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Govt hints at more relief measures as opposition lambasts electricity bill fixes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest budget performance figures offered a pleasant surprise for the government, which has... TV that the government has made a firm commitment that “where the is a difference between forecasts... to the large energy groups. Spyware amendment Elsewhere, the government has been hoping that new
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In full campaign mode, PM ventures forth to rally support
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the PM set out in his Thessaloniki International Fair speech in early September, and which he has... to a situation where SYRIZA has an outside chance of putting together a governing coalition before second... indicated that a percentage point has been shaved off New Democracy’s lead over SYRIZA as support
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Tsipras pushes for more thorough probe into mounting wiretap allegations
PoliticsGreek Politics’s armed forces chiefs, raising concerns about national security. As has become its standard practice... national security at risk. The opposition leader underlined the responsibility the judiciary has... that the government has full confidence in the judicial investigation. The surveillance issue is also
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Surveillance and Qatargate threaten to overshadow budget debate
PoliticsGreek Politicshas featured a series of increasingly specific claims. Another scenario which is making the rounds... an official statement on the subject sometime this week. The weight of revelations has made... claim to be strong on national defence. New Democracy now has another weapon in its arsenal
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PM offers shopping bill subsidy as surveillance scandal threatens to spill over into judicial crisis
PoliticsGreek Politics. The 6-month scheme, for which 650 million euros, has been budgeted will see up to 10 pct of each... Greeks through the cost-of-living crisis. Over the last year or so, the centre-right government has... on Friday that Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) has been conducting its own
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SYRIZA pushes alternative cost-of-living package but govt support still a vote-winner
PoliticsGreek Politicsbudget statement has attracted strong criticism from the opposition. New Democracy’s main rival SYRIZA has responded by outlining an alternative package to combat the effects of inflation, however... of pandemic-era debts. The announcement offered more detail than the opposition party has presented
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Election date seen hanging in balance as PM weighs pros and cons
PoliticsGreek Politicsweighing on the PM’s decision. Mitsotakis has already indicated that the ballot, the first... by one month, from May 1 to April 1, the implementation of the next increase to the minimum wage has... campaign across the Aegean. Another factor that the Greek media has highlighted over the past few
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Opposition dismisses PM's economic pledges as electioneering, keeps focus on surveillance
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be called for April 9. Mitsotakis has had a busy schedule of public appearances in recent weeks, promoting.... The government has also made a number of moves which are widely interpreted as signs of impending... in 10 say the government’s “shopping basket” has not been effective at lowering prices of essential
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Seeking showdown in Parliament, SYRIZA tables censure motion over surveillance report
PoliticsGreek Politicsissue to the attention of the public which has so far remained aloof. To date, most of the coverage of the surveillance affair has been limited to small-circulation media or upstart news websites, and this has allowed New Democracy to dismiss it as at best a niche partisan concern, and in the worst
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PM hails uptake of food voucher scheme amid growing evidence of hardship
PoliticsGreek Politicsqualify for the means-tested benefit which runs until July has an envelope of 650 million euros... and of scoffing at measures which offer support for hard-pressed households. SYRIZA has argued... that it has picked the right strategy by focussing on handouts to tackle the cost of living, given
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