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SYRIZA maintains pressure over Covid treatment, media handouts
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe allegations from unionists, the issue has come to the fore recently due to claims about certain...’s messages. SYRIZA has pointed to Documento’s exclusion, as well as the inclusion of seemingly... spokesman at the time, Stelios Petsas, currently the alternate interior minister. Galgos said that purely
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Mitsotakis confronted by show of strength from church, turns attention to post-wildfire reconstruction
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe latest wave of Covid-19, and an area in which the church has hitherto played an ambivalent role... that it is actively working to help them recover from the fires and that it has an ambitious plan... by former interior minister Stavros Benos is due to be approved by the end of 2022, after a period
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Phone-tapping scandal causing ripple effect across political scene
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been invited to appear before a European Parliament committee on August 30. The Greek... has yet shown the far-right party capable of getting over the 3 pct threshold needed to win seats... as interior minister in a New Democracy government more than a decade ago, is considered to still
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Move to block far-right fuels conflict between ND and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicslike Ellines. ND has long accused the left-wing party of intentionally toying with the far-right... in the upcoming ballot also has a clear political dimension. If the far-right party participates... the integrity of the electoral process. New Democracy’s response, led by Interior Minister Makis Voridis
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Wildfires provide familiar test for government
PoliticsGreek Politicshas stuck to since coming to power in 2019, having seen the damage that the deadly wildfire in Mati... Democracy MP and long-time member of conservative cabinets has hardly been remarked on in the Greek... elections. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus said that removing the barriers was “a matter of respect.” Many
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Androulakis presents vision for fairer Greece in response to PM’s tax cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsinsists. The ruling party concludes that, rather than offering a coherent roadmap, Androulakis has... negatively. In terms of voting intentions, GPO has support for New Democracy at 24.8 pct, followed... will shrink and two key ministries (Interior and Digital Governance) will merge into a single operations
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Opposition demands assurances of non-involvement in Iran conflict
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLeaders to be summoned to agree a cross-party response to the crisis. Mitsotakis has insisted on one... that, by all accounts, has resonated with voters. Postal vote Greeks living abroad will be eligible... parliament approved the relevant provisions in the Interior Ministry's bill by a margin exceeding
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Bailout talks, SYRIZA bickering continue - no definite end date for either
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has so far remained silent on this issue. Deputy Finance Minister Dimitris Mardas indicated... meant that ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis had committed treason. Panousis's superior, Interior
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Mitsotakis looks for fresh start as PASOK and Potami ponder way forward
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, no clear or convincing candidate beyond Gennimata and Theodorakis has come forward so far... interior minister Yiannis Michelakis penned a critical newspaper article concerning this issue, while
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SYRIZA elects new secretary as Tsipras sets stage for election contest
PoliticsGreek Politicshas exited the bailout. “At this crucial moment for our country, during this transitional period...The stage is set for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to take the next step in his effort to recharge SYRIZA after his choice for party secretary, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis, was elected
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