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ND forced to compromise over demonstration bill, feeding SYRIZA's claims The government has been forced to make changes to the bill aimed at regulating street demonstrations after objections were raised by Parliament’s scientific committee, not just opposition parties.
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Pressure grows for transparency on ND's media handouts as PM outlines investment goals The question of how the pandemic communications budget was distributed continues to dog Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government, as the voices calling for full transparency are intensifying.
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Leaders clash over economy as PM looks on bright side of Eurogroup assessment As it has been for the past few weeks, the economy proved to be the main political battleground on Friday, when Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and opposition leader Alexis Tsipras battled it out in Parliament.
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Tsipras struggles to revive and repackage SYRIZA Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras is still struggling to find his footing since last year’s elections and the much-advertised shift towards the centre-left, with the aim of attracting a greater number of voters, has not yet materialised for SYRIZA.
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Govt and opposition stake out positions on pandemic impact measures As Greece gradually lifts its emergency measures, the main political parties are using the opportunity to clarify their positions on several key issues to do with managing the pandemic and its aftermath.
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Covid-19 fears start to wane as concerns about economic impact grow The government continues to enjoy strong backing for its handling of the Covid-19 challenge, although concern about the economic impact of the crisis is growing as the public health concerns wane.
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ND passes major environmental bill against accusations of railroading New Democracy’s environmental bill passed this week with all 158 votes from the governing majority, after a stormy debate in parliament and a last-minute mobilisation by environmental and civil society groups.
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Government extends pandemic support package amid opposition criticism Greek political leaders returned to Parliament on Thursday to debate the national response to the pandemic.
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As plan to ease lockdown progresses, politics turns to non-coronavirus issues The government is forging ahead with its plans to relax the lockdown and a semblance of normality is returning to Greek politics, with issues other than Covid-19 now being addressed.
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Govt examines how to ease out of lockdown as PM rules out snap elections The government is expected to announce in the coming days its plans for relaxing the lockdown rules after seeming to have navigated through the Easter weekend in Greece without any notable signs of civil disobedience.