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Stage set for censure motion as Parliament votes to review charges against deputy minister
PoliticsGreek Politicsand 4 present. During the debate, Triantopoulos stepped down from his position pending Parliament’s... a recommendation whether to refer the accused to a special court. The committee’s recommendation will need... opposition parties and journalists. Censure motion Wednesday’s agenda in Parliament is taken up
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PM's latest reshuffle off to bumpy start with first day resignation
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis on Friday, when the first blow to the government’s attempt to push the “restart” button... – one of several newcomers to Mitsotakis’s 61-member government – announced on Sunday that he would... felt that he would bring real economy experience into the government’s policy making. However
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Moody's upgrade underlines gap between economic story and reality for households
EconomyThe recent upgrade of Greece’s credit rating by Moody’s to investment grade highlighted... for the government’s economic record with the Greek public. Moody’s upgrade completes the cycle of all leading... on Moody’s bond indices will also have GGBs on their radar after the upgrade. The major challenge
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Opposition unable to find basis for cooperation despite public support
PoliticsGreek Politicsto this openness given that SYRIZA’s ratings have been dropping since last year and the leftist party risks... the justice system in order to blackmail the tycoon. He claimed that the PM’s ultimate target was press freedom and Marinakis’s media empire, under the umbrella of the Alter Ego Media group. Marinakis has been
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PM set on sharing out more economic benefits in bid to recover support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s efforts to turn the media and public’s attention away from the Tempe issue, which... it as a dividend of the growing economy and the fruits of the government’s effort to clamp down on tax evasion... last week will see renters who fulfil certain income criteria receive up to one month’s return back
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Parties gear up for fresh tug-of-war over Tempe investigation
PoliticsGreek Politicsin connection to Greece’s deadliest train accident. The socialist party seems set on the idea of tabling... forwarded to Parliament by the Larissa prosecutor’s office that high-ranking Transport Ministry... in which the former makes it clear that OSE’s funding is not sufficient to cover the needs of maintaining
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Seeking to shore up right flank, Mitsotakis unveils steps to tackle campus violence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis is trying to find ways to connect with ND’s traditional base. On Monday, Mitsotakis... and the police should be called if there is any wrongdoing. This indicates that the government’s initiatives... leader Kyriakos Velopoulos on this matter. Samaras’s intentions Latinopoulou’s inability to gain
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Fresh inquiry looms as file on farming subsidy investigation reaches Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsinvestigation file into fraud at Greece’s EU agricultural payments agency by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office, naming several lawmakers, including two former agriculture ministers from the governing... in the file against a total 15 members of Parliament named in the prosecutor’s file, 13 of whom belong
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Temperature rises for Mitsotakis administration as investigations progress, with more to come
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKyriakos Mitsotakis’s summer. Main opposition party PASOK is expected to submit to Parliament this week... of duty. It is likely that the government will wait to see the details of PASOK’s proposal before...’s emphasis on reforming the subsidy system will help ease some of the political pain the OPEKEPE
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Government feels the heat after two days of catastrophic wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicsthreatening Greece’s third largest city, the port of Patra. Opposition parties have responded angrily... experienced seasonal firefighters. Haritsis claimed that it was the government’s policy choices about where to direct public funding which had resulted in this week’s outcomes. New Left has been arguing
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