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Government attempts to fight back amid opposition disharmony on Tempe tactics
PoliticsGreek Politicson the government. As opposition parties compete to bring a multitude of initiatives to Parliament, the PM’s... the significance of the prosecutor’s file, arguing that the evidence is flimsy and would only result in misdemeanour charges. The nature and timing of PASOK’s request has also created friction between
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Opposition parties tested as ND starts fightback over Tempe claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy is stepping up its attacks on its main rival, PASOK, over the latter’s stance... contradicting PASOK’s claim that Parliament has not been informed about supplementary evidence submitted... several months ago when reference to additional material from the Larissa prosecutor’s
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Government treads carefully on Trump, looks for positives in EU defence spending tweak
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWashington on peace talks with Russia over the Ukraine war. At Monday’s press briefing, government spokesman Pavlos Marinakis avoided commenting directly on Vance’s speech, which drew criticism from various European politicians. He simply noted that the VP’s statements might serve as warning that Europe
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PM tries to guide government to firmer ground as opposition also faces struggle
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the second half of Mitsotakis’s second term in office. Apart from his regular duties as finance minister, he will be expected to find ways of maintaining growth as the funds from the EU’s RRF package... agenda over the last few weeks is one of the government’s main aims for the coming months. New
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Newsletter 457 - 28/03/2025
the cornerstone for the government’s drive to regain control of the political narrative and rebuild its... about Tempe dominated the political agenda over the last few weeks is one of the government’s main aims... in the minister’s sites is a plan to expand the designation of “safe countries” for the purpose
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After pay rises in armed forces, PM faces calls for broader wage increases
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat members of Greece’s armed forces would see their pay increase by between 13 pct to 20 pct over... in the military’s organisational structure, as well as retirements. The government considers this a move... to portray this as part of a wider policy of focussing on improvements to Greece’s military capability
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Confusion over Tempe findings allows government to claim victory over "disinformation campaign"
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the investigation. Earlier this week, the head of EODOASAAM’s rail division, who had chaired the expert committee into Greece’s deadliest rail accident which claimed 57 lives in February 2023, cast doubt... Papadimitriou’s decision, stating that the authority stands by the investigating committee’s
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ND eyes start of recovery as public interest in Tempe issue appears to wane
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKonstantopoulou, has retained the support it won over the last few weeks on the back of its leader’s... represents the families of some of the victims of Greece’s deadliest train crash. A third commonality...’s support has risen by 0.9 points since March to 20.9 pct. In terms of voting intentions, Course
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Government's focus on defence, plans for more procurements put opposition in tough spot
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as strengthening the country’s security and presence in the Eastern Mediterranean. Dendias’s decision to activate the clause for a further purchase, even though the first... the opposition by surprise. The government’s opponents made it clear that they were put out by the lack
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Newsletter 463 - 23/05/2025
Democracy swiftly dismissed PASOK’s motion as baseless, accusing the party of conspiracy-driven political manoeuvring. The government insists it is carefully reviewing the prosecutor’s evidence... launched by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) into an alleged multimillion-euro fraud
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