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Questions linger following PM's statement on surveillance of political rival
PoliticsGreek Politics, as has been demanded by PASOK, and would be open to “creative ideas” for further improving the work... declaration, asserting that has never shied away from challenges or responsibility. His political opponents, however, are maintaining that through his address he has done exactly that. In its response, main
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SYRIZA, PASOK leaders prepare responses to stark choice presented by PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsbanning such boilers from 2025 onwards. SYRIZA has also picked up on a comment made by Deputy... into the phonetapping scandal. The ruling centre-right party has a majority on the panel and has... prominently as he attempts to paint a picture of a government that has disregard for Greece’s institutions
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Frustrated Androulakis rounds off surveillance inquiry as issue fails to gain traction
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe parliamentary inquiry into the surveillance scandal, which has been beset by friction between... by the MPs. In fact, the inquiry has barely touched the issue of the spyware being used in Greece, even... that the impact of the surveillance scandal has worn off. The newspaper, which tends
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ND sees limited political threats on path to next year's elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the energy crisis last year, the centre-right administration has been keen to make whatever... of the reasons that the draft budget for 2023, which was tabled on Monday, has a lower than expected primary.... Mitsotakis has responded directly to Erdogan’s comments over the past few weeks, accusing him
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Migration back on main political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politics, siding with Turkey over this issue. This is not the first time the centre-right government has turned... conspiracy to undermine the New Democracy administration. This line of attack has been used fairly... of pushbacks by Greek authorities. The Greek PM has consistently laid the blame firmly with the Turkish
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PM gives full support to police amid fresh criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicseven though the force has come under renewed criticism in the wake of rape allegations being... and the stamping out of domestic terrorism. Mitsotakis also praised the role that the police force has played... New Democracy has traditionally enjoyed a close relationship with the Greek Police and Mitsotakis
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Opposition eyes continuation of wiretapping probe by other means
PoliticsGreek Politics. This just added to the frustration of the opposition parties, which feel the matter has not been... activities, even though the Greek authorities deny that the agency has deployed such spyware. The left-wing... nephew. Dimitriadis denies any links and has taken legal action, through the SLAPP process, against
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Opposition tries to put surveillance scandal back on political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the mainstream media has either ignored or downplayed the surveillance story, which may be one of the reasons... the surveillance scandal has been to highlight its response to the cost-of-living crisis, which opinion polls have shown to be the public’s most pressing concern at the moment. However, this assistance has
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Athens expands survey area off Crete, signs MoU with Egypt
PoliticsForeign Policy, the area is north of the median line that Greece has unilaterally defined as an external limit of its..., that with this new Navtex sends a message to Tripoli that Athens has good intentions to negotiate... sides. Athens has to reconsider relations with Libya as they were formed following the November 17
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SYRIZA gears up for looming elections as poll gap narrows
PoliticsGreek Politics. February has been mentioned as one possibility if the PM decides to cut his four-year term a little short... on Tuesday support for ND has eroded slightly over the past few weeks. According to the survey, the ruling centre-right party garners 32 pct, 0.4 points down on the previous month, while SYRIZA has seen
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