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ND tries to swerve fresh graft claims as EP scandals, phonetapping hang over budget debate The 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 own parliamentarians in Brussels has once again upset the balance.
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ND faces fiscal balancing act and more challenges over spying scandal The government is trying to look ahead to the package of inflation-busting measures Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will announce in just over a month at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), but the opposition sense it can impede New Democracy’s momentum by focussing on the spyware scandal.
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Universities bill expected to pass despite many critics and united opposition The latest in a series of ambitious education reform bills brought by the Mitsotakis government is due to be debated in Parliament this week, with opposition parties set to confront the government on what both sides are framing as an ideological battleground.
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Judges' Novartis decision revives political battle over bribery scandal The Novartis scandal, which had been bubbling beneath the surface for the last few years, resurfaced at the end of last week after a judicial investigation into claims that members of the previous SYRIZA-led government, prosecutors and journalists conspired to implicate several former New Democracy and PASOK ministers reached a dead-end.
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Remaining fiscal space could be squeezed for more cost-of-living measures as tension grows The government is mulling further measures to cushion the impact of the cost-of-living crisis as the political temperature rises in the build-up to the next elections, which are due next year but could be held earlier.
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Re-opening plans hang in balance due to unrelenting virus The 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.
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Society
Greeks see corruption as rife, going unpunished in new survey A survey by polling company Public Issue has delved into the attitudes of Greeks towards corruption and found a pessimistic outlook.
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ND under fire over fast-track legislation, pandemic contracts as SYRIZA sleaze claims surface With vaccination planning under way and infection numbers slowly abating, the government finds itself once again facing accusations of high-handed decision making.
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ND tweaking stimulus measures as SYRIZA flounders in Novartis backwash The Greek government is continuing to search for ways in which it can provide financial support to local businesses, mitigating the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Rival parties interpret Novartis settlement differently, serving own ends The decision taken by drugs giant Novartis to pay 347 mln dollars to US authorities for corrupt practices in Greece, as well as South Korea, Vietnam and China, has added more fuel to the political battle between New Democracy and SYRIZA, which has been raging over the last few days as result of graft allegations.