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New political storm heads towards PM following report on Tempe recordings
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis, who is on an official visit to Canada, faces a political storm on his return... the Greek media, whereas official documents show that the police did not receive the recordings until... in the Greek media was edited. The government added in its official response that the “human error” element
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Will the real men of unity please stand up?
Agora. European Parliament President Martin Schulz, the first EU official to visit Athens after the January... its online audiovisual service. Timmermans’s comments, though, are symptomatic of the breakdown... to the “troika” of lenders, rather than the “institutions” mentioned in official documents, knowing this would
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Political impact of spying revelations unclear, as drip-feed of information continues
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the National Intelligence Service (EYP). An article in the weekend edition of Kathimerini, a paper noted...’s cyber unit could have had anything to do with the Predator software. No official denial has been... have been identified as weaknesses in the service’s accountability. Political impact The coming
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Constitutional row follows political storm over prosecutor's intervention in surveillance probe
PoliticsGreek Politicson interception orders from the intelligence service EYP. The letter argues that the prosecutor made “a series... by the intelligence service, while drawing attention to any attempt at heavy-handed enforcement. Funeral... that a funeral with full state honours was among the possibilities on the table. SYRIZA’s official statement
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Wage ruling gives gov't immediate fiscal headache, political one may come later
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the national interest and, unlike their civil service colleagues, are not allowed to strike or work... official told Reuters that the figure could reach 500 million euros. Financial news website Euro2day... will be encouraging for all public sector employees. Military personnel and emergency service workers
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EU officials suggest frantic days ahead for Athens until March 11 Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammefor a new scheme to protect primary residences from foreclosure. One eurozone official told Reuters... on February 27 “is likely to say that Greece has not completed the agreed reforms.” The unnamed official... that Athens is already preparing a multi-bill to deal with many of these actions. Another official, also
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PM gives ESY clean bill of health, prompting opposition backlash
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the public health service. The New Democracy leader used the opportunity to highlight what he claims... by the government. Key indicators Official Eurostat and OECD data underscore this political clash. Public... and regional clinics has driven burnout among medical professionals and regular service disruptions
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Finance Ministry, Stournaras disagree over fiscal space for expansionary measures
EconomyProgrammethe measures from European officials. He said that if he had a euro each time a eurozone official... of VAT on electricity bills, food products and in food service. During Wednesday’s debate... published the official fiscal data for 2018 showing that Greece achieved a primary surplus of 4.4 percent
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PM banks on restoration and compensation healing Attica fire wounds
PoliticsGreek Politicsover the handling of the blaze. The official toll from the fire, which started in Varnavas, a non... to the Copernicus Emergency Management Service, a total of 1,238 buildings were affected by the fire, which... tripled during that time. According to the figures put forward by the SYRIZA official, almost 470
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Newsletter 367 - 27/01/2023
of politicians, journalists and business figures through the intelligence service EYP, using both... reported in the media days earlier, appears to provide official confirmation for reports in the media... manoeuvre, however theatrical, has succeeded in putting the information gleaned through official
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