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An unsettling role-reversal for Greece and Germany
AgoraAt times over the last few years, German politicians have dreaded the choices that Greek voters were about to make. It is now the turn of Greek politicians to agonise over the choice that German... is formed, then there are several issues that politicians in Athens will be concerned about. Turkey During
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Political confrontation as Novartis case transferred to Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the House as soon as politicians became implicated. According to reports, the case file, which politicians... dismissed by the politicians named by the witnesses, with former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras... whether the politicians should stand trial in a special court, which would involve their immunity
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Novartis bribery claims to be examined by parliamentary inquiry
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek politicians were bribed by pharmaceutical giant Novartis, in what is becoming the most dominant... will have the task of deciding whether there are grounds for the politicians to have their immunity... politicians, who include former finance ministers Yannis Stournaras and Evangelos Venizelos, ex-health
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Coalition and opposition gear up for battle over Novartis claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto the claims made against 10 politicians on Wednesday morning before a secret ballot in the early hours... of the 10 politicians to launch legal action against the three protected witnesses on whose word the anti... the validity of the claims that they were among the politicians who accepted bribes from Novartis to help
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ND throws weight behind pursuit of whistleblowers, prompting SYRIZA backlash
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe controversial case, in which he, along with other politicians, was accused of taking bribes from... as “perjurers” in a “wretched conspiracy”. Several other senior politicians and public servants named... efforts, while it was in government, to bring corruption charges against a clutch of politicians who
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"Executive state" model becomes latest lightning rod for discontent among ND MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicswith voters. Many of the politicians implicated in the OPEKEPE case had tried to argue... are inherently cleaner than elected politicians, prompting ad hominem attacks in which MPs dismissed the PM’s office as “princelings” lecturing frontline politicians from above. Although only a handful
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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
AgoraSince the start of the Greek crisis, many international commentators (as well as locals) have been holding out hope that a reformist white knight would emerge from the political morass and ride to Greece’s rescue. Reality, though, has been equally consistent in shattering their illusions
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Newsletter 41 - 04/09/2015
and force the politicians to find a way to make things work. Rarely has Greece gone into an election... to be choosing between on 20 September. They could be forgiven for thinking that their politicians are shirking... the buck and force the politicians to find a way to make things work. By Nick Malkoutzis
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Beleaguered coalition makes quick attempt to dampen offshore controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicson politicians and public officials being involved in offshore firms, the government attempted... last month. The coalition submitted to Parliament a new proposal that would see all politicians... created a loophole that some politicians could take advantage of it. There was also criticism
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Thinking outside of the box
Agorato exploitation by politicians who would pull strings to keep the stations alive in return for favourable... Aplay, should jolt Greece’s politicians into action. For starters, it makes a mockery of each side’s... or politicians. In essence, it is an issue of having the institutions and practices that can support a pillar
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