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Policeman's death prompts PM's pledge to act on hooliganism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe death of a policeman from injuries received during a clash with hooligans has prompted further... of Renti, dozens of people have been remanded in custody and an 18-year-old has arrested and charged... and other related incidents. The government has encouraged prosecutors to cast a wide net, in push
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Slower growth nixes handout plans, fires criticism of ND's economic policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe assumptions on which this year’s budget has been put together. It also means that there is likely... that has been rife since the start of the year that the government would consider such a handout... in opinion polls, the government has been trying to focus on measures aimed at addressing high
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MEPs agree to keep Tempe file open despite government's efforts to conclude inquiry
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKarystianou, who lost her daughter in the crash, has become a figurehead for the campaign relatives... the safety certificate for the Greek rail system until the Tempe investigation has been completed... that the EU’s executive arm has limited powers in what it can do to respond to relatives’ demands
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Newsletter 417 - 22/03/2024
will continue, although the politician in question has been removed from ND's yet-to-be-announced list... Parliament elections. Asimakopoulou's withdrawal from the list has left New Democracy scrambling to find... are trying to stifle the investigation into the Tempe train crash, has taken its toll
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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe time of the national elections. Someone from the Interior Ministry, who has not been identified.... The DPA has not yet issued its decision on Theodoropoulos and New Democracy, which has asked for more..., which has tried to distance itself as much as possible from the data breach. The scandal has also
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Kasselakis warns of SYRIZA shake-up, as ND ousts former minister over assault video
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be the last for these organs, as Kasselakis has already indicated that he plans to follow up.... By forging ahead, Kasselakis has communicated that he is more than happy to light the fuse... to be discussed at this week’s meetings. Kasselakis has stated several times that he is not willing
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All eyes on PM's choice for next president at start of New Year
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the political drama that used to surround the election of a new president by Parliament has dissipated... three ballots. Instead, the process has now been simplified so that in the first round of voting the nominee has to secure 200 votes or more out of the 300. This is then followed by a second round, before
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Mitsotakis backs Ukraine as Athens tries to balance position with Trump administration
PoliticsForeign Policydevelopments on the peace negotiations that Donald Trump has begun with Vladimir Putin, said in his.... In contrast with other EU leaders, Mitsotakis has, however, avoided distancing himself clearly from Donald Trump’s call Zelensky a dictator. He said that the US president has a special way to express himself
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ND eyes start of recovery as public interest in Tempe issue appears to wane
PoliticsGreek Politicsindicating the start of a slow comeback that has created significant doubt over whether Prime Minister... Konstantopoulou, has retained the support it won over the last few weeks on the back of its leader’s... in the three soundings is that PASOK has not managed to end its drift. The social democrats
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Resignations over EU subsidy scandal deliver new blow to PM, further tarnishing image
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has suffered another serious blow to his image and his... revolves around a widespread misuse of EU agricultural subsidies overseen by OPEKEPE, which has... much money has been distributed based on fraudulent claims but Tassos Telloglou, the investigative
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