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Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts to jump-start economy, also seeks unity but not with SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the elections. The conservative supremo also said that if he comes to power he intends to launch a parliamentary investigation into the current government’s first six month in power in 2015. This certainly... to power to investigate how Greece came to need a bailout. Mitsotakis set out six goals for the next
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SYRIZA cites support of six extra MPs as sign of stability, opposition protests
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe unorthodox way in which SYRIZA is clinging to power continues to be the main topic of political... is on the run, coming up with ever more tenuous methods to stay in power. New Democracy, on the other hand, want.... The conservatives are also investing in the message that the government is abusing its power
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Developments in Novartis probe signal new, bitter phase in pre-election battle
PoliticsGreek Politicsof power charges against officials in the future. Another senior KINAL official, Venizelos, described... are alleged to have taken. In its statement, New Democracy also hinted that if it comes to power... figures fit very well with the leftist party’s argument that it needs to remain in power to hold
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A campaign that leaves Greece in pain
Agorabefore the first bailout deal was signed in 2010 and SYRIZA’s rise to power in 2015. But when SYRIZA..., they have admitted failure. The leftists came to power claiming a “moral advantage” because they were... credible alternatives. Upon coming to power, it was simpler for him to confront the creditors rather
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No late rally for Tsipras
Agorathe battle elsewhere, though. The left-wing party was propelled to power by the festering anger... to power delivering a message that many crisis-weary voters saw as hopeful, envisioning a life beyond... to austerity and IMF policies if SYRIZA lost power rang hollow, like a remnant of the pro-memorandum
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Tsipras steps in to limit damage, Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts and fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the high standards it promised when it came to power. The controversy over the last-minute appointments... Democracy comes to power as it will return to the austerity policies of the past at the behest of some... that Greece meets its fiscal targets if it comes to power. This issue has been made more pressing after
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Hatzidakis details plans for PPC, puts forward new CEO
EconomyFeaturesGreece’s struggling public utility, the Public Power Company (PPC). In an interview with To Vima... the government had examined was to sell off the utility’s hydroelectric power units. However, Hatzidakis... is resigning as CEO of Enel Romania, having previously served as the CEO of Enel Green Power
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Survey indicates Greeks concerned about EU's role as geopolitical actor
Societythat emerged among surveyed countries was the wariness around China’s economic power. Forty three percent... feeling this way. In conclusion, the report noted that given the power vacuum voters perceive due to political events in the US, voters in the EU supported efforts for the bloc to become a cohesive power
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Govt rebuffs uncomfortable reports on money laundering, unpaid contributions
PoliticsGreek Politics-right party’s effort to return to power. The government’s response, initially via State Minister Giorgos... and commentaries while it was in power. The most extreme example of the latest backlash came from New... on this issue since coming to power. One the one hand, it wants to be seen to be reluctantly
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Latest Novartis clash signals deeper battle over role of judiciary
PoliticsGreek Politicsevents. When SYRIZA was in power, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis occasionally tweeted in English about concerns that the then government was abusing its power and interfering in the judicial... Tsipras highlighted the need for the leftists to “check the critical junctures of power” the next time
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