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Mitsotakis turns to 2015 contrast again as MEPs give PM bumpy ride Although Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis returned to what has become a favourite subject for him recently – comparing today’s Greece to the state the country was in when it held the referendum in 2015 – his speech to the European Parliament on Tuesday did not pass off as smoothly as he would have hoped.
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Government attempts to offer reassurance against winter energy shortages Greece is well placed to manage interruptions to natural gas supplies in the coming months, according to Energy Minister Kostas Skrekas, who chaired a crisis meeting with senior figures in the energy sector on Monday.
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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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Authorities say no new measures on the way despite surge in Covid-19 cases Health Minister Thanos Plevris has dismissed the prospect of a return of Covid-19 measures after a rapid rise in infections and hospitalisations in recent weeks put Greece on course for a sixth wave of the pandemic.
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Turkey climbs up agenda as snap election expectations grow Although there were no signs on Wednesday of Greece and Turkey being at loggerheads at the NATO summit in Madrid, concern among voters about relations between Athens and Ankara appears to have shot up since last month, according to a new opinion poll.
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ND stakes claim on social policy, highlighting referendum anniversary New Democracy has announced that it is launching a debate on social policy, in a move widely interpreted as the unofficial start of a campaign leading up to early elections in the autumn.
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Parties get into campaign mode as ND mulls possible election dates The prospect of early elections is taking on more concrete form, as the government’s calculus around the timing of polls comes into focus.
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SYRIZA reproaches PM and ministers over wealth declarations, loans The annual publication of politicians’ derivation of wealth forms (known as pothen esches in Greek) has sparked a reaction from main opposition party SYRIZA, which is attempting to portray Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his ministers as members of a privileged elite who have little connection with the average voter.
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Latest criticism regarding human rights, civil society rebuffed by govt The Greek government’s attitude towards civil society and human rights has come under fire from international institutions in recent days, with the official response blaming propaganda and Turkish provocations for the accusations levelled.
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Subsidies fuel pre-election mood as SYRIZA starts preparing For those expecting snap polls in a few months, the government’s announcements about the latest inflation-busting measures on Tuesday were the latest evidence needed to back up the theory that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will call a snap vote towards the end of the summer.