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Newsletter 442 - 22/11/2024
, but this week New Democracy found itself consumed by the actions of its former president, who has... will use the opportunity to launch another attack on Mitsotakis. So far, there has been no sign from.... The candidate named in the interview, former PM Kostas Karamanlis, although not a natural ally of Samaras, has
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Government comes out swinging as tense week, building up to Tempe protests, begins
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government under further pressure over the deadly accident, for which nobody has yet been held... Georgiadis is one of the members of the cabinet that has done the heavy lifting over the past few days... aside. Although the PM’s popularity has taken a hit over the last few weeks and he is under growing
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Newsletter 455 - 14/03/2025
that the Mitsotakis administration has dealt with Greece’s deadliest rail disaster. However, it appears... this week has caused a stir because it shows the far left populist party of Zoe Konstantopoulou... has translated into significant gains for her party, which is largely a personal vehicle
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PM pledges higher wages for armed forces in bid to win over voters, own party
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis has revealed that there will be an additional increase to the salaries of members of Greece... Greece has the necessary military personnel is as important as securing the appropriate equipment... within the ruling party. There has been unease among New Democracy MPs since last summer’s European
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Doubts about GSI resurface as Turkey raises objections over electricity cable
PoliticsForeign Policy, Cyprus and Israel faces headwinds again. Greece has firmly stated that the project will proceed, but has kept the timeline for resuming research operations under wraps amid increasing pressure from..., a Navtex for the operation has been delayed, reflecting the sensitivity of the situation, which is further
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ND directs fire at PASOK over Tempe as ruling party’s MPs grumble over land decree
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has taken advantage of the Tempe issue moving back to the top of the political agenda... of a proposed change to the legal status of land in small settlements around Greece. It has been noticeable over the last few days that PASOK has been the main target for New Democracy’s Tempe-related
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Opposition amps up criticism over Gaza stance and farming payments scandal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament. The European prosecutor’s probe into agricultural payments has also been seized on by the opposition, who accuse New Democracy of harbouring corruption and incompetence. The government has... attributed to Foreign Ministry sources noted that Athens has been in constant communication
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Hoping to continue poll recovery, PM tries to put lid on subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has defended his decision to shut down the organisation at the centre of the farming subsidy scandal that has put his government in an uncomfortable spot at a time... has been recovering recently and the government’s focus is on building on this revival. In comments
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Tempe and subsidy scandal back in spotlight as MPs prepare to vote on latest probe
PoliticsGreek Politicshas caused a stir on the Greek political scene because it implicates the PM. The government sees... was based on a proposal she had drafted, was submitted she has been warned that her safety, as well as he... warned her that she or her son could be involved in an “accident”. She has provided the information
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PM under fire for foreign policy handling after Erdogan snub
PoliticsGreek Politicscancelled with a few hours’ notice a long-anticipated meeting between the two leaders has led opposition... annoyed at Athens’s decision to publicise the meeting in advance. The PM’s office, meanwhile, has... as undesirable both by Erdogan and by Trump, with whom he has not been able to secure a meeting since
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