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Government presents rail safety improvements as ex-ministers face possible Tempe inquiry On the same day that the government unveiled its plans for improving rail safety in Greece, the judicial official investigating the Tempe train crash sent the case file from his probe to Parliament, asking MPs to take a closer look at the involvement of two former transport ministers.
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New Democracy faces claims of dark funding after revelation of links to internet campaign group A political storm has erupted after reports linked a pro-New Democracy online group to a network of PR agencies receiving contracts from state bodies and corporations with close government ties.
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Opposition outmanoeuvred by fast-track prosecution of first political figure over Tempe A renewed attempt by opposition parties to bring government politicians to account for its handling of the 2023 Tempe crash looks set for a premature end, as New Democracy lawmakers will vote to send former deputy minister Christos Triantopoulos straight to court.
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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister Several of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s junior cabinet appointments have come under aggressive scrutiny, complicating what he had hoped to be a clean start after the Tempe protests.
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Mitsotakis tours ministries as government looks for measures to improve public mood Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is conducting a tour of key ministries this week following his cabinet reshuffle on Friday as he continues the government’s drive to move the public discussion away from the Tempe issue, which became highly damaging for New Democracy’s ratings.
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PM continues to mull reshuffle in shadow of new Tempe inquiry PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis is set to announce the names of his new cabinet this week, in a gesture which he hopes will allow him to focus anew on the business of government following the failed opposition challenge over Tempe.
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PM ponders reshuffle as PASOK mulls inability to make gains Following Friday’s confidence vote in Parliament, attention is turning to the expected announcement of the latest cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.
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PM emerges wounded from confidence vote as Konstantopoulou boosts ratings Friday’s confidence vote culminated in 157 MPs backing the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, defeating the censure motion submitted by the parties of the left and centre-left, but the shockwaves from the Tempe issue will continue to rock New Democracy for some time to come.
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Government struggles to escape stigma of Tempe aftermath build-up to confidence vote Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government is set to survive a confidence vote in Parliament on Friday but the three-day debate before the ballot only served to pile more pressure on the Prime Minister and his colleagues.
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Parliament starts debating censure motion as poll captures falling support for government A coalition of left-wing parties have tabled a motion of censure against the government of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis spurred by public outcry over the 2023 Tempe rail accident.