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Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsand fire service as they explained to journalists that there is evidence which points to the fires... (and the emergency service chiefs it has appointed) from any responsibility for the death and destruction inflicted... reacted since the fire will be difficult to shake off. It casts a different light on the coalition’s
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Mistaking tolerance for a free rein
Agoraso dramatically off course. When Public Issue questioned Greeks in 2014 about whether the memorandum... that he was willing to exchange votes in return for a managerial position in the health service..., and other positions in the public service, as favours to faithful supporters is not new. In fact, SYRIZA
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As battering from spy scandal continues, ND invests in broadening scope of inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicson his phone – an effort that was discovered during a check by a European Parliament service. The letter was also sent just three days before the head of the National Intelligence Service (EYP) and the PM... relatively unscathed if he can convince the public that Androulakis being tapped was a one-off and done
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Androulakis positions PASOK as alternative to leading parties against phonetapping backdrop
PoliticsGreek Politics, which heard testimony from the head of the intelligence service (EYP) under the SYRIZA-ANEL... of uncovering instances of political manipulation of the intelligence service by previous governments... been a one-off and that the government is intent on preventing a repeat by introducing robust
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Newsletter 360 - 25/11/2022
that the Predator spyware was installed in a facility belonging to the National Intelligence Service (EYP... transferred to the clandestine unit from other parts of the service to help run the spying operation... Dawn spin-off Greeks have gained 0.5 pct apiece, bringing them to 3 pct and 2.5 pct respectively
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Tempe and Predatorgate court cases bring government scandals back to fore
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe responsibility for the Tempe crash, in which 57 died in a head-on train collision in 2023, kicked off... and the Greek intelligence service EYP, while the judge recommends that the misdemeanour charges against... sentence to the highest authorities. Pointing the finger directly at the intelligence service and its
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Newsletter 436 - 11/10/2024
position and looking to hold off the challenge from Athens Mayor Haris Doukas. The outcome of this Sunday... of the 302,233 votes cast. Doukas held off former minister Pavlos Geroulanos in a tightly-fought contest for second place, which secured the political newcomer a ticket for the run-off vote. Doukas earned just 858
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The television will not be revolutionised
Agora, then government spokesman Simos Kedikoglou stood in front of TV cameras and called the service... broadcasters,” added Kedikoglou, who was cast aside in a reshuffle 12 months after the service’s... ministerial decisions through Parliament to take ERT off air. It is not the first time over the past few
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PM offers vision of stronger post-pandemic Greece, as ND reaps approval in polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Greece’s 155,000 registered long-term unemployed, as well as training and paid community service... and workers in the service sector, including sanitation staff and delivery drivers, for keeping...”. Rounding off on one of his favourite themes, the prime minister said he hoped that the crisis would
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PM banks on firms bouncing back after lockdown as SYRIZA decries immunity for Covid panel
PoliticsGreek Politics, and a day after he set out the plan for schools, food service and tourism to resume more or less normal... like restaurants will be able to pick up where they left off and will not have to dismiss any employees. Nevertheless, the food service sector has voiced concerns about the long-term impact
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