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Handling of energy crisis under fire as gas interruption tests supply security
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister reiterated his argument that the energy crisis is a global phenomenon to which Greece has been.... The opposition counters that that inflation has exposed structural problems with the Greek markets which...-anticipated regulatory framework for electricity storage, the lack of which has been blamed
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Judges' Novartis decision revives political battle over bribery scandal
PoliticsGreek Politics, including the publisher of left-leaning Documento, Kostas Vaxavanis, who has been involved in a long-running... that SYRIZA has little to shout about since Papangelopoulos, hand-picked by former Prime Minister Alexis... an epidemiological study to boost sales. However, in Greece, nobody has so far been convicted
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High energy prices fuel uncertainty on fiscal front
EconomyMacroeconomyofficials in the coming months as uncertainty over supplies during the winter has been priced... this week. It intends to cap retail bills. An amount of 850 million euros has been budgeted until the end... it would be wiser to seek a new mandate before this dissatisfaction has a chance to grow. In response
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Newsletter 345 - 08/07/2022
in the prime minister’s reasoning has led to further speculation about his true intent. Many commentators... when it rubs uncomfortably against his party’s political instincts. The government still has... vote under an enhanced PR system. PM Mitsotakis has indicated that the first ballot will not yield
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Fire on outskirts of Athens puts PM's crisis strategy under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsto bring the change that is necessary. One of the other issues that Stylianides has been tasked... about the “unprecedented bureaucracy” he has encountered since taking up the job in Greece, which he... overall approach to natural disasters. Political fallout So far, New Democracy has deflected any
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Questions linger following PM's statement on surveillance of political rival
PoliticsGreek Politics, as has been demanded by PASOK, and would be open to “creative ideas” for further improving the work... declaration, asserting that has never shied away from challenges or responsibility. His political opponents, however, are maintaining that through his address he has done exactly that. In its response, main
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PM sets out winter relief measures, rules out change to electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsalso be made available. Political message Bearing in mind the buffeting his government has taken over the last few weeks due to the surveillance scandal, which has suppressed New Democracy’s poll... and the impact this has had on public opinion, including polls indicating that most Greeks think
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SYRIZA, PASOK leaders prepare responses to stark choice presented by PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsbanning such boilers from 2025 onwards. SYRIZA has also picked up on a comment made by Deputy... into the phonetapping scandal. The ruling centre-right party has a majority on the panel and has... prominently as he attempts to paint a picture of a government that has disregard for Greece’s institutions
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Athens responds to Erdogan's accusations as Mitsotakis readies UN address
PoliticsForeign Policyand the Aegean. “Whoever tries to conduct shows of force in the area is not equal and has..., and comes here to accuse Greece of crimes against humanity, when in fact it is using false data that has... with war, the country that has a standing casus belli, the country that questions Greek sovereignty
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Frustrated Androulakis rounds off surveillance inquiry as issue fails to gain traction
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe parliamentary inquiry into the surveillance scandal, which has been beset by friction between... by the MPs. In fact, the inquiry has barely touched the issue of the spyware being used in Greece, even... that the impact of the surveillance scandal has worn off. The newspaper, which tends
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