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Row over independent probe into surveillance affair threatens to boil over
PoliticsGreek Politicsscandal, an issue that New Democracy has been trying to put to bed ahead of the elections later... between the high-ranking judicial official and the independent watchdog, which has been probing... opinion, that ADAE does not have the power to investigate the complaints it has received about possible
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ND turns tables on SYRIZA over sleaze, tweaks stance on ex-king's funeral
PoliticsGreek Politicswhen the opposition already has ammunition against him in the form of the surveillance scandal.... Pappas denies the claims and said he would be taking legal action. The Kalogritsas case is one that has... it comes under pressure over corruption claims or opposition criticism. It has proved an open wound
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Greece moves step closer to investment grade as Fitch ups rating by one notch to 'BB+'
Economyanalysts expect the investment grade, which the government has set as a so-called “national goal” for 2023... is Moody’s, which has Greece at ‘Ba3’, two notches behind S&P, Fitch and DBRS, and three away from investment grade. Moody’s has not taken an upgrade action since the end of 2020. It is evident that Greece
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PM sees stance on defence issues as vote winner for ND
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis most on defence matters and largely believe the government has done a good job in addressing these issues, particularly through the agreements it has signed with France and the USA. So... that has to do with the very quality, the DNA, of our democracy,” the PM told Tsipras. When
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Mitsotakis sets out to shore up support ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsmonths are in line to receive the one-off benefit. The local media has suggested that the payment... Transition away from lignite, which has been the area’s lifeblood for decades. Although the conservatives..., Mitsotakis still has time for planned visits to Larissa and Ioannina before the election campaign begins
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SYRIZA homes in on sleaze allegations while courting political centre
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto a settlement scheme over the debt before Bratakos left the company in 2020. SYRIZA has continued... on the surveillance front, as well as into the government’s energy subsidies. The party has called for an opportunity... these two strands share in common is the implication that the Mitsotakis government has been interfering
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PM scrambles to rein in political fallout as deadly crash threatens to upend election contest
PoliticsGreek Politics, the search for the causes behind the accident has supplanted speculation over elections at the top...”. The role of the Larissa station master has been at the centre of much of the media coverage... treated. It is also notable that while the media has homed in on the “human error” factor
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PM forced to adjust line over deadly train crash amid public anger
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis has apologised for the loss of life and the circumstances the collision occurred in. The Greek PM has made a habit of publishing what appear to be carefully curated Facebook posts on Sundays... are conducting their own probe. It has not gone unnoticed, for instance, that the few government
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 2)
Agora, or “Fast Thinking,” based on instincts and emotion. System 1 has evolved for survival and immediate... minutes to write a brief history of that disaster.” “The premortem has two advantages: it overcomes... has spent over 33 years in the International Monetary Fund in country work, helping countries
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Newsletter 373 - 10/03/2023
that the centre-right government has found itself in a tight spot, although the nature of this tragedy may end up inflicting more damage on the government than previous disasters or scandals. ND has decided... culpability. However, it is clear that the government’s messaging has not been as well calibrated
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