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New political storm heads towards PM following report on Tempe recordings
PoliticsGreek Politicstracks had been edited to make it appear as if he was talking about one of the trains involved... calling for Mitsotakis to resign and call elections. PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis followed... is a symbolic move since ND has a comfortable majority in the House (158/300 MPs) and is in no danger
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Foreign minister quits government, heaping pressure on Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsa settlement on the Cyprus issue is one such example. The biggest danger that Kotzias’s departure... stead for the future. One of the interpretations given to his decision to resign now is that because...One of the government’s most high-profile figures, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias, resigned
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Newsletter 179 -19/10/2018
stand him in good stead for the future. One of the interpretations given to his decision to resign now... of so-called “secret funds” by some ministries. These are funds that are set aside for use... minister and close associates. The biggest danger that Kotzias’s departure poses to Tsipras
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A closer look at planned laws for unpaid taxes and home foreclosures
EconomyMacroeconomyof total. Of this amount, the Finance Ministry aims to collect revenues of at least one-third or 3... and surcharges if the whole tax principle is paid in one instalment. This is to be gradually reduced... of moral hazard could emerge as the government is in danger of sending a negative message to all those
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Androulakis presents governing plan, dances around questions about post-election alliances
PoliticsGreek Politicsdanger is electoral shrinkage. He is prepared to take the smaller risk to avoid the larger one... Tsipras had their moments in the spotlight. Androulakis set out a detailed governing blueprint... the first six months of a PASOK administration - a set of reforms he said would “change the country’s
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Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsdeaths and amid growing calls for officials to resign. Government spokesman Dimitris Tzanakopoulos... set of circumstances that they encountered, primarily due to the strong wind (around 100 km/hour... was quick enough, if any evacuation was ordered, whether police may have directed cars towards danger
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Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government to resign prompted an emergency late night meeting of top ministry and judicial officials on Wednesday... and Justice ministries to meet Supreme Court prosecutors, including one responsible for overseeing anti
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Greece's golden visa scheme brings revenues, but risks as well
EconomyFeaturesproperly known as the “Residence Permit for Investment Activity in Greece”, gives investors and their immediate family a five-year residence permit. To qualify, under Law 4251/2014, applicants must buy... European country. Holders of the residence permit have a right, but not an obligation, to reside
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Parties tussle over scope of surveillance probe as latest poll puts Mitsotakis in frame
PoliticsGreek Politicsservice, with a meeting of the relevant parliamentary committee set to be followed by a special...-tapping. A total of 142 opposition MPs voted for the centre-left party’s motion (one was absent). Only... conclusion. Parliamentary speaker Konstantinos Tassoulas said that the panel will have one month to deliver
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ND in danger of being blown off course by farming subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsconversations have been misinterpreted. The one PASOK lawmaker identified, Fragkiskos Parasyrris, issued... to plead the case of a local olive farmer who was in danger of missing out on a legitimate subsidy... committee. Voridis, who is one of the government’s highest profile ministers and in the eyes of some
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