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Constitutional changes and Tsipras's leadership under scrutiny The discussion about the changes to Greece’s constitution are in full flow ahead of next week’s vote on the revision, which is set to decouple the election of the country’s president from possible snap general elections.
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PM to oversee tweaks to tax bill as constitutional revision enters final round After a tense few days around Sunday’s commemorative protest march in Athens, the government is turning its attention back to Parliament, where the latest tax bill and the final stage of the constitutional revision are at the top of the political agenda.
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Energy bill also unveiled as legislative activity intensifies On the same day it unveiled its much-trumpeted second tax bill, the government also put to public consultation on Thursday a draft law concerning the energy sector as a period of intense legislative activity gets underway.
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Looking to build on support for relief measures, ND unveils new tax bill The government’s latest tax bill is due to be put to public consultation on Thursday, providing New Democracy with a welcome, but likely brief, break from the intense discussion about the refugee challenge facing Greece.
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Asylum bill passes as SYRIZA turns up heat on Mitsotakis The government’s attempt to overhaul Greece’s asylum system with the main aim of speeding up the returns of those not eligible for protection has been approved by Parliament but continues to stoke political controversy.
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ND looks to asylum bill, strong rhetoric to ease pressure from migration flows MPs have begun debating the government’s proposal for an overhaul of Greece’s asylum laws, which New Democracy sees as an important step towards facilitating the return of arrivals who are not eligible for protection and thereby easing the pressure on Greek islands and authorities in general.
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ND and SYRIZA square up as Novartis inquiry gets underway Parliament’s preliminary inquiry into the Novartis affair and the alleged manipulation of the case by former alternate justice minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos to damage SYRIZA’s political rivals was due to begin on Tuesday.
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Development bill adopted as ND targets investment and growth New Democracy strongly defended the development bill adopted by Parliament on Thursday and which the government hopes will pave the way for more investment and growth in Greece.
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ND on cusp of brokering deal over diaspora vote as Novartis battle heats up Although MPs have started to debate the 2020 draft budget, which encapsulates the government’s economic policy going forward, the focus of Greek politics is currently on an apparent rare moment of compromise between the parties over allowing Greeks living abroad to vote in the national elections from their country of residence.
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Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote The government is gearing up for a busy legislative period in the coming months, which will include tax and pension reforms as well as the adoption of the 2020 budget.