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  1. Covid-19 puts pressure on health system, forces govt into more restrictions
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    and its environs, which accounted for 197 of the 310 Covid-19 cases registered on Tuesday. Until... ND politicians and ministers over how to approach the virus. This provides the opposition parties

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  2. Androulakis well-placed to retain PASOK leadership as Doukas sneaks into run-off ballot
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    was the favourite to win Sunday’s vote, according to the opinion polls. And the Cretan politician lived up... that the party performs well in rural areas but has trouble mustering support in major cities

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  3. SYRIZA's strife puts focus on tussle between ND and PASOK
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    well in rural areas, but less so in Athens. The Cretan politician had been hoping to clinch

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  4. OPEKEPE hearings ruffle feathers in New Democracy as party waits for Samaras’s next move

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    to the inquiry, in which he claims that he was pressured into resigning by the then rural development... in August, many expected the veteran politician to retire, however his return with a statement

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  5. Greek-Albanian relations take a hit over arrest of ethnic minority politician
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    The detention of a mayoral candidate from the Greek ethnic minority in Albania has raised tension between Athens and Tirana over the past few days. The arrested candidate was informed of his victory in the town of Himare on Monday, while in custody. Alb...

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  6. New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
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    politician met with EU interior ministers on Tuesday in Copenhagen, where he pressed for faster... approach on migration in response to increased arrivals from Libya also comes at a time when New

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  7. Top EU prosecutor lambasts anti-corruption efforts, calls for reform to bring ex-ministers to justice
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    the former rural affairs minister Lefteris Avgenakis, one of the politicians named in the EPPO file... Karamanlis and former rural development ministers Lefteris Avgenakis and Makis Voridis. Kövesi’s blunt... of witnesses to non-politicians, prompting the opposition to accuse the governing party of orchestrating

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  8. Predatorgate and OPEKEPE offer opposition ammunition amid deteriorating public sentiment

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    altogether has also been hinted at by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Rural Affairs Minister Kostas... are stoking discontent in rural areas, with farmers accusing the government of neglecting the sector, while... that politicians, leaders of the armed forces and other persons in sensitive positions were also

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  9. Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests
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    system tidied up by the end of the year. Rural discontent is just one source of concern... delayed in an attempt to tackle fraud at the troubled OPEKEPE agency by the end of this week. Rural... Public Prosecutor’s Office, implicating more politicians in the scandal, which are likely to keep

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  10. Opposition pledges to continue pursuing OPEKEPE scandal as new evidence emerges
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    in which he claimed to have been pressured repeatedly by former rural affairs minister Lefteris... for the government, the Rural Development Ministry confirmed late last week that a memo sent by another... to the House adopting the ruling party’s recommendation not to refer any politicians for further investigation

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