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Opposition pushes for phone-tapping probe as early polls claim limited damage to ND Following on quickly from Friday’s fractious party leaders’ debate on the phone-tapping scandal, Parliament reconvenes in Athens to vote on PASOK-KINAL’s proposal to hold a parliamentary inquiry into the affair.
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First head-to-head clash over spying scandal in Parliament fails to deliver decisive blow A much-anticipated party leaders’ debate in Greek Parliament on Friday was heavy in terms of accusation and counter-accusation but did not produce a definitive moment that could shape political developments decisively in the coming days and weeks.
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Scepticism greets govt denials of involvement in surveillance, as communications missteps snowball The confirmation hearing on Wednesday for the new head of the national intelligence service kicked off what promises to be a stormy political season, with opposition parties intensifying the pressure to move the agenda on to the inquiry into the phone-tapping of politicians and journalists.
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As battering from spy scandal continues, ND invests in broadening scope of inquiry Although the government is attempting to turn its attention to the relief package that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to announce at the Thessaloniki International Fair in a few days, the phone-tapping scandal shows no signs of going away.
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Parliament prepares for confrontation over spying as long-term consequences loom The political jousting between the government and the opposition over the phone-tapping scandal that began on Monday as Parliament resumed activities following the summer recess is set to intensify in the build-up to the party leaders’ debate scheduled for Friday.
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Electricity price shock, pressure on phone-tapping take shine off surveillance exit Within hours of the government celebrating Greece’s formal exit from the post-bailout enhanced surveillance regime, the storm clouds were gathering as energy companies announced another round of increases and the opposition mustered to demand questions on the phone-tapping affair.
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Govt puts focus on handouts, migration to take heat off surveillance affair With the opposition intent on cornering Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis over his management of the intelligence service and the surveillance of politicians and journalists, the government is focussed on pulling together an economic package which it hopes will strike a chord with ordinary voters.
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Phone-tapping scandal causing ripple effect across political scene Government officials are targeting the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) in early September, when Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will announce more cost-of-living relief measures, as an escape from the mounting pressure caused by the spying scandal.
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Political impact of spying revelations unclear, as drip-feed of information continues More revelations about the phone-tapping scandal threatening to engulf the Mitsotakis government are expected to surface in the coming days, leading up to the reopening of Parliament and the initiation of the inquiries looking into the affair.
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ND struggles to shift spotlight away from wiretapping fallout New Democracy’s efforts to shift attention away from the spying scandal are being tripped up by the continued muddled messaging emanating from the ruling centre-right party, which is hoping that Greece’s imminent exit from the enhanced surveillance of its lenders and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair next month will prove welcome distractions.