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Opposition takes aim at justice minister over offshore holdings amendment
PoliticsGreek Politicsreport into the accident spilled into Parliament. The government has been claiming victory after... leader Nikos Androulakis also slammed the celebratory tone which the government has adopted over... the former minister, which the government has already said it will reject. New Democracy is weighing up its
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Seeking to shore up right flank, Mitsotakis unveils steps to tackle campus violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsshe was elected to the European Parliament last summer has faded over the last few months, partly due... as a unifier. There has been speculation over the last few weeks that former PM Antonis Samaras.... Publicly, Samaras has not declared any such intention. However, he has not sought to douse speculation
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New Democracy rejigs key party posts as Spartiates expulsion leaves gap in Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Skrekas is his choice. Kostas Skrekas has held senior ministerial posts, including Development... has gained confidence from recent polling figures showing that it appears to have arrested its slide... statements. By law, Parliament can function as long as it has more than 200 sitting members, however
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Tsipras pitch for progressive opposition presents New Democracy with new adversary
PoliticsGreek Politicsreemergence is perceived as a threat. Tsipras has been keeping a relatively low profile since resigning... a member. It has long been speculated, however, that he has been looking for the right opportunity... unlikely to survive into the next parliament, while PASOK has failed to gain critical mass, leaving
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Government moves to shake off Tempe affair after opposition bids at prosecution fall flat
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe subject which has dogged the Mitsotakis administration’s second term. Parliament on Wednesday... and Triantopoulos, the damage to the ruling party has been contained for the foreseeable future... crash has dented its credibility with voters, however the PM’s team clearly hopes that it has enough
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Newsletter 467 - 20/06/2025
. By limiting exposure to just two former officials, New Democracy hopes the worst of the damage has... trailing at 5%. The lull in Tempe’s political momentum has hit protest parties hardest, while.... Public satisfaction with the PM remains stubbornly low: 55% are dissatisfied, though approval has ticked
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Newsletter 469 - 04/07/2025
, centered on the Payment and Control Agency for Guidance and Guarantee Community Aid (OPEKEPE), has... parties are resisting this narrative. PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has called for a judicial... as indicative of systemic rot. Polls indicate that New Democracy’s recent revival has halted at 24
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Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist
PoliticsForeign Policy. The arrival of 1,400 migrants since the weekend, has prompted Greek authorities to start talking... at the Valletta Summit on migration in November 2015. The EUTF has been the EU’s main tool... maritime memorandum signed in 2019 and not yet ratified by the Benghazi government. Athens has
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Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025
officials in ongoing scandals, saying, “Ten years on, Greece has turned a page,” and warned of the dangers of reversing course. Migration has repeatedly served as a fallback theme for Mitsotakis during... praise and shaped a narrative that the PM has leaned on ever since. This latest shift toward
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PASOK homes in on misuse of public money but ND hopeful of absorbing blows
PoliticsGreek Politicsproposal regarding the parliamentary inquiry into the alleged misuse of European Union subsidies has been... discomfort for the government even though it has not yet translated into a major dip in the few opinion... is due, New Democracy has time to address the damage it has suffered from the Tempe issue as well
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