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Government acts to prevent energy price shock in move critics say comes too late
PoliticsGreek Politics, however, that the government has been caught on the back foot by the rally which has seen the wholesale... across southeast Europe. However, Greece has seen some of the highest, reaching 650 euros/MWh... has shown a disdainful attitude towards the issue, pointing to an incident on a morning TV show when
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Fringe parties gain from Tempe furore as judiciary becomes embroiled in row
PoliticsGreek Politicshas also been drawn into the argument. The Metron Analysis survey conducted for Mega TV indicated... up to 68 pct. There has been a similar trend in the view of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... Analysis poll shows that, in terms of voting intentions, support for New Democracy has fallen to 22.3
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Newsletter 452 - 21/02/2025
that Mitsotakis and his team have accepted that this approach was damaging. There has been a marked... on PASOK and SYRIZA in particular. This week, the PM’s spokesman Pavlos Marinakis has gone... a challenging obstacle course. SYRIZA has requested a parliamentary debate on the subject, while PASOK has
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Opposition parties press ahead with Tempe moves in Parliament as PM draws lines of defence
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a special court. PASOK has based its move on evidence found by the judicial investigation, which has yet... the pressure on Mitsotakis over an issue that has become the government’s biggest millstone, PASOK... rebellions within the ruling centre-right party, which has a comfortable parliamentary majority
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PM continues to mull reshuffle in shadow of new Tempe inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicsreshuffle has continued over the past week, suggesting the PM has settled on a few key changes around which... as a certainty is a shake-up of the infrastructure and transport ministry, which has been put in the spotlight.... Triantopoulos inquiry Mitsotakis has also had to tread carefully around the appointment
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Opposition outmanoeuvred by fast-track prosecution of first political figure over Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicsformer deputy minister Christos Triantopoulos straight to court. The manoeuvre by New Democracy has... misdemeanour charges for breach of duty. Opposition reactions The development has embarrassed PASOK, who..., on the other hand, has submitted an amendment to legislation on the prosecution of ministers
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Newsletter 458 - 04/04/2025
Mitsotakis has approved pay increases for members of the armed forces and paved the way this week.... Defence has traditionally proved a reliable unifying subject for the conservatives; however, the topic has... at 880 euros, has gone up by just over 35 pct since the centre-right party came to power in 2019
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Newsletter 464 - 30/05/2025
action has already been taken against certain applicants suspected of fraud, no charges have been... and has been a longstanding issue. However, their defence is undermined by the fact that the EPPO... difficult to sidestep responsibility. Adding to the political sensitivity, the scandal has the potential
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Newsletter 465 - 06/06/2025
Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been consolidating his government’s position, trying to navigate... has plummeted to just 6.8%, dropping the party to fourth place. Among 25-34-year-olds, support... of measures aimed at curbing campus violence, which has been a persistent issue in Greek universities. His
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Unhappy voters struggle to find alternatives as PM faces fresh attack from veteran conservatives
PoliticsGreek Politicsby social democrats PASOK. PASOK has returned to second place, with Zoe Konstantopoulou’s Course for Freedom... for the two leading parties, while the lull in the Tempe affair since the start of the year has... continues its slide, losing 1.7 points since the last poll, while the pool of undecided voters has
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