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Mitsotakis and Androulakis meet but keep their distance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Androulakis had been a target of surveillance by the state intelligence service. The PM has tried to draw a line under the affair by promising an investigation, but the PASOK leader has accused him... that the two men agreed to disagree on specific policy proposals that PASOK has been putting forward
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Mitsotakis looks ahead to tax tweaks for middle class, welcomes back errant MP
PoliticsGreek Politicseconomy over the last few years, which has outpaced the eurozone average. However, he pledged that more... and that this has created the necessary fiscal space to tweak taxes without affecting agreed targets... reform in 2023, which imposed a minimum tax on the self-employed. New Democracy has spent much of its
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Debt position a bulwark against global turbulence
EconomyMacroeconomyIt has been widely reported that Greek Finance Ministry officials have been following with concern... of the US 10-year Treasury has increased by 1 percentage point since October, currently standing at 4.7... euros in interest payments. The PDMA has also earmarked 5.29 billion euros in early prepayments
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Jockeying over presidential nomination points to parties' longer-term political goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsstalwart Prokopis Pavlopoulos in 2015. However, Mitsotakis has a particular reason for considering a nominee from the centre left. He wants to show that he has the upper hand over PASOK and that he... from the centre left themselves. PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has so far not shown any interest
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ND's ratings hold despite choice of president but concern builds about Trump effect
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAnother opinion poll has been published this week suggesting that Greeks are not enthused by Prime... carefully regarding identity issues now that Donald Trump has assumed the US presidency. The Pulse... the last few days have shown, which is that Mitsotakis’s decision to choose Tasoulas has gone down
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Opposition parties bring Tempe issue back to Parliament after mass protests
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has agreed to a parliamentary debate on the Tempe train crash following demands... go ahead. He argued that the government has nothing to hide and that Prime Minister Kyriakos... in relation to whether the freight train was carrying flammable liquids, which the government has denied
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ND hits back at Tempe accusations as opposition seeks to keep up pressure
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the media. A recent study by the National Technical University of Athens, which has been submitted... soon after the accident. SYRIZA has renewed its calls for a debate in Parliament over the Tempe affair. A date has not been set yet even though the government has agreed to the discussion
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ND tries to dial down Tempe rhetoric as support plummets in new opinion poll
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be taking a step back, toning down its language and trying to defuse what has become a very tense situation. It is not clear if this change in tactic has been prompted by the publication of yet another... for Course for Freedom leader Zoe Konstantopoulou. The populist far-left party has seen its support
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Huge protests over Tempe add to pressure on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat opinion polls have consistently shown that around 3 in 4 Greeks believe the government has been... after the crash, which has become one of the most contentious issues amid accusations... motion against the government. PASOK has already asked for Deputy Civil Protection Minister Christos
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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
PoliticsGreek Politicsapproach to the preliminary inquiry into the former deputy minister to the PM has also drawn criticism... appointment following revelations about his past business dealings and ongoing conflicts of interest has... of the PM’s office. However, his alleged lack of patriotism has also caused ructions within New
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