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PM abandons reticence over Tempe, portrays himself as defender of institutions
PoliticsGreek Politics-turn in his discussion with Sunday’s Kathimerini. In the newspaper interview, Mitsotakis referenced... to speculation about the crash. The families of the 57 victims have rejected Mitsotakis’s argument. Apart... substances were present. Speaking to To Vima’s “Explaining Greece” podcast recently, accident
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Newsletter 452 - 21/02/2025
suggest that New Democracy’s popularity is suffering as it struggles to get control of the narrative... with Sunday’s Kathimerini. In the newspaper interview, Mitsotakis referenced the video footage... on PASOK and SYRIZA in particular. This week, the PM’s spokesman Pavlos Marinakis has gone
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Bid to by-pass parliamentary inquiry stokes Tempe controversy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s handling of the Tempe issue is generating further acrimony as several opposition parties walked out in protest on Thursday at New Democracy’s intention to support the request.... Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis supported his former deputy minister’s request and the government
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PM pledges higher wages for armed forces in bid to win over voters, own party
PoliticsGreek Politics’s armed forces. Speaking from Paris, where he was attending the conference on Ukraine, Mitsotakis... within the ruling party. There has been unease among New Democracy MPs since last summer’s European..., Samaras and another former party leader, ex-PM Kostas Karamanlis, were openly critical of Mitsotakis’s
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Doubts about GSI resurface as Turkey raises objections over electricity cable
PoliticsForeign Policy“provocative” and accusing Greece and Cyprus of proceeding without Turkey’s consent. The same sources... last Saturday, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stressed that Ankara aims to “maintain peace... the time is right.” Responding to questions about potential repeat scenarios similar to last year’s
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Course of Freedom grabs opposition spotlight as PASOK and SYRIZA drift to wings
PoliticsGreek Politicspublished on Monday, is that New Democracy’s ratings are picking up but that the public’s satisfaction... among New Democracy’s opponents. An opinion poll conducted by Alco for Alpha TV became the latest... the first few months of the year, when the Tempe issue topped the political and media agendas. Alco’s
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Mitsotakis burnishes European contacts as legal wrangling continues at home
PoliticsGreek PoliticsItaly’s Ferrovie dello Stato, which owns Hellenic Train, to invest 360 million euros in improving... warm in what he said about the Italian leader, labelling her as “probably Greece’s strongest ally... of the Tempe crash, and the aftermath of the recent furore over the government’s handling of the issue
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SYRIZA attempts latest restart as parties gear up for next Tempe showdown
PoliticsGreek Politics, as well as a bonus pension payment. He also reserved criticism for SYRIZA’s progressive opponents... speculation over the last week or so, was in attendance at the conference in Athens. Tsipras’s recent...-turned-politician, his removal from the party’s helm has failed to revive the leftists’ fortune
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Greece aligns with EU on Israel-Iran conflict, keeps close watch on Turkey as Ankara submits maritime plans
PoliticsForeign PolicyEmirates Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. Greece’s Foreign Minister also has held telephone...’s main objective to further weaken Tehran’s regime, which Athens believes may eventually strengthen... is counting on Turkey’s assistance in case the current regime in Tehran collapses. The Greek side
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Government moves to shake off Tempe affair after opposition bids at prosecution fall flat
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe subject which has dogged the Mitsotakis administration’s second term. Parliament on Wednesday voted to adopt New Democracy’s motion for a preliminary inquiry into possible misdemeanour charges... were held for rival motions. New Left’s 11 MPs said they refused to legitimise the process
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