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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 is outdated as a result.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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Fresh inquiry looms as file on farming subsidy investigation reaches Parliament
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has a new battle on its hands, as Parliament prepares to review the criminal... a few weeks ago. The complete file was put at the disposal of lawmakers late on Wednesday. What has... the payments system. Mitsotakis has stated that he considers the problems at the agency, including
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ND in danger of being blown off course by farming subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsof them. Nevertheless, some of the case file’s content has been leaking to the local media... watch. In the Tempe affair, New Democracy has used its parliamentary majority to usher its two... scandal. This is in part due to the fact that Voridis, currently the Migration Minister, has indicated
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Revival of Mitsotakis-Tsipras rivalry points to future developments on political scene
PoliticsGreek Politicsmain political rivals even though the SYRIZA MP has not publicly indicated his intention to return..., Tsipras has steadily been rebuilding his reputation, which was tarnished during the four years he... in a meeting chaired by the Greek president. It has been notable that Tsipras’s return to prominence has
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Newsletter 477 - 26/09/2025
that an opinion poll bounce has failed to materialise and the government continues to be dogged.... Since last week, a steady stream of opinion polls has indicated that although the relief package announced by the Prime Minister was fairly well-received, this has not translated into any major gains
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Newsletter 478 - 03/10/2025
remarks challenge the government’s claim that it has done everything to clarify both cases... Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been trying to shift focus away from these scandals, which have damaged his... has dropped from 24 to 19%. New Democracy retains its lead in voting intention but has slipped to 24
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ELTA CEO resignation fails to stem political fallout from post office closures
PoliticsGreek Politicscontinues to unfold, as it becomes evident that the decision has raised wider issues which... that the closures announcement has provoked in their constituencies, particularly in the regions, where... has ignited a more general debate about the role of state versus the free market in providing
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SYRIZA leader renews call for progressive unity as party’s drift to margins continues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos has issued a renewed call for Greece’s progressive forces to set... - consistently show that while New Democracy remains the leading party, its support has softened since... is that the government’s declining popularity has not translated into gains for the opposition. Progressive parties
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Mitsotakis faces pivotal talks with farmers as Mercosur deal adds to complexity of standoff
PoliticsGreek Politics’ representatives, in a bid to defuse a dispute that has paralysed parts of Greece’s transport network.... The lack of a single negotiating body has forced the government to schedule two sessions, each... announced. Spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis has repeatedly stressed that subsidies and compensation already
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