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Mitsotakis sets off barrage of legislation to shake off introspection
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the opposition in disarray, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has fired off another round... in the party. With little hope of placating would-be rebels in the parliamentary team, the PM has... shifts and involuntary transfers. Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis has drawn the ire of health sector
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Clash with seasonal firefighters and new wiretapping report reopen old wounds for ND
PoliticsGreek Politics, and this number has now risen to 14,700 and is due to reach 15,500 by next year. This does not include some... the government to explain why this man, whose identity has been known to the authorities for about 1.5 years has... believes that the government has interfered in the judicial process, assigning the preliminary
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Spotlight on challenges to labour productivity growth
EconomyMacroeconomyLabour productivity has been an ongoing challenge for the Greek economy even before the 2010 debt... of the formula that will determine the minimum wage. The current consultation process, which has essentially... also incorporates the EU directive that the minimum age cannot be reduced and has provisions
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PM makes first direct contact with Trump, hoping to keep US-Greek relationship special
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has made his first bid to build a connection with Donald Trump...’s clear victory in the US elections has emboldened some on the right wing of the ruling New..., having been in power since 2019, and, as a result, is one of the few EU leaders that has “institutional
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Mitsotakis and Androulakis meet but keep their distance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Androulakis had been a target of surveillance by the state intelligence service. The PM has tried to draw a line under the affair by promising an investigation, but the PASOK leader has accused him... that the two men agreed to disagree on specific policy proposals that PASOK has been putting forward
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Mitsotakis aiming to overcome voter disappointment and rebuild decisive lead in 2025
PoliticsGreek Politicsfinancial situation has worsened compared to 2019, when the current government came to power. Just 18 pct feel that it has improved. Also, 46 pct believe Greece’s economic situation has worsened during that time, while 31 pct believe it has improved. This suggests that part of the population feels
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Debt position a bulwark against global turbulence
EconomyMacroeconomyIt has been widely reported that Greek Finance Ministry officials have been following with concern... of the US 10-year Treasury has increased by 1 percentage point since October, currently standing at 4.7... euros in interest payments. The PDMA has also earmarked 5.29 billion euros in early prepayments
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ND's ratings hold despite choice of president but concern builds about Trump effect
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAnother opinion poll has been published this week suggesting that Greeks are not enthused by Prime... carefully regarding identity issues now that Donald Trump has assumed the US presidency. The Pulse... the last few days have shown, which is that Mitsotakis’s decision to choose Tasoulas has gone down
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Opposition parties bring Tempe issue back to Parliament after mass protests
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has agreed to a parliamentary debate on the Tempe train crash following demands... go ahead. He argued that the government has nothing to hide and that Prime Minister Kyriakos... in relation to whether the freight train was carrying flammable liquids, which the government has denied
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ND hits back at Tempe accusations as opposition seeks to keep up pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the media. A recent study by the National Technical University of Athens, which has been submitted... soon after the accident. SYRIZA has renewed its calls for a debate in Parliament over the Tempe affair. A date has not been set yet even though the government has agreed to the discussion
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