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Minister pledges swift resolution as public anger over rail crash mounts
Greece’s newly appointed Transport Minister outlined the government’s immediate response to the deadly train collision at Temple in a press conference on Wednesday, on the same day as unions called a nationwide protest demanding action on safety.
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Opposition vents over police corruption allegations
The start of a new week finds the government facing awkward questions again, although this time they are focussed more on alleged corruption within the police force than in connection to the surveillance scandal, which has been dogging New Democracy for months.
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ND views SYRIZA's Parliament walkout as a pre-election gift
The government believes that SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has scored an own goal by pulling his party out of any further votes in Parliament until elections take place, although New Democracy is plagued by its own concerns in the form of allegations about corruption within the police force.
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Tsipras positions SYRIZA as defender of democratic institutions amid row over police corruption
SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has launched the party’s election campaign with a call for the defence of democratic values against what he describes as an abuse of power by New Democracy.
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Surveillance and Qatargate threaten to overshadow budget debate
The scheduled debate over next year’s budget kicks off today with political parties distracted by corruption scandals at home and abroad. With governing New Democracy is bracing for further revelations stemming from the surveillance affair, third party PASOK-KINAL is in damage limitation mode after the arrest of its MEP Eva Kaili in Brussels on corruption charges.
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PM gives full support to police amid fresh criticism
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chose to give his full backing to the Greek Police on Wednesday even though the force has come under renewed criticism in the wake of rape allegations being labelled at two officers and a group of policemen being implicated in a human smuggling ring.
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Summer Covid wave sparks fresh warnings, as opposition unites on gender-based violence
The government’s confidence in its handling of Covid-19 over the summer is being challenged by the high death toll recorded in July, and the expectation of a new wave in the autumn.
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ND draws battle lines around universities as tensions flare over reforms and policing
The government’s latest education reform bill has been put to public consultation amid tensions surrounding the policing of university campuses.
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Hooliganism poses familiar set of challenges for government
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chaired a meeting with several key ministers on Friday to discuss the government’s approach to hooliganism after the recent death of a football supporter in Thessaloniki posed the latest challenge to New Democracy’s law and order narrative.
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Questions over handling of rape case turn spotlight on policing and legacy of Greek #MeToo
The handling of an alleged rape has prompted calls for justice and impartiality over concerns of a potential cover-up, while it has raised questions about progress in the government’s drive to tackle violent crime against women.