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Getting to the church on time
Agoraand healthcare sectors, would be a welcome development. However, this has to happen based on a clear.... It also has to be clear that it won’t be used as an excuse to return to the tactic of creating voter-clients in the public sector and disregarding the implications this has for the country’s finances
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Novartis affair moves back to political centre stage as accusations fly
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKalogirou issued a statement insisting that the justice system has the government’s full backing... targeting of specific judicial officials. Polakis defended his comments by saying that he has... not progressed. The latest bickering has been triggered by authorities pressing charges against
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Kammenos prepares to quit coalition amid ANEL unrest, issues to settle with PM
PoliticsGreek PoliticsANEL, has called a meeting of the party’s parliamentary group and executive committee on Wednesday... of the political divorce. Kammenos has been insisting for weeks now that he will quit the government... has been engaged in a public battle over the last few weeks. The ANEL chief seemed irked by the fact
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Newsletter 190 -18/01/2018
from To Potami, he is looking at getting a total of 152 MPs to back the deal. SYRIZA has 145... the deal. Also, there has been much speculation about what stance George Papandreou will take. The former... Tsipras the chance to convince voters that it has no future and that they should back SYRIZA
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SYRIZA's move to aid small parties puts spotlight on Kammenos leverage
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA has indicated that it is willing to do a favour to its former coalition partner, Independent.... Parliamentary rules mean that once a party has less then five MPs in Parliament, it ceases to have... a permanent representation on parliamentary committees. Centrist To Potami has suffered this fate
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Tsipras halts bid to help smaller parties amid opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicslike To Potami and Independent Greeks (ANEL). The former has been left with just four MPs after recent defections, while ANEL has six. The proposal prompted an immediate outcry from New Democracy... vehemently denied that he is being, or has ever been, blackmailed. He argued that the government’s
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Newsletter 193 -08/02/2018
to those who lodged legal complaints. The court will also have to decide if its decision has retroactive.... The Finance Ministry has argued that much of this is subject to legal disputes and it is likely... been cleared. Perhaps, the key issue that has to be addressed is the framework that will replace
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Corruption claims dominate political discussion ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsprosecutors into the Novartis affair has intensified the confrontation between SYRIZA and the opposition... in this case has sparked a fierce war of words between the government and KINAL. New Democracy has also stepped... to portray itself as a force for good in Greek politics. Another issue that has been raised recently
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Mitsotakis holds inaugural cabinet meeting, lines up first draft legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicswill fall on the key advisers that the New Democracy leader has chosen. There are seven appointments... appointment has a symbolic value because New Democracy views him as one of the political figures... the government’s legislative work. Gerapetris, who was previously an aide to George Papandreou, has been advising
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ND riles opposition with proposed appointment at public broadcaster
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has moved ahead with the removal of the head of the Competition Commission and three board members despite protests from the opposition, which has also attacked New Democracy over its... Georgiadis confirmed on Monday that he has signed the necessary paperwork to end prematurely the tenure
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