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Opposition amps up criticism over Gaza stance and farming payments scandal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament. The European prosecutor’s probe into agricultural payments has also been seized on by the opposition, who accuse New Democracy of harbouring corruption and incompetence. The government has... attributed to Foreign Ministry sources noted that Athens has been in constant communication
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OPEKEPE hearings ruffle feathers in New Democracy as party waits for Samaras’s next move
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe parliamentary inquiry into the fraudulent farm payments scandal has heard claims of political.... In a parliamentary process that has been tightly controlled by the government majority, the opposition has... to the inquiry, in which he claims that he was pressured into resigning by the then rural development
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In bid to polish SYRIZA's image, Tsipras visits Mount Athos monks
PoliticsGreek Politicsand that it has to seize every opportunity if it is going to make headway in rural areas.... Minister Antonis Samaras was there a few months ago) but the sight of Tsipras, who has said he.... Greece has never had an atheist prime minister and Tsipras runs the risk of being unable to reach
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Tsipras resigns, paves way for leadership contest at SYRIZA as left looks to regroup
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras has announced that he is stepping down as leader of SYRIZA after roughly 15 years... that he might seek a new mandate to stay on as leader of SYRIZA, which he has been president of since... has brief experience in government, serving as general secretary at the Shipping Ministry when
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PM under pressure from both sides over marriage equality legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicslegislation on same-sex marriage has led the opposition to question the conservative leader’s appetite... unions has proved a controversial one since Mitsotakis revived the prospect of reforming family law... leader Stefanos Kasselakis has taken a lead, sensing an opportunity to kindle divisions within
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Tough choices ahead for Mitsotakis, as reforms risk irking voters
PoliticsGreek Politics, the prime minister felt pressed to defend one recent reform which has been covered extensively... to offer workers the flexibility to pursue a work-life balance. The new regime has sparked criticism... attempts to defend the measure by describing it as “5+1 days” rather than six has been widely ridiculed
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Clarity over fiscal space allows PM to prepare next relief package
PoliticsGreek Politicsapproval ratings of below 50 pct, with Rural Development Minister Kostas Tsiaras, who has been... for a convincing election victory in 2027. The European Commission has introduced a "national escape... spring package, the European Commission has confirmed its approval, granting these nations permission
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Parliamentary chicanery raises doubt about PM’s grip on party as he looks ahead to relief package
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor approving its own proposal so former rural development ministers Makis Voridis and Lefteris Avgenakis can... withdraw his MPs and then only let them participate remotely has raised questions about whether he feared... costs. This, in turn, has prompted speculation about whether the PM still retains a tight grip over his
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PM faces new challenges as public sides with farmers, Tsipras questions recovery
PoliticsGreek Politics. The housing issue has been eclipsed to some degree over the last few weeks by the government’s dispute.... Even though the government has argued that the farmers’ protests are not justified, a new opinion... with Chevron for hydrocarbon exploration. The figures suggest that the government’s treatment of rural
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The final stretch: Can fearmongering swing the German electorate?
Agoraof German politics. A record number of voters has already cast their ballots. Given the Covid-19... opinion polls, the CDU has focused its last-minute campaign strategy on a combination of fear... fell on fruitful grounds, in particular in traditional, rural constituencies and among voters
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