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Androulakis positions PASOK as alternative to leading parties against phonetapping backdrop
PoliticsGreek Politicson the surveillance scandal which has thrust Androulakis into the spotlight and led him to adopt a more... to a degree, it has also allowed New Democracy to paint him as a political opportunist with no substantive... administration, a fresh row erupted over historic surveillance programmes. ND, which has held a tight rein
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Policy pledges bolster top two parties as ND erases losses from surveillance affair
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport for third party PASOK has remained more or less static. The findings suggest... lead, while PASOK has not made any headway despite leader Nikos Androulakis’s prominent role in bringing the issue to light. A poll carried out by Pulse for Skai TV shows that ND has increased its
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Cost-of-living, surveillance developments encourage ND to target majority in 2023
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has so far suffered minimal damage from the surveillance scandal, Prime Minister Kyriakos... environment. The conservative administration has consistently pointed to the positive response from hedge funds and other financial players as a sign that Greece has rebuilt trust with the investment community
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Tailor-made Maastricht criteria for Greece?
Agora. It has proven less capable of looking forward to anticipate risks. A growing criticism of the EU fiscal rules, then, is that the system has become so complex and by extension unrealistic..., has further sealed this sentiment. To assess options for reform, we need to understand the context
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Govt rushes in new energy measures as Brussels decision on gas price cap deferred
PoliticsGreek Politicsof measures aimed at cushioning the impact of high energy costs on Greek consumers. Greece has been spearheading a proposal for an EU-wide cap on the price of all natural gas imports, and has so far gained... at the Council of Energy Ministers last week. Although it remains on the table, it has encountered resistance
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Tsipras calls for more state intervention in energy sector as hopes for EU solution dwindle
PoliticsGreek Politicsgas prices, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has called for bolder initiatives at the national level.... This was the first time Tsipras has endorsed a comprehensive energy strategy, which clearly owes much... absent from his address, for example, was any reference to cutting consumption taxes, which has been
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SYRIZA accuses ND of covering for cronyism in wake of MP's expulsion
PoliticsGreek Politicswas recently revealed to have been the subject of surveillance by the intelligence service but has himself..., however this is the first time the subject has gained such a degree of prominence, leading to his... reports and parliamentary questions on the subject of his business dealings. The opposition party has
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Surveillance claims continue to bug New Democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelationship with him. Dimitriadis has previously denied any role in the use of Predator in Greece and has taken legal action against journalists who reported on this aspect of the story in the past. The leftists argued that the weekend reports were further evidence that New Democracy has turned Greece
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Surveillance scandal claims mount, ratcheting up pressure on PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsbugging of Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias. To Vima suggested that concern has been expressed in foreign... is alleged to have owned, although he denies any part, and which has been linked to the use of Predator... had nothing to do with the government, EYP or any other state body. New Democracy has been advancing
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Privatisation of key northern ports on hold amid strategic rethink
PoliticsGreek Politics, enabling HRADF to develop it and exploit its potential to the full. HRADF has now been tasked... close to the Turkish and Bulgarian borders, has become evident in recent years when it began... of the recently renewed US-Greece Mutual Defence Cooperation Agreement. Alexandroupoli has seen heavy use
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