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Controversies around president pick cause government headaches
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis has proposed New Democracy veteran Kostas Tasoulas, who resigned last week from his third... from the accident has reignited debate over the authorities’ handling of the investigation, leading..., the local PASOK MP has tabled a question in Parliament demanding explanations as to why forensic material
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Government attempts to fight back amid opposition disharmony on Tempe tactics
PoliticsGreek Politics. The move has left New Democracy with little wiggle room but to comply, after PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis... in misdemeanour charges. The nature and timing of PASOK’s request has also created friction between... has emerged over New Democracy’s handling of the prosecutor’s file. PASOK has accused
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Government struggles to escape stigma of Tempe aftermath build-up to confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir actions in relation to the 2023 train crash, which has been the source of the challenges... the accident. This prevented a full forensic investigation and has contributed to speculation about.... The government has spent much of the three-day debate ahead of the confidence vote denying
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Mitsotakis shakes up cabinet in bid to escape Tempe backlash
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has replaced eight ministers in a cabinet reshuffle announced... has proved deeply damaging to New Democracy in recent weeks. Although the changes to his cabinet were... by Education Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis. Hatzidakis is being promoted as he has been appointed Deputy
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New Tempe row brewing amid doubts over rail safety report
PoliticsGreek Politicsleaked from the transformers in the freight train’s engines. Now, though, Papadimitriou has cast doubt... unregistered chemicals, and if there was an attempt to cover this up over the last two years, has been a key... beneficiary of this doubt has been left-wing Course of Freedom, whose leftist leader Zoe Konstantopoulou
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Government accused of timid foreign policy over delay in maritime spatial planning
PoliticsGreek Politicsdays, the opposition has clashed with the government over defence procurement plans, with PASOK and SYRIZA complaining of lack of consultation. The government has turned its focus on so-called “national... it has the upper hand over the opposition and to rally the conservative voter base. New Democracy has
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Mitsotakis heads on diplomatic tour of key capitals carrying vital questions
PoliticsForeign Policyincludes Rome, Berlin, and, finally, New York. His visit to Rome on May 12 has been long overdue.... On the latter issue, both leaders share the view that migration has a European dimension and must... financial instruments that facilitate joint procurement and defence projects. Greece has consistently
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Opposition calls on PM to change tack over Gaza as ND faces new corruption probe
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe rights of the Palestinian people. The Mitsotakis administration has strengthened Greece’s ties with Israel since coming to power and has so far shown visible support for Prime Minister Benjamin..., including the majority of EU member states, feel that a line has been crossed in Gaza leaves
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Mitsotakis tests PASOK with proposal to end permanence in civil service
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has challenged PASOK to support him in a bid to end job... who do not score well in their performance evaluation, which Mitsotakis has also recently focussed... is outdated as a result. The government feels that it has strong public support for this move. A recent
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Fresh inquiry looms as file on farming subsidy investigation reaches Parliament
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has a new battle on its hands, as Parliament prepares to review the criminal... a few weeks ago. The complete file was put at the disposal of lawmakers late on Wednesday. What has... the payments system. Mitsotakis has stated that he considers the problems at the agency, including
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