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Slower growth nixes handout plans, fires criticism of ND's economic policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the government providing further handouts in the run-up to Easter, and have prompted an attack from... Parliament elections. Given that the cost of living repeatedly comes up as the greatest concern for Greeks... edged up to 6.4 pct from 6.1 pct. The right-wing party led by Kyriakos Velopoulos seems to have been
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ND seeks to change narrative around train crash as MPs deliver inquiry findings
PoliticsGreek Politicsdrivers involved in the crash breached 7 safety regulations in the build-up to the accident... of implementation sped up once the current government came to power. They also claim that any political... on the day of the crash. The ruling party also finds that there was no attempt of a cover up at the scene
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Government concludes Tempe inquiry, turns attention to Thessaly reconstruction
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid complaints from opposition politicians about a cover-up, New Democracy adopted on Monday its... in relation to the crash concluded that regardless of whatever failures to install up-to-date safety systems... because the ruling party holds a majority on the inquiry committee, was part of a concerted cover-up
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Mitsotakis hits back on multiple fronts as SYRIZA sets out its economic pledges
PoliticsGreek Politics-year anniversary brought fresh accusations of a political cover-up, saying people should refrain... suggesting that ND may be haemorrhaging support to smaller right-wing parties in the run-up... strength of the far-right parties to 14.6 percent, one percentage point up from last month. While
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MEPs agree to keep Tempe file open despite government's efforts to conclude inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicson Petitions (PETI) that the families of the 57 are convinced that there is a government-led cover-up. She... lawmakers, who made up the majority on the panel, so in the full assembly it is expected that only... into the crash, New Democracy MPs voting a few days later to wrap up proceedings will create a stark
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Government prepares to hit back at opposition's censure motion over train crash
PoliticsGreek Politicsas part of an attempt to hold the government to account over what they believe is a cover-up attempt... vote, but could end up suffering further wear-and-tear if there is a prolonged discussion about... that there is a cover-up going on. Political strategies Even though Mitsotakis will have wanted to avoid the issue
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New Democracy comes out fighting against Tempe censure motion
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition parties directed a barrage of cover-up accusations at the government over the Tempe... that the events add up to a pattern of behaviour by the ruling party which undermines democracy... safety contracts in the years leading up to the accident. Last week, calls intensified
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Economic sentiment and consumer confidence gain ground in March
EconomyMacroeconomyFebruary 2024, up by just 0.2 points. The average ESI in the EU stood at 96.2 points in March, up... points in the previous month. Since April last year, industry confidence is now up by 2.2 points. The services index increased by 2 points to 39.2. Services confidence is now roughly 3 points up
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PM attempts to regroup, shift focus after testing week over Tempe crash
PoliticsGreek Politicsup the causes and responsibilities linked to last year’s train accident. The PM insists that he gave... they justify the setting up by Parliament of a preliminary judicial inquiry into his role... to be outspoken about the incident and what they believe is an attempt to cover up the truth. The mother of one
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Androulakis hopes surveillance ruling will lead to embarrassment for government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Nikos Androulakis is hoping to keep up the pressure on the government and PM Kyriakos... in response to speculation that the decision would open up the floodgates to requests from figures including... that three out of four were not convinced by the PM’s reassurances that there was no cover-up
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