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Mitsotakis courts French investments, announces corporate tax cuts Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Thursday to discuss a wide range of topics to do with bilateral and European relations, as well as the Greek investment and reform agenda.
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Government looks to boost business-friendly credentials with visits, progress on investments Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is travelling to Paris on Thursday for a meeting with President Emmanuel Macron.
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Government gets back to work with shuttle diplomacy and legislation Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government returns from a brief summer recess this week to a busy agenda of foreign travel and legislation at home.
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ND tries to stay on top of wildfire as court battle looms over Competition Commission Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has cut short his brief summer holiday due to a large wildfire on the island of Evia, which is the first major test for his government in terms of crisis management.
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ND riles opposition with proposed appointment at public broadcaster The government has moved ahead with the removal of the head of the Competition Commission and three board members despite protests from the opposition, which has also attacked New Democracy over its choice for the senior positions at Greece’s public broadcaster, ERT.
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ND lining up tax, development and labour legislation for autumn Although Greek Parliament is closed for its brief summer recess, there is still plenty of focus on the new government’s legislative plans, which are expected to be in full flow in the autumn.
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Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes The last of the three government bills due to be adopted before Parliament’s summer recess begins was adopted on Thursday amid much acrimony.
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Conflict over Competition Commission also a clash of narratives for ND, SYRIZA Parliament is due to vote on Thursday on the last of the three bills put forward by the new government in its first weeks in power, before the House closes for a brief summer recess.
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Amid clash over watchdog, ND expects reforms to deliver more effective governance The government’s second bill, regarding the executive arm of the state, was approved by Parliament late on Tuesday amid further disagreements between New Democracy and SYRIZA about whether the new legislation will lead to more accountable and transparent governance.
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ND, SYRIZA clash over public sector reforms ahead of vote on second govt bill The reforms that New Democracy argues will lead to a more effective and better-run executive arm of the state are due to be adopted by Parliament on Tuesday, despite accusations from the opposition that the centre-right party is trying to fill the public administration with its own people and hamper the work of independent watchdogs.