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Top EU prosecutor lambasts anti-corruption efforts, calls for reform to bring ex-ministers to justice
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the misuse of infrastructure grants which she has linked directly to the deadly 2023 Tempe rail accident... statements will make uncomfortable listening for the government, which has insisted that it has done... that she also believes this to be the case. PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been trying to move
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Predatorgate and OPEKEPE offer opposition ammunition amid deteriorating public sentiment
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA court case over the deployment of illegal spyware has revived the opposition’s claims that the PM..., which has been assigned responsibility for farm payments in a move which the government says... altogether has also been hinted at by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Rural Affairs Minister Kostas
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Greece reignites energy alliance talks with Israel and Cyprus amid US interest
PoliticsForeign Policy, which has attracted the attention of the European Union. In a recent EU initiative..., as well as Turkey's persistent objection. However, Washington has clearly shown an interest... ministers’ level. So far, the US has preferred to focus on economic cooperation, particularly
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Return to sender: Post office closures being reevaluated in wake of political uproar
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA sweeping plan to shut down 204 branches of the Hellenic Post (ELTA) has triggered a political... opposition groups. What began as a corporate restructuring has evolved into a national controversy.... The controversy has shaken New Democracy’s parliamentary group. MPs demanded the resignation of ELTA
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Mitsotakis seeks to appease farmers as they sow grievances on streets of Athens
PoliticsGreek Politics, the government has recently come under pressure from farmers over an outbreak of sheeppox that has.... The centre-right administration has tried to play down the impact of the disease but has faced growing... aimed at rebuilding trust in the wake of the OPEKEPE scandal, which has paralysed subsidy payments
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Greek-Turkish tensions resurface as Russia chimes in
PoliticsForeign Policythat has prevailed over the past two and a half years in Greek‑Turkish relations. It appears... that have put Greek‑Turkish relations under fresh pressure. Ankara has reportedly also delayed... Commission website, where Turkey has submitted its own maps reflecting its territorial claims
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Time running out for government action out as water crisis deepens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government is confronting a mounting water crisis that has pushed Attica to the brink...) has endorsed the request from the Athens Water and Sewage Company (EYDAP) to declare Attica... Haris Sachinis has repeatedly sounded the alarm, warning shareholders that without decisive state
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Farmers dig in as clashes and political tension escalate
PoliticsGreek Politicsand compensation. What began as a dispute over delayed support has now become a test of political authority.... The numbers illustrate the tension. The advance payment of the single farm subsidy has fallen..., of which 3.3 billion will come via OPEKEPE. Already, 1.9 billion has been disbursed, with another
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Eurogroup presidency hailed as pinnacle of recovery as OPEKEPE hearings descend into turmoil
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe election of Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis as president of the Eurogroup has been... of confidence in the country and an acknowledgement that its economy has returned to the European mainstream... to counter Russia, and the threat of US tariffs. Pierrakakis has long been rumoured
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PM’s silence on legality of Maduro’s capture sparks widespread opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the US has opened up new faultlines in Greek.... That omission — the refusal to address legality — has become the focal point of domestic debate... independence. Mitsotakis has consistently positioned Greece as a reliable partner within NATO
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