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Mitsotakis shakes up cabinet in bid to escape Tempe backlash
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has replaced eight ministers in a cabinet reshuffle announced... has proved deeply damaging to New Democracy in recent weeks. Although the changes to his cabinet were... by Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis. Hatzidakis is being promoted as he has been appointed Deputy
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Newsletter 456 - 21/03/2025
in court of any wrongdoing. Doxiadis, a venture capitalist who has taken on the role of a public... against government officials. This opportunity has now been lost, with the government arguing... in 5 respondents say the government has not done enough to shed light on Tempe, and 3 in 4 say
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PM convenes emergency meeting to work out tariff response strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the global economy mean that Greece has to find new destinations for its exports. Total Greek exports... Greece has relatively limited direct exposure to US trade, there are various secondary effects..." in the eurozone that could weigh heavily on Europe's economic growth. The European Central Bank has
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New Tempe row brewing amid doubts over rail safety report
PoliticsGreek Politicsleaked from the transformers in the freight train’s engines. Now, though, Papadimitriou has cast doubt... unregistered chemicals, and if there was an attempt to cover this up over the last two years, has been a key... beneficiary of this doubt has been left-wing Course of Freedom, whose leftist leader Zoe Konstantopoulou
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Newsletter 459 - 11/04/2025
and red tape”. Since the second Trump inauguration, the Greek PM has made a conscious effort... with the returning president, whom he had previously derided. This has included reeling back his more socially... Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis taking a central role. It is the first time the KYSOIP has met
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Government accused of timid foreign policy over delay in maritime spatial planning
PoliticsGreek Politicsdays, the opposition has clashed with the government over defence procurement plans, with PASOK and SYRIZA complaining of lack of consultation. The government has turned its focus on so-called “national... it has the upper hand over the opposition and to rally the conservative voter base. New Democracy has
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Mitsotakis heads on diplomatic tour of key capitals carrying vital questions
PoliticsForeign Policyincludes Rome, Berlin, and, finally, New York. His visit to Rome on May 12 has been long overdue.... On the latter issue, both leaders share the view that migration has a European dimension and must... financial instruments that facilitate joint procurement and defence projects. Greece has consistently
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Opposition calls on PM to change tack over Gaza as ND faces new corruption probe
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe rights of the Palestinian people. The Mitsotakis administration has strengthened Greece’s ties with Israel since coming to power and has so far shown visible support for Prime Minister Benjamin..., including the majority of EU member states, feel that a line has been crossed in Gaza leaves
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Mitsotakis tests PASOK with proposal to end permanence in civil service
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has challenged PASOK to support him in a bid to end job... who do not score well in their performance evaluation, which Mitsotakis has also recently focussed... is outdated as a result. The government feels that it has strong public support for this move. A recent
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PASOK pushes for answers over farm subsidy scandal as ND maintains poll lead
PoliticsGreek Politicshas shown its intention to keep the issue regarding OPEKEPE, the agency responsible for disbursing... has been the government’s main line of argument since OPEKEPE’s offices were raided last week on the orders of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO). New Democracy has argued that the problems
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