyip Erdogan's opponents say they will repair the damage done to human rights during his rule, promising a new era for democracy and freedoms if he loses power in an election on Sunday.
The Turkish pendulum and Erdogan’s friends
Recep Tayyip Erdogan is currently facing challenging times, and alongside him, authoritarian leaders from around the world are concerned about his fate. Recent opinion polls indicate that he is on the verge of losing the upcoming May 14 elections.
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Gov’t plans to increase public role in decision making
The work carried out by the presidency to shape the government's work on the new constitution promises regulations such as allowing the public to participate in the legislative processes with a certain number of signatures.
President Sakellaropoulou to attend coronation of Charles III
President Katerina Sakellaropoulou will travel to London on Friday to attend the coronation of British monarch Charlies III.
Total Victory for Macron's unpopular Pension Reform
French President Emmanuel Macron's highly unpopular pension law passed another hurdle after the Constitutional Council rejected the opposition's second proposal to hold a referendum to limit the retirement age to 62, Reuters reported.
Macron has defied fierce union opposition and weeks of sometimes violent protests against his plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64.