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Parties clash on surveillance bill as PM insists he is putting national security first
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the workings of the national intelligence service. The draft legislation was put forward after it was revealed... that the changes set out in the draft legislation were dictated by the need to defend national security
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Newsletter 362 - 09/12/2022
, Mitsotakis argued that the changes set out in the draft legislation were dictated by the need... by opposition parties, which dismissed it as an attempt to put a lid on the discussion about
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Report on minister's surveillance ups ante for ND, as PASOK reels from MEP's arrest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government looks set for another turbulent week after weekly newspaper Documento published on Sunday evidence it claims proves that Labour Minister Kostis Hatzidakis was placed under surveillance... was preparing to put Kaili on its ticket for the upcoming national elections in Greece. In recent years
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ND tries to swerve fresh graft claims as EP scandals, phonetapping hang over budget debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor tat over corruption looks set to dominate proceedings. Kaili remains in detention in Brussels..., and that she would no longer be put forward as a candidate for a seat in the upcoming national
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PM defends grocery stipend, hopes to draw support from PASOK
PoliticsGreek Politicsof critics, labelling them “luxury liberals” and “caviar socialists,” the latter being a put-down that he... is not in a position to claim that the measure is “peanuts” since 650 million euros has been set aside to fund
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Newsletter 366 - 20/01/2023
PoliticsPM turns focus to far right ahead of electionsKyriakos Mitsotakis has set his sights on excluding far-right party Ellines (Greeks) from taking part in the upcoming elections as New Democracy.... The most recent poll by Interview put the party at 1.5 pct, alongside Ethniki Dimourgia (National
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ND warns of fiscal risk from SYRIZA pledges as Tsipras takes heart from Cyprus polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsto figures put out by sources close to PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the mix of permanent spending increases...”. Party strategists appear confident that the longer Mitsotakis takes to set a date for elections
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PM scrambles to rein in political fallout as deadly crash threatens to upend election contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe European Commission’s decision in February to take Greece to court for failing to put in place basic... scheduled for Friday, which was expected to set the date of the forthcoming elections. There is now
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Govt looks to contain political fallout from crash, prepares change to poll plans
PoliticsGreek Politicsof transport experts put together by the government could be included in the case file whenever... has a longer-term objective to set up a parliamentary committee to investigate the failings
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New Democracy pins hopes on minimum wage hike to reverse poll losses
PoliticsGreek Politicspct set by the government’s own advisory bodies including the Bank of Greece and the Centre... 5.9 said they would abstain and 4.3 pct would cast a blank or invalid ballot. Both polls put New
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