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Row over independent probe into surveillance affair threatens to boil over
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is facing a mounting constitutional dispute that is related to the surveillance scandal, an issue that New Democracy has been trying to put to bed ahead of the elections later this year. The latest flare-up was caused by Supreme Court pro...
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Constitutional row follows political storm over prosecutor's intervention in surveillance probe
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn the latest twist in the surveillance affair, a controversial opinion by Greece's top prosecutor has come under sustained attack by opposition parties and constitutional experts. The widespread reaction brings the allegations of politically motivated ...
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Tsipras positions SYRIZA as defender of democratic institutions amid row over police corruption
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has launched the party’s election campaign with a call for the defence of democratic values against what he describes as an abuse of power by New Democracy. The call comes amid a fresh controversy over policing, following cl...
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Greece targets seat on UN Security Council as North Macedonia row rumbles on
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe United Nations General Assembly is expected to vote on Thursday regarding Greece’s candidacy for a non-permanent seat at the Security Council for the 2025-2026 term. Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis is in New York to promote the country’s bid an...
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Mitsotakis focuses on next steps as Kasselakis becomes embroiled in new internal row
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is aiming to refocus his government’s efforts on delivering promised reforms, while SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis continues to be plagued by bickering over the presence of controversial MP Pavlos Polakis in the lef...
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Mitsotakis tries to move on from Samaras row but more fallout may follow
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attempted to draw a line under his spat with former Premier Antonis Samaras, but the matter is likely to run as long as the former New Democracy leader does not make his intentions clear now that he has been ousted...
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Fringe parties gain from Tempe furore as judiciary becomes embroiled in row
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe third opinion poll to be published in two days shows support for New Democracy slipping and an extremely high level of public scepticism in the government’s handling of the Tempe rail crash. Against this backdrop, the war of words between the govern...
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Despite disposable income rise in Q4, saving rate negative for five quarters in a row
EconomyMacroeconomyHousehold disposable income increased by 9.8 percent year-on-year (YoY) in Q4 last year, according to Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data released on Friday. The absolute figure was 42.56 billion euros in Q4, from 38.77 billion euros a year ago...
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Warning signs for coalition after majority trimmed in multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) parliamentary groups respectively. As we flagged earlier in the day, SYRIZA’s Stathis Panagoulis abstained from the vote and ANEL’s Nikos Nikolopoulos voted... that has been largely alien to him now; that of the enforcer. His coalition partner, ANEL leader Panos
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Coalition crisis on hold as Kammenos eases up
PoliticsGreek Politics. Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who also leads the junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL... soften his stance when he denied that he had demanded that Tsipras should dismiss Mouzalas. The ANEL..., for Tsipras to take a decision. His demeanour after the meeting of ANEL's parliamentary group on Thursday
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