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New political storm heads towards PM following report on Tempe recordings
PoliticsGreek Politicsof human error more plausible. Sunday’s edition of To Vima contained a report which claimed... denies. The arguments over this issue as well as the government’s defensive stance in connection... in the crash is undeniable and has been accepted by the Larissa station master. The government’s
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Resignations of two key aides undermines PM's attempt to rebuff crash cover-up claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsnight’s no-confidence vote, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis did not escape unscathed from... a station master and train drivers on the night of last year’s deadly train collision leaked to the media had been doctored to support the government’s argument that human error caused the crash. However
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Newsletter 420 - 12/04/2024
PoliticsParty leaders gear up for spicy EP election battleThe leaders of Greece’s three main parties have spent the last few days setting out their stalls for this June’s European Parliament... his rivals, arguing that SYRIZA’s Stefanos Kasselakis is still reliant on party officials who have
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PASOK candidates set out their stalls as SYRIZA sinks further into mire
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe six candidates vying for the leadership of centre-left PASOK put their cases to the party’s... first, talked about the need for PASOK supporters to focus on candidate’s attitude and character, suggesting that these factors will be key in shaping the party’s path to power, and the form
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Mitsotakis ousts critical MP as signs of unrest within ruling party start to surface
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe disquiet withing New Democracy, fuelled by the party’s underperformance in this summer’s European Parliament elections, was underlined by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s decision to oust one... of a rift within the conservative party since June’s EP vote, when New Democracy gained 28.3 pct
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Mitsotakis dangles promise of further tax relief but opposition questions VAT revenue bonanza
PoliticsGreek Politicstax relief before the end of the government’s term, according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... and low incomes. The prime minister outlined his administration’s tax reform policy at the ribbon.... Mitsotakis said his administration’s intent was to proceed with gradual and fiscally sustainable tax cuts
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Newsletter 439 - 01/11/2024
minister outlined his administration’s tax reform policy at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new headquarters of the independent tax authority, IAPR, on Tuesday. Mitsotakis said his administration’s... to 2027, adding that the government is conducting a constant war on tax evasion. According to the PM’s
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Mitsotakis tries to move on from Samaras row but more fallout may follow
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot make his intentions clear now that he has been ousted from the party’s parliamentary group. New Democracy’s disciplinary committee is due to meet this Tuesday to rubber stamp Mitsotakis’s decision... of the issue and test the government’s dwindling majority. Samaras’s departure as an ND lawmaker
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PM accepts economic recovery not being felt by all, argues for more time
PoliticsGreek Politicsvoters are not feeling the effects of Greece’s economic recovery and that this could hurt New Democracy’s chances of being re-elected. Mitsotakis chaired a cabinet meeting on Monday to discuss the details of next year’s budget, which has been tabled in Parliament and is due to be voted on next month
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PASOK tries to take initiative in budget debate as SYRIZA exodus continues
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor certain bank charges to be scrapped completely. PASOK’s stance is in complete contrast to the government’s position. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made it clear that taxing bank profits... the socialist party’s ratings in the opinion polls. Shrinking SYRIZA Another MP has announced
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