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PM's strategic bet on Israel meets domestic blowback over Gaza There has been growing public and political pushback against the Greek government's position regarding Israel and the war in Gaza over the last few days, putting Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in an awkward position given that he has been cultivating Greece's relationship with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his administration since the former came to power in 2019.
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Mitsotakis prepares for autumn gamble after testing summer A few days before Greece emerges from the political lull of August, the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) is rapidly becoming the focal point of a high-stakes autumn. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to unveil a sweeping relief package aimed at easing the cost-of-living crisis, which has proved a source of concern and frustration for voters throughout the last few years.
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Government's foreign policy under scrutiny again following actions by Egypt and Turkey Over the past few weeks, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has sought to counter criticism of his government’s foreign policy as overly cautious and lacking assertiveness. However, recent developments involving Egypt and Turkey have once again placed Athens’s diplomatic strategy under the spotlight.
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Government accused of fiasco over launch of non-state universities A flagship education policy of the New Democracy government is providing fodder for the opposition after the uptake for the first round of non-state university licenses appears to have vastly undershot its promises.
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Government adamant snap polls are not under consideration The turmoil caused by the OPEKEPE scandal, which followed soon after the jolt suffered by the government due to the public backlash over the Tempe train crash, has fuelled speculation about the possibility of snap elections, but the government is adamant that it will see out its four-year term.
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Ex-ministers escape farm payments inquiry in controversial vote The vote over whether to hold a preliminary inquiry into the role of two former government ministers in the farming subsidy scandal ended in a storm of recriminations after the opposition’s proposals were rejected with the votes of a handful of New Democracy lawmakers.
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Parties line up for second day in OPEKEPE debate as rivals accuse PM of cover-up New Democracy passed its proposal for an ordinary parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE scandal following a stormy debate, leaving the opposition to conduct a largely ceremonial debate on alternative proposals targeting two former ministers with criminal charges.
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Mitsotakis pledges faster reforms as polls capture disaffection after subsidy scandal A revised government action plan promising tangible reforms for the second half of the year was PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s parting gift to the cabinet at the start of the summer recess, as the latest polling figures show the public is losing faith in the administration.
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New Democracy suffers ratings blow as farming payments scandal unfolds As revelations about systematic fraud in the distribution of farming subsidies continue to emerge, polling captures for the first time the potential impact of the scandal on the ruling New Democracy party.
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Rival opposition motions give government breathing space over farm payments scandal The dispute over the handling of revelations of massive fraud in the distribution of agricultural subsidies rumbles on, as opposition parties have tabled two separate motions aimed at bringing criminal charges against two former New Democracy ministers.