Politics
Mitsotakis tests PASOK with proposal to end permanence in civil service
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has challenged PASOK to support him in a bid to end job permanence for civil servants, allowing the Greek authorities to fire public sector employees who are not considered to be meeting certain standards.
Opposition amps up criticism over Gaza stance and farming payments scandal
The government is facing intensifying criticism from opposition parties over its position on Gaza, as its latest actions on the global scene put it increasingly at odds with the mood in the Greek Parliament.
Opposition calls on PM to change tack over Gaza as ND faces new corruption probe
Opposition parties are putting pressure on the Greek government to shift its position vis-à-vis Israel as the international community begins to harden its stance on the war in Gaza.
Opposition parties jostle over criminal charges for politicians in connection to Tempe
Social democrats PASOK were the first opposition party to submit a motion setting out criminal charges against political figures for safety failures in the railways leading up to the Tempe crash.
ND looks to preserve recent poll gains as Tempe issue returns to centre stage
The Tempe issue is set to return to the centre stage of Greek politics this week as the opposition parties are due to submit their proposals for former transport minister Kostas Karamanlis and Christos Spirtzis to face preliminary judicial inquiries in connection to their roles in the years and months preceding the accident.
ND directs fire at PASOK over Tempe as ruling party’s MPs grumble over land decree
New Democracy has taken advantage of the Tempe issue moving back to the top of the political agenda by turning its fire on PASOK, the party it sees as its most immediate rival.
Opposition takes aim at justice minister over offshore holdings amendment
The government is being accused of trying to water down the restrictions on the holdings of politicians after New Democracy inserted a last-minute amendment to legislation on judicial reform.
Latest Tempe report kicks off political storm as government claims vindication
New Democracy hopes that the latest technical report on the deadly Tempe rail crash will silence accusations of a cover-up which have dogged the government and boosted the ratings of populist opposition parties.
Mitsotakis burnishes European contacts as legal wrangling continues at home
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is doing what, arguably, he is most comfortable with, which is striding the European stage, as legal issues continue to cause friction between his government and the opposition parties at home.
Government turns attention to public sector in latest effort to woo voters
The government’s recent focus on policy areas which it thinks can help restore its relationship with voters is continuing with a pledge to make improvements in the public sector.