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TV permit auction boosts Greek coffers but questions linger
PoliticsGreek Politicsby State Minister Nikos Pappas in the wake of the result of the auction being announced in the early hours of Friday. Pappas, Tsipras’s most trusted lieutenant, has overseen the process from start to finish and will mostly be credited with its success or failure. Pappas also called on the opposition
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Newsletter 93 - 21/10/2016
for the government, which appeared to soften its position via State Minister Nikos Pappas this week. Pappas, who was responsible for the tender, indicated that if there is an unfavourable court... remain as it is today. This was not enough to dampen speculation that Pappas, Tsipras’s closest aide
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SYRIZA tries to look forward but struggles to escape past
PoliticsGreek Politicsinterpreted as being part of an ongoing dispute with Pappas. The finance minister heads the “53” faction... members of the government, such as Pappas. However, this has been denied by the coalition... to Venezuela by Pappas in 2013 and a meeting between Tsipras and Venezuelan officials in Moscow. Eleftheros
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Elections and possible alliances on political agenda again
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPolicy Minister Nikos Pappas revived speculation about SYRIZA and the centre-left grouping Movement... could be considered as a governing partner,” Pappas said when questioned on the subject, although he... to the waste of public funds in the past,” said Pappas. This is the latest occasion on which SYRIZA has
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Coalition suffers space agency misfire
PoliticsGreek Politicsand particularly Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas, who is responsible for the agency. Pappas has.... Pappas insisted that not a single euro of taxpayers’ money has been spent on the space agency yet
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Name protests, scandal allegations inflame SYRIZA-ND rivalry
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPetsitis, a former schoolmate of Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas who claims to have served... year. Recently, Pappas said that Petsitis’s actions were those of a private individual and had... whom Petsitis allegedly received payment and with whom Pappas reportedly travelled to Venezuela
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PM hopes North Macedonia visit, debt relief decision will provide lift
PoliticsGreek Politicsof accusations regarding Manolis Petsitis, a former schoolfriend of Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas, who... Artemiou, who accompanied Pappas on a trip to Venezuela before SYRIZA came to power, and alleged... allegations stick to Pappas, one of Tsipras’s closest advisors, in the hope that this will also tarnish
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Corruption claims dominate political discussion ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsover the last few days to try to implicate Digital Policy Minister Nikos Pappas in the actions of his... Lavrentis Lavrentiadis, who faces a range of charges, and Artemis Artemiou, a Cypriot lawyer who Pappas.... Government sources insisted on Wednesday that Pappas is not linked to any scandals. New Democracy also
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ND braces for deeper economic impact from Covid-19, mulls more assistance
PoliticsGreek Politicsalleged scandals, with the spotlight falling on Nikos Pappas, the right-hand man of former prime... leader, Fofi Gennimata, to focus its attack on Tsipras, rather than Pappas. KINAL argues that Pappas’s
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Rival parties interpret Novartis settlement differently, serving own ends
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe last few days on ex-state minister Nikos Pappas. The ruling party alleges that both officials were... Democracy’s own “shadow state” has decided to release secrete recordings of Pappas speaking... process and the fact that some people in office were profiting financially from their roles. Pappas
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