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Under increasing domestic pressure, govt awaits EU signs for response to energy security threat
PoliticsGreek PoliticsRussia’s decision to act on its threat to cut off gas flows to Poland and Bulgaria in a row over sanctions has sharpened the government’s focus on the security of national energy supplies.
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With focus on energy, Athens hopes for boost from Macron re-election
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes that the re-election of Emmanuel Macron as French President bodes well for his government’s hopes of further progress within the European Union on effective answers to the economic and energy challenges posed by the war in Ukraine and other recent developments.
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PM goes big on minimum wage increase, but opposition unmoved
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been pinning his hopes on a pre-Easter minimum wage rise to boost the fortunes of his party which is being blamed for skyrocketing energy bills and high prices.
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More fiscal space emerges for new energy relief package as parties jostle for support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is hopeful that some welcome developments on the fiscal front will help fund the next relief package it aims to put together, cushioning the impact of rising energy prices and possibly recovering some of the public support it has lost in recent months.
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Proposals to reform primary health care draw first reactions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA major overhaul of the primary health care system promises to tap into the private sector in an effort to decongest public hospitals and introduce greater patient choice, however the reforms are already coming under attack from private doctors.
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PM set to prolong coal use, sparking complaints about energy policy U-turn
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA decision to prolong the use life of several coal-burning power stations has put Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the spot, as opposition parties accuse him of being personally responsible for the energy crisis he is purporting to address.
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Parties re-work strategies as clearer picture emerges for election run-up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere is widespread acceptance among the Greek media and political commentators that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has dropped any thoughts of holding snap elections in the coming months, partly as a result of the battering his New Democracy party is taking due to the cost-of-living crisis.
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Inflation triggers political machinations, move to increase budget spending
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is set to submit a supplementary budget that will allow it to increase spending by as much as 2 billion euros compared to the initial budget for 2022, underlining the pressure that New Democracy is under to find solutions to the cost-of-living crisis, not only to help households and businesses but also to stop the party’s slide in opinion polls.
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Mitsotakis sweeps aside election talk as ND continues to suffer in polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFor the second time in a week, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has flatly denied any plans to hold snap elections or to change the electoral law yet again after his New Democracy administration adopted a form of enhanced proportional representation (PR) after the next vote, which will be held under a pure form of PR.
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PM focuses on high prices, food supplies as snap election option fades away
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe cost-of-living crisis remains the government’s number one priority after little progress was made on containing energy prices at last week’s European Union leaders’ summit.