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Government turns attention to migration, hoping to avoid another front before EP vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith one eye on the upcoming European Parliament elections, and the fear that many voters will use it as a chance to vent their frustrations, the government is turning its attention towards the migration issue again.
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Mitsotakis hits back on multiple fronts as SYRIZA sets out its economic pledges
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere is no prospect of an Easter handout this year according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who said the government would focus instead on increasing earnings.
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Government concludes Tempe inquiry, turns attention to Thessaly reconstruction
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid complaints from opposition politicians about a cover-up, New Democracy adopted on Monday its own findings from Parliament’s Tempe train crash inquiry as the government tries to move attention away from the accident and its aftermath to other, potentially less damaging, issues.
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Slower growth nixes handout plans, fires criticism of ND's economic policies
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest GDP figures, which fell below expectations, seem to have put a halt to any thoughts of the government providing further handouts in the run-up to Easter, and have prompted an attack from the opposition over the government’s handling of the economy.
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PM gets taste of war in Ukraine as parties battle over university bill in Parliament
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s eventful visit to Ukraine temporarily overshadowed the continuing debate in Parliament which revolved around the constitutionality of government bill to allow the operation of non-state universities in Greece.
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PM prepares to reaffirm political dominance in EP elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPreparations for the upcoming European Parliament elections are gathering pace, with New Democracy hoping to confirm its political dominance and limit any visible signs of wear and tear.
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn official visit to Athens by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an occasion to hit back at the recent resolution passed by European lawmakers expressing concerns about the rule of law in Greece.
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Government braces for farmers' protest, SYRIZA officials put out by leader's approach
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is bracing itself for a major demonstration in Athens by farmers following an inability to satisfy the agricultural sector’s demands, but one of New Democracy’s main opponents, SYRIZA, is in danger of imploding in the meanwhile as the leadership of Stefanos Kasselakis continues to encounter serious problems.
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PM claims victory as marriage equality law passes despite dissent in govt, opposition ranks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece became the first Christian Orthodox country and the 16th in the European Union to legislate marriage equality on Thursday night, marking a landmark in the country’s human rights evolution and elevating the government’s reformist credentials, but at a cost for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as almost a third of his party’s MPs did not vote for the bill.
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PM pins hopes on conciliatory approach to soften farmers' protests
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is hoping that last-minute additions to the support package for farmers will be enough to calm the voices threatening an escalation in protests which have put PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the back foot.