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Deal with Germany over arms to Ukraine irks opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government has come under fire from opposition parties at home after it was announced... zone” by sending arms to Ukraine, especially during an increased threat from Turkey. SYRIZA has been... believe their position has been strengthened by a report in left-wing Efimerida ton Syntakton which
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Newsletter 340 - 03/06/2022
constructively with talks regarding disputes. However, over the last few days it has become clear... and internationally has shifted to Turkey. Erdogan’s public snubbing of Mitsotakis, violations... EU leaders. “Greece is a country which has international law on its side”, the prime minister said
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ND struggles to shift spotlight away from wiretapping fallout
PoliticsGreek Politics“internal enemies,” while PASOK, which has two Muslim MPs in its ranks, said Athansiou should.... The incident is indicated of how New Democracy has at times tied itself in knots following the resignation... has promised to reform EYP, already tabling draft legislation, and to fully investigate
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Newsletter 348 - 12/07/2022
Friday of the EYP chief and the general secretary to the PM, Grigoris Dimitriadis, New Democracy has..., as has been demanded by PASOK, and would be open to “creative ideas” for further improving... given that any government that has a majority in Parliament will also have a majority in the house
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Reports claiming link between spyware and state pile pressure on government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has come under renewed pressure regarding the phonetapping affair, as media reports... not stand up to scrutiny. If confirmed, this could be significant evidence as it has been established... argument that the spyware has no link to official, legal wiretapping. New Democracy has so far dismissed
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PM offers uniformed personnel bonus as surveillance bill attracts more criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsto fight crime and deal with migration challenges. New Democracy traditionally has close ties with the country’s police and coast guard – a relationship that Mitsotakis has tried to cultivate during his time in office. Tuesday’s announcement was not the first time that the current government has sought
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Newsletter 362 - 09/12/2022
, opinion polls indicate that New Democracy has started to suffer some wear-and-tear as a result... military, raising concerns about national security. As has become its standard practice following... 29 pct believe Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has handled the matter well, while 24 pct feel
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Opposition senses PM's position on phonetapping becoming weaker
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe discussion in Parliament about the surveillance scandal and the draft law the government has put... political benefit. This is a line that has been repeated before, and since, by numerous government... that it gave the impression SYRIZA has compromising evidence that it is waiting to reveal at the most
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Opposition hoping surveillance, cronyism scandals will bite ND
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has so far largely warded off most of the fallout from the phonetapping issue, although...) and the widespread use of Predator spyware has eroded some of the public’s support for ND. There is still hope within... on Tuesday that the Hellenic Authority for Communication Security and Privacy (ADAE) has decided to ask
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Transparency concerns emerge among voters as leaders clash over wiretapping
PoliticsGreek Politicsissue has been dealt with responsibly and promptly by the government, while focussing more on his... the spring onwards. The MRB survey for Open TV suggests that support for New Democracy and SYRIZA has... support has climbed from 23 to 24.3 pct. During that time, PASOK lost one percentage point, dropping
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