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ND tries to swerve fresh graft claims as EP scandals, phonetapping hang over budget debate
PoliticsGreek Politics, but an investigation by the EU prosecutor into one of its own parliamentarians in Brussels has once again..., and that she would no longer be put forward as a candidate for a seat in the upcoming national.... Mitsotakis’s own popularity has taken a hit in the aftermath of the surveillance revelations, falling
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ND views SYRIZA's Parliament walkout as a pre-election gift
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government believes that SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has scored an own goal by pulling his... is plagued by its own concerns in the form of allegations about corruption within the police force. Tsipras... appears to be on shaky ground, but has put the blame on the police’s internal investigations
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Opposition frets over foreclosure decision as ND casts net for new faces
PoliticsGreek Politicshome foreclosures in Greece, settling a legal dispute that had put the process on hold but also... stepped in with its own legislation to protect primary residences. She claimed that funds will now... own Alt-Right party or the former head of ultra-nationalist LAOS, Giorgos Karatzaferis, to join
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Restrictive leaders' debate produces little to move election needle
PoliticsGreek Politicsto put in a calm performance, stressing the government’s achievements. With regard to the wiretapping... in one of his own responses, when he suggested that he was placed under surveillance because he... the illegal wiretapping network to be jailed. Tsipras also had an uncomfortable moment of his own, when
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Full agenda, topped by Turkey, for new Foreign Ministry team
PoliticsForeign Policypath and decisions, but it is also vital to have its own line on the matter that derives from its... perspective are yet another crucial challenge for Greek diplomacy. The new geopolitical context has put... Macedonia, which are also encountering their own issues on the path to joining the EU. The arrest
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Minister's resignation deflates government after series of missteps
PoliticsGreek Politicsinstead to bid for another term in his current position. Hardalias was involved in his own embarrassing... put his government on the defensive. This seems to have wiped out much of the momentum and goodwill... to his administration’s competence and popularity may lie within Mitsotakis’s own government
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Mitsotakis leans on economic performance in bid to clinch local election dominance
PoliticsGreek Politicsin any of the key regions, though it could be challenged by rebels from within its own ranks in some... of the opposition, claiming that he was not ready to debate Stefanos Kasselakis until the latter put forward..., the New Democracy administration faces a political challenge of its own making
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Parties ponder next steps as dust settles following local elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsown ranks. Despite the defiant spin put on the results, the outcome was a chastening one for ND... stressing that the party’s goal is to reclaim the role of main opposition on its own steam. SYRIZA cadres
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PM allows his MPs to abstain from same-sex marriage vote, puts ball in opposition court
PoliticsGreek Politicscritics to distinguish his bill from draft legislation put forward by SYRIZA which would allow same... have so far reacted negatively to this assumption, however their own positions on the subject would... Androulakis warned Mitsotakis “not to expect PASOK to solve the internal problems of his own party”, adding
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Opposition set to back same-sex marriage bill, easing passage through Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicslegislation being put forward by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, which now looks to have a chance... accused Mitsotakis of taking a “cowardly” stance by not forcing his own parliamentarians to back..., accusing him of turning to the opposition to get him out of a political corner because of his own
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