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ND mulls next tax cuts as it prepares to unveil new electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the heart of the centre-right party’s policy making since it came to power in July. ND has already... half of 2020. The final decisions are expected in May after Eurostat has confirmed the primary surplus... Greek Solution (10 MPs). Given that New Democracy has 158 seats, this would leave Mitsotakis 10 MPs
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More fires at Moria add to pressure for effective response to asylum crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsexpected that more cases will be confirmed. The accompanying track-and-trace programme has also been... management as “predominantly a European problem”, while claiming that “Greece has already lifted a far... for Lesvos, something that so far Athens has not done. There have reportedly been several direct offers
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New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed
PoliticsGreek Politicsin such confrontations. Opinion polls since the 2019 elections tend to show that the government has strong backing... with Koufodinas regarding his transfer. This may explain why the prime minister has personally steered clear..., the GPO poll indicates that little has changed over the last two months, with New Democracy leading
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PM removes under-fire ministers from posts in late-summer reshuffle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinistry, where he will serve as deputy minister. Mitsotakis has decided to create a completely new... over compulsory Covid vaccinations. However, it has also been noted that the addition of Plevris to the government is another nod to the hard right by Mitsotakis, who in previous years has tried
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New Covid measures readied as doubts about key cabinet choices rub off on PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsindication that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s personal popularity has taken a direct hit... suffered in popular opinion, including Education Minister Niki Kerameus, who has a 64 pct “dislike... 9 points since January to 56 pct. Culture Minister Lina Mendoni has also attracted more negative
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Parties at loggerheads over inquiry into media handouts
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Greek media outlets receive more than 40 million euros in total has been partially blocked... spokesman) has begun its proceedings but the ND deputies, who form a majority on the panel, rejected... suggest to the public that ND has something to hide – an insinuation that the opposition parties
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SYRIZA calls for vote of no confidence, as PM's apology over storm chaos fails to chime
PoliticsGreek Politicsof an apology for the mishandling has been followed by a call for a vote of no confidence in the government... taken by the prime minister. SYRIZA has been clear from the outset that it lays the blame... to continue to face criticism over its handling of storm “Elpida”. The backlash has not come only from
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Universities bill expected to pass despite many critics and united opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the political criticism has been focussed on what is seen as the ushering in of private sector... has an outstanding conviction in his home country for setting up an illegal gambling operation. A report by investigative journalism site Inside Story revealed that Yasam Ayavefe, who has extensive
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Tsipras resignation opens up debate about SYRIZA's future
PoliticsGreek Politicshaving taken himself out of the running, speculation has begun over who might be likely to succeed him... has emerged in recent days is Dionysis Temponeras, who stepped in to help revitalise the party’s... to the endorsement of jailed ex-Golden Dawn MP Ilias Kasidiaris. In the past days it has emerged
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Spotlight falls on public hirings as PM pledges more health staff
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis has said improving Greece’s health service is a priority for him in his second term after... unfettered. The government spokesman responded by suggesting that “politically, whatever had to be said has..., SYRIZA has failed to make any inroads over this issue and it is questionable whether the public
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