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ND turns tables on SYRIZA over sleaze, tweaks stance on ex-king's funeral
PoliticsGreek Politicswhen the opposition already has ammunition against him in the form of the surveillance scandal.... Pappas denies the claims and said he would be taking legal action. The Kalogritsas case is one that has... it comes under pressure over corruption claims or opposition criticism. It has proved an open wound
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Greece moves step closer to investment grade as Fitch ups rating by one notch to 'BB+'
Economyanalysts expect the investment grade, which the government has set as a so-called “national goal” for 2023... is Moody’s, which has Greece at ‘Ba3’, two notches behind S&P, Fitch and DBRS, and three away from investment grade. Moody’s has not taken an upgrade action since the end of 2020. It is evident that Greece
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PM sees stance on defence issues as vote winner for ND
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis most on defence matters and largely believe the government has done a good job in addressing these issues, particularly through the agreements it has signed with France and the USA. So... that has to do with the very quality, the DNA, of our democracy,” the PM told Tsipras. When
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Newsletter 369 - 10/02/2023
taking part in the contest, while also promoting the work New Democracy has done to improve Greece’s... trust Mitsotakis most on defence matters and largely believe the government has done a good job in addressing these issues, particularly through the agreements it has signed with France and the USA. So
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Mitsotakis sets out to shore up support ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsmonths are in line to receive the one-off benefit. The local media has suggested that the payment... Transition away from lignite, which has been the area’s lifeblood for decades. Although the conservatives..., Mitsotakis still has time for planned visits to Larissa and Ioannina before the election campaign begins
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PM announces more voter-friendly measures ahead of polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe date of the general election has not yet been confirmed but there is no doubt that Prime... from painting the conservatives as uncaring. This is an accusation the centre-right party has been... to resume. SYRIZA has charged New Democracy with failing to protect indebted households. The latest policy
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Machinations intensify as announcement of election date approaches
PoliticsGreek Politicsincreases that kicked in this January, the government has already committed just over 5.5 billion..., for which 650 million euros has been set aside, and a one-off stipend for pensioners who did... has been carefully calibrated to ensure that Greece remains on track to achieve its fiscal targets
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SYRIZA homes in on sleaze allegations while courting political centre
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto a settlement scheme over the debt before Bratakos left the company in 2020. SYRIZA has continued... on the surveillance front, as well as into the government’s energy subsidies. The party has called for an opportunity... these two strands share in common is the implication that the Mitsotakis government has been interfering
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PM scrambles to rein in political fallout as deadly crash threatens to upend election contest
PoliticsGreek Politics, the search for the causes behind the accident has supplanted speculation over elections at the top...”. The role of the Larissa station master has been at the centre of much of the media coverage... treated. It is also notable that while the media has homed in on the “human error” factor
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PM forced to adjust line over deadly train crash amid public anger
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis has apologised for the loss of life and the circumstances the collision occurred in. The Greek PM has made a habit of publishing what appear to be carefully curated Facebook posts on Sundays... are conducting their own probe. It has not gone unnoticed, for instance, that the few government
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