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Huge protests over Tempe add to pressure on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsand underlining the intense pressure on the government over its handling of the accident’s aftermath... some of the government’s line of defence. For instance, the report highlighted that the non-completion... of the accident. EODOASAAM’s report paints a picture of confusion in the hours and days after the crash
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PM ponders reshuffle as PASOK mulls inability to make gains
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing Friday’s confidence vote in Parliament, attention is turning to the expected announcement... because of close or even looser association with the deadly rail accident. However, one of Mitsotakis’s... on public opinion. In fact, ND’s recent decline in popularity and the lack of trust among voters
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UN hosts Cyprus talks as Israel gets behind electricity interconnector
PoliticsForeign Policyto Israel. The development was confirmed during last Thursday’s trilateral meeting of foreign... their priorities. Following Thursday’s meeting, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis reaffirmed... stability, strengthened further by Israel’s strategic ties with the US. The three nations share concerns
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Mitsotakis unveils major defence package against backdrop of forces pay rise dispute
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government presented on Wednesday its plans for a major shake-up of Greece’s defence... for the military to be rolled out across all emergency services. The outlines of the government’s 12-year... at a rate of 2.16 bln euros annually up until 2037, in a bid to reshape the country’s armed forces
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New Democracy continues to court right-wing voters with defence package, identity politics
PoliticsGreek Politicscontinue to trouble the prime minister. The PM’s office is continuing its charm offensive aimed at luring back right-wing constituencies which in recent months have been trying to steer New Democracy’s... to uniformed personnel. Wednesday’s parliamentary debate on the defence package was largely aimed
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New Tempe row brewing amid doubts over rail safety report
PoliticsGreek PoliticsInvestigation Authority (EODOASAAM) said that he would be removing part of the body’s recent report into Greece’s worst rail disaster. EODOASAAM published its report on February 27, a day before the two-year... from Greece’s deadliest rail disaster and improve safety standards following the death of 57 people
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Hoping to continue poll recovery, PM tries to put lid on subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAuthority for Public Revenue (IAPR) by arguing that the government’s efforts to address longstanding..., you cut them,” the PM added. He said that the transfer of OPEKEPE’s duties to the IAPR would... not be interrupted. Even though the alleged fraud being examined by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO
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Clarity over fiscal space clears way for next set of relief measures
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s fiscal outlook has become clearer along with the ability of the Greek government... fifteen countries had submitted an application of the activation, while Germany’s application.... As usual, the report for Greece names several challenges and the need for reforms to boost the country’s
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Tempe and subsidy scandal back in spotlight as MPs prepare to vote on latest probe
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTension is building ahead of Wednesday’s vote in Parliament on the proposed preliminary inquiries... minister Kostas Karamanlis should face only misdemeanour charges. PASOK’s proposal calls for Karamanlis... family’s, is at risk. Karystianou claims that she was approached by people she did not know who
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Parties square up for latest Tempe inquiry with ND expected to easily dominate proceedings
PoliticsGreek Politicswhich dispute the government’s narrative of events. Although the inquiry’s hearings have an initial duration of two months according to parliamentary rules, New Democracy’s strategy could result... altogether. The opposition has condemned New Democracy’s approach to previous inquiries on Tempe
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