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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek Politics. They suggested that the latest episode in the saga would only strengthen the anti-systemic vote in the elections... deeming who will be able to stand in the upcoming elections. Interior Minister Makis Voridis has
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Newsletter 386 - 23/06/2023
the true, anti-systemic opposition to the status quo. For SYRIZA, the future after the election... and Infrastructure Ministry. Previous reports had suggested that the Digital Governance and Interior
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Government comes out swinging as tense week, building up to Tempe protests, begins
PoliticsGreek Politics, at least one that is anti-government, well we probably live in different countries,” Georgiadis told Open... as the government tries to hit back against its opponents via the media. Another is Interior Minister
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PM appoints new national security advisor as talks with Turkey hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the appointment of Thanos Dokos to the post of national security advisor, with a mandate to formulate national security strategy and build the National Security Council, a new body created by the p...
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Re-opening plans hang in balance due to unrelenting virus
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government does not seem set to abandon its hopes of further relaxing restrictions on economic activity next week even though the Covid-19 data continues to look alarming. On Tuesday, a record 4,340 new coronavirus cases were recorded as the number ...
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Greece prepares for next stage in Covid relaxation as tourism hopes hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe next steps in Greece’s gradual emergence from a six-month lockdown are set to be confirmed on Wednesday, although Covid-19 numbers have eased only marginally and there are doubts about the tourism sector’s ability to capitalise on the official reope...
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Implementation snags hang over ambitious post-Covid recovery plans
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s national plan to allocate EU Recovery & Resilience funds is moving apace at the planning stage, but appears to be stumbling at implementation. With the post-covid stimulus package emerging as more key to economic recovery than ever in light of ...
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ND tries to swerve fresh graft claims as EP scandals, phonetapping hang over budget debate
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Qatargate scandal centred on PASOK MEP Eva Kaili may have given ruling New Democracy some respite from defending its administration against mounting evidence of a domestic spying operation, but an investigation by the EU prosecutor into one of its o...
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PM unveils 1.1-billion-euro anti-inflation package to opposition scepticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is pinning its hopes on a new support package to blunt the effects of galloping inflation on households and businesses, but the opposition is accusing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of being too timid and missing the mark. An addition...
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Top EU prosecutor lambasts anti-corruption efforts, calls for reform to bring ex-ministers to justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLaura Kövesi, the chief prosecutor directing several investigations into the misuse of EU funds in Greece, said her office would not be deterred from getting to the bottom of corruption scandals like OPEKEPE and Tempe. In an address which will embarrass...
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