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Newsletter 349 - 02/09/2022
scandal that erupted a month ago, while its rivals try to highlight the importance of the matter... on Wednesday his first cabinet meeting since the phone-tapping scandal took on threatening proportions... scandal, repeating his commitment to full transparency but also suggesting
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Government tries to shake off OPEKEPE stigma as PASOK struggles to make gains
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is hailing the arrests of suspects in the OPEKEPE scandal... would not back down from trying to uncover all the details of the scandal and those involved, whatever... into the OPEKEPE scandal, which the government has ensured does not have court-like powers, it is clear
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Government warned to brace for repercussions of farm payments clean-up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe knock-on effects of the OPEKEPE scandal look set trouble PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his... the responsibility for EU farm aid payments from the scandal-hit OPEKEPE agency to a new unit in the independent tax... that the scandal and its handling has created for the government. In an attempt to encourage his colleagues
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PM aims to press ahead with reform agenda in face of scandals and pandemic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will be looking to rally his cabinet around the government’s reform agenda, as New Democracy battles an unfolding sex scandal, on top of worsening economic data and growing lockdown fatigue. Tuesday’s cabinet meeting is set to focus on a series of legislative
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Greek government risks mauling after straying off
Agorascandal at Attica Bank does not just affect the government, given that the lender’s unusual practices... Alexis Tsipras in the same way that the Vatopedi Monastery land-swap scandal did for Kostas Karamanlis... was not necessarily the exposure of a great scandal as nobody conclusively proved at the time how much
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Opposition pushes for phone-tapping probe as early polls claim limited damage to ND
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing on quickly from Friday’s fractious party leaders’ debate on the phone-tapping scandal... of the media and public from the current scandal. The ruling party will also place emphasis on its... opinion polls to be published in the wake of the scandal drew much attention over the weekend even though
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Frustrated Androulakis rounds off surveillance inquiry as issue fails to gain traction
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe parliamentary inquiry into the surveillance scandal, which has been beset by friction between... scandal by trying to cover up its involvement in the snooping on Androulakis and others. He highlighted... to the scandal seemingly having a minimal impact on the public’s voting intentions. Opinion poll
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Newsletter 357 - 04/11/2022
this week fending off more unwanted attention regarding the surveillance scandal, a matter New Democracy... damage from the surveillance scandal and that the Greek public had mostly moved on from the story... dismissed the latest reports as hearsay and accused SYRIZA of trying to scandal-monger with the aim
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Tsipras on alert for snap elections, but Mitsotakis looks set to stay course
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe surveillance scandal. However, there is no suggestion at the moment that Mitsotakis.... The scandal surrounding PASOK MEP Eva Kaili, who is facing corruption charges in Belgium..., also an MEP, has tried to minimise the potential impact from the Kaili scandal. He submitted this week
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Row over independent probe into surveillance affair threatens to boil over
PoliticsGreek Politicsscandal, an issue that New Democracy has been trying to put to bed ahead of the elections later... into the surveillance scandal, challenged the prosecutor to issue an arrest warrant for the SYRIZA leader given... suggesting that Dogiakos’s intervention is aimed at covering up the scandal. Brewing crisis? The opposition
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