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ND braces for deeper economic impact from Covid-19, mulls more assistance With New Democracy and SYRIZA locked in an intense verbal battle over alleged scandals, the impact of the coronavirus on the Greek economy has moved down the political agenda for now.
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Novartis scandal causes allegations between govt and opposition to fly A parliamentary inquiry into the role of the judiciary in the Novartis affair was the scene of renewed clashes between New Democracy and SYRIZA on Monday, rekindling allegations of political corruption first raised under the previous administration.
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ND feeling fiscal pressure as row over media handouts rumbles on The latest macroeconomic data has highlighted the fiscal pressure that is mounting on Greece’s centre-right government, especially as it hopes to return to its programme of tax cuts later this year.
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Pressure grows for transparency on ND's media handouts as PM outlines investment goals The question of how the pandemic communications budget was distributed continues to dog Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government, as the voices calling for full transparency are intensifying.
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Leaders clash over economy as PM looks on bright side of Eurogroup assessment As it has been for the past few weeks, the economy proved to be the main political battleground on Friday, when Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and opposition leader Alexis Tsipras battled it out in Parliament.
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Amid crowding concerns, officials reject idea of return to full lockdown Senior government figures are insisting there will be no return to a full lockdown as concerns over lax observance of hygiene measures intensify. Meanwhile, the government is being accused of lack of transparency over the use of funds for public health campaigns in the emergency pandemic package.
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Tsipras struggles to revive and repackage SYRIZA Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras is still struggling to find his footing since last year’s elections and the much-advertised shift towards the centre-left, with the aim of attracting a greater number of voters, has not yet materialised for SYRIZA.
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Parties jostle over economic data, public still backs ND approach on pandemic The publication of preliminary GDP data for the first quarter of the year has sparked a war of words between government officials and the opposition.
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Govt and opposition stake out positions on pandemic impact measures As Greece gradually lifts its emergency measures, the main political parties are using the opportunity to clarify their positions on several key issues to do with managing the pandemic and its aftermath.
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Opposition picks holes in latest measures to mitigate economic impact from pandemic Opposition parties have criticised the government’s latest package of measures to support the economy, suggesting that it is too weak an intervention and will lead to wage cuts for many employees.