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PM continues to mull reshuffle in shadow of new Tempe inquiry
PoliticsGreek PoliticsKostis Hatzidakis will move to the PM’s office to coordinate government activities, with a handful... of State Minister Makis Voridis to a frontline cabinet post is reported to be at the minister’s personal... to concede that it was “not Parliament’s finest hour”. Mitsotakis has promised a more cooperative
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Opposition outmanoeuvred by fast-track prosecution of first political figure over Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politics. The minority parties are expected to use Thursday’s brief and final session of the committee to list... was Triantopoulos’s direct superior at the time of the crash. The opposition was hoping to use... with a summary process which will close with the committee recommending Triantopoulos’s referral
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Government commits to uniformed personnel pay rises amid clamour for higher incomes
PoliticsGreek Politics– a cause that was taken up by more than a dozen MPs. The PM’s office was reportedly angered... saw fit, and in line with the government’s commitment to careful fiscal management. The ministers... appearance. Georgiadis, who is also ND’s vice president, is considered less culpable because he made
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New Democracy faces claims of dark funding after revelation of links to internet campaign group
PoliticsGreek Politicsfinanced by Varvitsiotis’s other PR firm, V+O, while its client list consists of a handful of Greek... campaign managers for New Democracy, government ministries and the PM’s office. Some of the same... to combatting the opposition’s “fake news”. The opposition, however, has not found the explanation persuasive
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Mitsotakis launches mini-support package in bid to create positive momentum
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Kostis Hatzidakis said the measures showed the government’s commitment to distribute a “social... of positive news over the coming months in order to build momentum towards the end of the government’s... designed to stop the government’s slide in the polls. Main opposition PASOK took aim at the rent
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PM charts course to third term with promises of more handouts
PoliticsGreek Politics, Mitsotakis said he is determined to remain at the helm of New Democracy and lead the party’s campaign... Konstantopoulou’s populist Course for Freedom party, which has surged to second position in the polls... with President Donald Trump, he will continue to work to enhance Greece’s strategic relationship with the US
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Government presents rail safety improvements as ex-ministers face possible Tempe inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicsearlier this year to the government’s handling of the Tempe crash aftermath, it is vital for Prime... impact on the condition of Greece’s railway system, which was revealed to be in a decrepit state... government’s, has been severely tarnished because of the failings over Tempe, the PM still seems
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Water shortages a growing concern as government warns bills could increase
PoliticsGreek Politicsnetworks, while major projects to meet the capital’s needs look set for delays and further cost...’s three-prong approach to meeting the needs of water supply and irrigation. The minister said better..., the head of EYDAP, the country’s largest water utility, claimed at least 535 million euros would
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Government turns attention to public sector in latest effort to woo voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s recent focus on policy areas which it thinks can help restore its relationship... party received among the eight categories of professions used by the polling companies. PASOK’s... from the party’s leadership and argued that the leftists have suffered as a result
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Opposition takes aim at justice minister over offshore holdings amendment
PoliticsGreek Politicsto escape scrutiny. In a statement, the justice ministry dismissed SYRIZA’s claims as baseless... in Wednesday’s session. Tempe A significant portion of the debate on the justice bill was consumed... of the government’s handling of the crash investigation, including the families of the victims, as “trash
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