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New political storm heads towards PM following report on Tempe recordings Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is on an official visit to Canada, faces a political storm on his return to Athens amid accusations that his government was involved in the doctoring of audio recordings connected to the Tempe train crash in order to make the claim that the accident was solely the result of human error more plausible.
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Waning support in opinion polls generates concern for government Two more opinion polls published on Thursday have provided further cause for concern in the ranks of the ruling New Democracy party, especially as one shows the centre-right grouping’s projected support dropping by around 5 percentage points.
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Opposition parties vow not to let up on Tempe despite inquiry verdict The conclusions of a parliamentary inquiry laying the blame for the Tempe rail crash on human error were roundly rejected by opposition parties in Parliament, in an indication that the handling of the deadly incident will continue to dog the New Democracy administration.
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Government turns attention to migration, hoping to avoid another front before EP vote With one eye on the upcoming European Parliament elections, and the fear that many voters will use it as a chance to vent their frustrations, the government is turning its attention towards the migration issue again.
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Mitsotakis hits back on multiple fronts as SYRIZA sets out its economic pledges There is no prospect of an Easter handout this year according to Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who said the government would focus instead on increasing earnings.
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Government concludes Tempe inquiry, turns attention to Thessaly reconstruction Amid complaints from opposition politicians about a cover-up, New Democracy adopted on Monday its own findings from Parliament’s Tempe train crash inquiry as the government tries to move attention away from the accident and its aftermath to other, potentially less damaging, issues.
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Slower growth nixes handout plans, fires criticism of ND's economic policies The latest GDP figures, which fell below expectations, seem to have put a halt to any thoughts of the government providing further handouts in the run-up to Easter, and have prompted an attack from the opposition over the government’s handling of the economy.
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PM gets taste of war in Ukraine as parties battle over university bill in Parliament Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s eventful visit to Ukraine temporarily overshadowed the continuing debate in Parliament which revolved around the constitutionality of government bill to allow the operation of non-state universities in Greece.
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PM prepares to reaffirm political dominance in EP elections Preparations for the upcoming European Parliament elections are gathering pace, with New Democracy hoping to confirm its political dominance and limit any visible signs of wear and tear.
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns An official visit to Athens by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an occasion to hit back at the recent resolution passed by European lawmakers expressing concerns about the rule of law in Greece.