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Concerns over energy deregulation add to challenges Tsipras faces
PoliticsGreek Politics. This represents a significant turnaround on the government’s part and it has not been met with universal... exist within SYRIZA is that the final deal has to be weighed up as a whole. The argument from.... The first to voice concern was former Energy Minister Panos Skourletis, now head of the Interior
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ND defends economic pledges as Kammenos repeats walkout threat
PoliticsGreek Politics. The leftists argue that they are interested in creating conditions for equitable growth now that Greece has... and wages of workers. SYRIZA argues that Mitsotakis favours the wealthy instead and has highlighted... that this will create inequalities between municipalities. In a statement, Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis
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Ministers unveil lengthy payment schemes for unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammeMinister Alexis Tsipras specifically, regarding a set a tax relief measures. SYRIZA has been trailing... believes it has fiscal space to unveil a series of tax cuts and some spending measures. Clearly..., Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou, Interior Minister Alexis
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Tsipras aiming to guide SYRIZA towards new territory in opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, Tsipras has shown a knack over recent years for convincing his party to put its faith in him...’s response was that as a professor of urban planning he has acted as a consultant on a lot.... Former Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis is set to take over as the party’s new spokesperson
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Mitsotakis promotes constructive role as talks over electoral process continue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has highlighted his willingness to compromise...,” he said. “It has already dropped. There needs to be a channel of communication between the prime... leaders on Friday. Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos is due to send letters to the parties this week
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ND on cusp of brokering deal over diaspora vote as Novartis battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe necessary legislation. The apparent agreement involves a climbdown from SYRIZA, which has now... called to answer questions. Frouzis has been accused by whistle-blowers of bribing politicians and using... and representatives of all the opposition parties yesterday, Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakos emerged
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Govt's management of Covid-19 response challenged again after latest measures, PM’s trip
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment has been trying to project since the early days of the crisis took a major hit over the past few..., surpassing 1,000 on most days, meant that the health system has come under renewed strain... to ensure that the scenes in Ikaria are not repeated. However, Interior Minister Makis Voridis suggested
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Public sector hires under scrutiny again with more in the pipeline
PoliticsGreek Politicsprogramme in August 2018 the number of public sector staff has increased by 2.6 pct, with the bulk of the increase seen in temporary staff, which grew by 24.5 pct. The increase has been reflected... by Interior Minister Makis Voridis at the last cabinet meeting. Most of the positions to be filled
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SYRIZA maintains pressure over Covid treatment, media handouts
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe allegations from unionists, the issue has come to the fore recently due to claims about certain...’s messages. SYRIZA has pointed to Documento’s exclusion, as well as the inclusion of seemingly... spokesman at the time, Stelios Petsas, currently the alternate interior minister. Galgos said that purely
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Phone-tapping scandal causing ripple effect across political scene
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been invited to appear before a European Parliament committee on August 30. The Greek... has yet shown the far-right party capable of getting over the 3 pct threshold needed to win seats... as interior minister in a New Democracy government more than a decade ago, is considered to still
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