ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek lawmakers on Thursday scrapped regulations making universities a no-go zone for police, a move authorities say will tackle lawlessness but which critics have decried as a clampdown on democracy.
The move is one of the first taken by the country's conservative New Democracy government, which swept to power last month, unseating left-wing Syriza. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis campaigned hard on the issue of public safety.
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