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Protests give Mitsotakis chance to round on under-fire coalition
PoliticsGreek Politics’s performance, even though the impact of the latest round of austerity measures has not yet sunk.... SYRIZA has found itself in the uncomfortable position this year of being on the receiving end of protests... derogatory comments against the demonstrations came from Interior Minister Panayiotis Kouroublis
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After raising labour concerns, back to grind of talks for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat no rolling back of previous reforms should be allowed before the programme has ended. In his letter... that government MPs will rebel if SYRIZA’s central committee has already approved the agreement. However... of the Interior Ministry, also penned an op-ed in Efimerida ton Syntakton daily on Monday declaring his
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Concerns over energy deregulation add to challenges Tsipras faces
PoliticsGreek Politics. This represents a significant turnaround on the government’s part and it has not been met with universal... exist within SYRIZA is that the final deal has to be weighed up as a whole. The argument from.... The first to voice concern was former Energy Minister Panos Skourletis, now head of the Interior
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ND defends economic pledges as Kammenos repeats walkout threat
PoliticsGreek Politics. The leftists argue that they are interested in creating conditions for equitable growth now that Greece has... and wages of workers. SYRIZA argues that Mitsotakis favours the wealthy instead and has highlighted... that this will create inequalities between municipalities. In a statement, Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis
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Ministers unveil lengthy payment schemes for unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammeMinister Alexis Tsipras specifically, regarding a set a tax relief measures. SYRIZA has been trailing... believes it has fiscal space to unveil a series of tax cuts and some spending measures. Clearly..., Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou, Interior Minister Alexis
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Tsipras aiming to guide SYRIZA towards new territory in opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, Tsipras has shown a knack over recent years for convincing his party to put its faith in him...’s response was that as a professor of urban planning he has acted as a consultant on a lot.... Former Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis is set to take over as the party’s new spokesperson
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Mitsotakis promotes constructive role as talks over electoral process continue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has highlighted his willingness to compromise...,” he said. “It has already dropped. There needs to be a channel of communication between the prime... leaders on Friday. Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos is due to send letters to the parties this week
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ND on cusp of brokering deal over diaspora vote as Novartis battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe necessary legislation. The apparent agreement involves a climbdown from SYRIZA, which has now... called to answer questions. Frouzis has been accused by whistle-blowers of bribing politicians and using... and representatives of all the opposition parties yesterday, Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos emerged
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Govt's management of Covid-19 response challenged again after latest measures, PM’s trip
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment has been trying to project since the early days of the crisis took a major hit over the past few..., surpassing 1,000 on most days, meant that the health system has come under renewed strain... to ensure that the scenes in Ikaria are not repeated. However, Interior Minister Makis Voridis suggested
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Public sector hires under scrutiny again with more in the pipeline
PoliticsGreek Politicsprogramme in August 2018 the number of public sector staff has increased by 2.6 pct, with the bulk of the increase seen in temporary staff, which grew by 24.5 pct. The increase has been reflected... by Interior Minister Makis Voridis at the last cabinet meeting. Most of the positions to be filled
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