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After travels, domestic issues and party scepticism await Mitsotakis Following his trip to New York last week, and to Paris this Monday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing to turn his focus to domestic issues this week, with the continuing rollout of pandemic relief measures and efforts to mitigate inflation among his government’s most immediate priorities.
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Against backdrop of growing energy challenges, PPC capital raise stirs reaction Although Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his aides have been meeting with investors in New York, the headlines in Friday’s newspapers were dominated by the news that the state-controlled Public Power Corporation (PPC) is launching a capital raise that will lead to the country’s main electricity supplier becoming majority-owned by the private sector.
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Rival economic plans leave voters unimpressed amid uncertainty over new Covid surge The first polls conducted after government and opposition set out their stalls at the Thessaloniki International Fair give New Democracy and Kyriakos Mitsotakis a slight edge for their pledges on the economy over SYRIZA and Alexis Tsipras.
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Food delivery boycott prompts SYRIZA to argue against labour deregulation Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras has seized upon the recent controversy surrounding a popular food delivery platform to highlight what he sees as opportunities for abusive workplace practices offered by the government’s recently enacted labour law.
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Tsipras looks for fresh start as Mitsotakis holds election cards Alexis Tsipras unveiled his own package of proposed voter-friendly measures at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) over the weekend, a week after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined a set of interventions worth 3.5 billion euros.
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SYRIZA sees opportunity in tepid response to govt initiatives, PM's cosseting of right wing SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras is due to take his turn speaking at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) this weekend in what increasingly looks like a pre-cursor to a full-blown election campaign.
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Stalled vaccination campaign emerges as biggest headache amid fourth wave warnings The return of holidaymakers and the requirement of vaccination certificates in a wide range of activities have failed to boost the rate of new vaccinations, intensifying concern about a potential new wave of Covid-19 infections as the autumn progresses.
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ND eyes more tax relief as early elections come into play Despite presenting a package of almost 3.5 billion euros worth of relief measures at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), the government might have more measures in store – only adding to the growing feeling that New Democracy is gearing up for an early election contest.
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Opposition questions true scale of PM's handouts, as speculation grows about snap polls Opposition parties have been picking holes in New Democracy’s economic programme, which Finance Minister Christos Staikouras detailed on Monday following the prime minister’s address at the Thessaloniki International Fair.
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Govt grabs opportunity offered by escape clause to entice voters with support package Under pressure from developments since the beginning of August which tarnished its prized trait of competence, the government saw an opportunity to announce a sizeable support package at the Thessaloniki International Fair, hoping to change the domestic agenda.