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PASOK candidates make final push as government plays down latest dig from rogue MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicsof PASOK. He has, however, been accused of neglecting his elected duties after less than a year in the post, while his lack of experience has shown during the campaign and in the leadership debate. Pavlos Geroulanos, by contrast, has been hampered by a long and largely unmemorable career in Parliament
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PASOK leadership ballot draws attention away from PM's deepening rift with predecessors
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe focus on the first round of voting in the PASOK leadership ballot has come as welcome... has become. Samaras and Karamanlis were both highly and openly critical of Mitsotakis and his... and, until it is clear whether this can or cannot be achieved, neither side in this divide has any interest
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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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SYRIZA's strife puts focus on tussle between ND and PASOK
PoliticsGreek Politicsvoters, which has seen it slip from second place to fourth and even fifth in some opinion polls. PM Mitsotakis has ceased to treat SYRIZA as a rival of significance. Over the last few weeks, he has... demise has provided Mitsotakis with a new line of attack to use against PASOK. He has begun
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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 looks ahead to tax tweaks for middle class, welcomes back errant MP
PoliticsGreek Politicseconomy over the last few years, which has outpaced the eurozone average. However, he pledged that more... and that this has created the necessary fiscal space to tweak taxes without affecting agreed targets... reform in 2023, which imposed a minimum tax on the self-employed. New Democracy has spent much of its
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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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