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PM unveils 1.1-billion-euro anti-inflation package to opposition scepticism The government is pinning its hopes on a new support package to blunt the effects of galloping inflation on households and businesses, but the opposition is accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of being too timid and missing the mark.
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Parties pick from energy policy menu as EU response opens up more options The past week has seen the range of potential policies for tackling high energy prices expand with further proposals at both the EU and the domestic level.
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PM stands by Ukraine decision, feels vindicated on defence and foreign policies Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitstotakis has doubled down on his decision to send arms to Ukraine despite ongoing criticism from the opposition parties regarding the policy but also not consulting with his rivals.
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Mitsotakis faces pushback from left on arms to Ukraine The government’s decision to supply arms to Ukraine has prompted criticism from the main opposition party SYRIZA and other parties of the left about the nature and extent of Greece’s involvement in the conflict with Russia.
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High prices top list of political concerns as dissatisfaction bubbles under surface In another indication of how much the cost of living crisis is worrying the government, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with representatives of the retail sector on Tuesday afternoon to discuss ways of containing price hikes.
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Government focusses on security of energy supplies in light of Ukraine escalation The escalating crisis in Ukraine has prompted a high-level review of the security of Greece’s energy supplies, with concerns about access routes to natural gas now added to the existing challenge posed by high prices.
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Govt mulls Easter bonus as cost-of-living crisis causes public concern Worsening inflation date on the one hand and ebbing polling figures on the other are creating divergent challenges for Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government, which is finding it increasingly difficult to maintain consistency in its messaging.
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ND seeks to capitalise on divergent views over defence procurements Although there was broad approval in Parliament on Tuesday for Greece’s purchase of an extra six Rafale jets and up to 4 Belharra frigates from France, the debate around the procurements still provided ample opportunity for political differences, particularly between New Democracy and SYRIZA to be aired.
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Tsipras repeats call for elections with one eye on rising KINAL Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has gone on the offensive against the government’s positive narrative, questioning New Democracy’s record of crisis management and calling for early elections.
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Hooliganism poses familiar set of challenges for government Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chaired a meeting with several key ministers on Friday to discuss the government’s approach to hooliganism after the recent death of a football supporter in Thessaloniki posed the latest challenge to New Democracy’s law and order narrative.