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  1. Opposition sees ND’s call for broader subsidy inquiry as attempt to muddy waters
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    . This means the panel will have fewer powers and carry less weight. Secondly, New Democracy has not followed... that Greece has been fined 2.7 billion euros by the European Commission for the misuse of agricultural.... PASOK is also set to table its own motion. However, the fact that the government has a parliamentary

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  2. Corruption claims, foreign policy missteps impede government’s efforts to build momentum
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    for the areas in question. The response from Athens has been to reject the Libyan claims and insist... has done more to advance Greek foreign policy than any previous government. He cited maritime... Democracy has edged up by half a point since April and now stands at 23 pct. There has been a significant

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  3. Mitsotakis pledges faster reforms as polls capture disaffection after subsidy scandal

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    should be lost due to lax timekeeping. Mitsotakis has also set out the importance of a policy roadmap... to be fully implemented. The New Democracy leader has been trying to move the agenda on from a series... roughly the same portion (74 pct) say their faith in the government has been shaken. The one bright

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  4. Wildfires and healthcare failings test government over summer season
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    of serious blazes burning overnight in western Greece and on the island of Chios. The situation has prompted... Mitsotakis has interrupted his schedule for a briefing. Reports say numerous homes, businesses... remained below the 20-year average. This claim has been overturned overnight, according

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  5. Building on flurry of policy pledges, Mitsotakis vows to back research and innovation
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    Looking to build on whatever momentum he has generated as a result of his recent policy announcements at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has pledged... half the EU average of 284.70. As a share of GDP, R&D spending has inched up from 0.44 percent

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  6. PM under fire for foreign policy handling after Erdogan snub
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    cancelled 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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  7. OPEKEPE hearings ruffle feathers in New Democracy as party waits for Samaras’s next move

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    The parliamentary inquiry into the fraudulent farm payments scandal has heard claims of political.... In a parliamentary process that has been tightly controlled by the government majority, the opposition has... has strenuously denied. Commenting on the claims, the spokesman for main opposition party PASOK said

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  8. Tempe reverberations continue as PM reacts to ongoing protests

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    . And Democracy has the power to overcome any obstacle. So, Panos Ruci’s protest ended with his demands... over the coming months, there will be distinctly uncomfortable moments for the government, which has... to distance itself from any responsibility for the accident. This has led to accusations

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  9. Amid publicity storm, Tsipras publishes 'Ithaca' and fuels speculation about new journey
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    The much-trailed publication of Alexis Tsipras’s Ithaca has sent ripples through Greece’s political..., the book has reignited speculation that Tsipras may be preparing a political comeback, possibly... and directionless. Bigger picture Although the book has already prompted negative reactions from the former

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  10. Farmers’ fury grows as government scrambles for response
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    to search for ways to quell the protests. What began as scattered blockades has now evolved... and that the protests could last for weeks. Faced with mounting disruption, the government has sought to project calm and control. Its response has coalesced around a threefold message: December will be a month

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