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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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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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Government shows its concern about Middle East impact, farm subsidy probe
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe conflict between Israel and Iran, as well as the US’s involvement over the weekend, has put... of the local media’s focus over the past few days has been on how the conflict could affect Greece’s economy... on Greece’s current account deficit, which has been a constant weak spot in the government’s
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New Democracy tries to push back against corruption claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is trying to fight back over the OPEKEPE scandal, which has seen it besieged over the past few days as the opposition and the local media has feasted on the details of the fraudulent..., and not a practice that has emerged under the current government, he noted that the country has been fined 2.7
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Government hopes new affordable homes bill can help alleviate housing pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s housing crisis has emerged as one of the key issues that the government has to address... in office. To this end, the government has tabled a bill that intends to increase the level of affordable..., residential property prices rose by 6.8 pct year-on-year in Q1 2025, continuing a trend that has seen
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PM defends stance on Turkey and troubled electricity cable project
PoliticsForeign Policymonths, as the Greek government has sought dialogue with Ankara, the premier and his Foreign... belli exists, Greece will block Turkey's participation in the SAFE program as it has the right to do... without its consent. GSI complications Turkey has, among other projects, opposed the Great Sea
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Newsletter 479 - 10/10/2025
of a broader effort to rebrand and reassert himself. Over the past year, Tsipras has ramped up... distancing themselves from any politicisation. Yet the damage was done. The Tempe controversy has...—seen by some as politically convenient—has reignited suspicions of government interference and further
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Unknown soldier debate exposes rift within government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Parliament has led the opposition to accuse PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis of authoritarianism, but has... accident ended a 23-day hunger strike at the spot, which has been turned into a makeshift memorial... of the cenotaph was an insult to Greece’s heroic war dead. The initiative has sparked something akin
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Mitsotakis showcases justice reforms as opposition raises concerns over spyware case
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose government has repeatedly been accused of compromising the rule of law, has mounted a defence of his government’s record on justice reform, arguing... to make a measurable difference. The expansion of electronic filing and case management systems has
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New frigate arrives to much fanfare as spotlight falls on Dendias, minister's aspirations
PoliticsGreek Politicsdevelopments on Greece’s political scene. Greece is hoping that it has ushered in a new chapter for its... are aware that the strengthening of Greece’s defence capabilities is an issue that has played well... This has also benefited Dendias’s popularity, building on his previous record as foreign minister
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