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Mitsotakis pledges faster reforms as polls capture disaffection after subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis’s parting gift to the cabinet at the start of the summer recess, as the latest... the Finance Ministry’s relief package time for the Thessaloniki International Fair in September... will be critical to the success of Greece’s RRF programme, arguing that “not a euro” of European funding
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Government adamant snap polls are not under consideration
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister’s office insisted that there are no plans for a snap vote and that the parliamentary ballot... to consider any sudden moves. His party has been weakened by this year’s developments and it makes... its debts. According to the latest set of accounts, ND’s debts increased by 55 million euros last
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PM tries to steer agenda back to reforms as OPEKEPE scandal rumbles on
PoliticsGreek Politics, Mitsotakis had visited the Athens offices of the tech company which will be handling Greece’s first order of microsatellites. The PM presented the initiative as an example of the government’s success...’s defence capabilities. Mitsotakis said the first two of 12 Greek SAR satellites are set
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Mitsotakis prepares for autumn gamble after testing summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsprogressive tax scale, the refund for one month’s rent to tenants announced earlier this year, handouts... comes at a time when Greece’s macroeconomic indicators are strong on paper. The economy is projected... pct of their income on this. The government’s proposed interventions aim to reduce taxation
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Mitsotakis delivers major tax-cut package as he seeks to stay course for another term
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat year’s fiscal space. The tax scale interventions will cost 1.2 billion in 2026 and 1.6 billion... and live in less populated parts of the country as a way of tackling the country’s demographic... of which have repeatedly put forward proposals for tax cuts over the last few years. Sunday’s follow up
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ND accused of cover-up in OPEKEPE inquiry as party recruits ex-PASOK minister
PoliticsGreek PoliticsProsecutor’s Office (EPPO), which recommended the prosecution of two former ND cabinet members for fraud committed during New Democracy’s two terms in office. Conservative lawmakers had earlier rejected... MP Milena Apostolaki called New Democracy’s actions an orchestrated attempt at a cover-up, while
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Tempe reverberations continue as PM reacts to ongoing protests
PoliticsGreek Politics, it appears that the aftermath of Greece’s deadliest rail accident will continue to dog the government... in the crash, went on a 23-day hunger strike in front of Parliament. Ruci’s protest had become... under the affair, while also firing a party shot at the government’s critics, who he believes
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Unknown soldier debate exposes rift within government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSoldier, while the assigning the responsibility for the monument’s upkeep to the Ministry of Defence... of the cenotaph was an insult to Greece’s heroic war dead. The initiative has sparked something akin...’s debate, but instead issued a carefully worded dissenting statement shortly after the prime
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Rumblings spread in New Democracy in aftermath of post office fumble
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s handling of the sudden closure of post offices has set off a chain reaction of initiatives by disgruntled New Democracy lawmakers designed to put the PM’s office on the spot. PM... the country’s post office branches continue to be felt in New Democracy, with many of the party’s MPs troubled
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PM prepares to defend inflation fight against backdrop of political gridlock
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government’s main priority is to tackle inflation and boost disposable income. He underlined that Greeks... the government’s ratings, which have been mostly stagnant since the interventions were announced... a notable three-point rise from its previous reading. Both polls confirm ND’s dominant position
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