Tag Archives: ND

Seven in ten Greeks are worried about the course of the pandemic in the country, while they express concern about the , Turkish aggression in the East Mediterranean at an even higher rate, a public opinion poll has found. According to the poll conducted by Pulse on behalf of Skai, …

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With order of the Prime Minister, New Democracy expelled form the party, MEP and former football player, Thodoris Zagorakis, over his statement challenging the decision of the Greek Professional Sports Committee (EEA) to have two football clubs removed from the Super League championship. On Monday, the EEA voted to demote …

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The criminal prosecution against former New Democracy lawmaker Nikos Georgiadis for repeatedly paying minors for sex has been dropped due to the statute of limitations, in accordance with the new penal code. The prosecutor at the three-member court of appeals in Athens argued that she was obliged to accept the …

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The new Asylum bill is heading to the Greek Parliament by the conservative New Democracy government despite objections by human rights organizations. The bill introduces a series of measures and drastic changes aiming to restrict access to asylum, reduce asylum procedure times or terminate stages of procedures and proceed with …

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Where there is smoke, there is fire. In this case: there is water. Precisely, possible hikes in the water price, if one takes seriously the statements by New Democracy MP at the Sub-Committee on Water Resources earlier on Thursday. ND MP Babis Papadimitriou said that the water is “unacceptably cheap” …

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New Democracy has decided to propose an ad hoc parliamentary committee to investigate the actions of former Alternate Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos (SYRIZA) in connection with the Novartis probe. The ex minister speaks of “political persecution.” The ruling party has also decided to avoid investigation into former Prime Minister, Alexis …

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Greece’s ruling party New Democracy leads with 14.5% over main opposition left-wing SYRIZA in the latest poll, two months after the conservative party came in power. According to a public opinion poll conducted by MRB on behalf of private Star TV, respondents said they favored: New Democracy 36.5% SYRIZA 21.9% …

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The Greek Government Council on Economic Police has decided on Wednesday to take immediate action for the sale of a 30% stake in the Athens International Airport “Elfetherios Venizelos.” The stake is owned by the privatization fund the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF). Instructions were given to the HRADF …

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New Democracy leads by 16.1 percentage points ahead of main opposition party SYRIZA, in the latest public opinion poll conducted by Marc on behalf of Sunday newspaper Proto Thema. The poll was conducted two months after the July elections. According to the poll, should there be elections next Sunday, respondents …

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For Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis implementation of the Anti-Smoking Law in public buildings is imminent. This was the decision at a meeting Mitsotakis held with the political leadership of the Health Ministry on Wednesday. The battle to improve citizens’ health trhough the reduction of smoking was the main target of …

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The government abolishes two crucial entities for the control of financial crimes and labor issues. The Financial Crime Squad (SDOE) and the Labor Inspection Unit (SEPE) will no longer be separate, independent entities but will be transferred to ministries,, Deputy Minister for Tax Policy Apostolos Vesyropoulos announced on Thursday and …

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Greece’s newly-elected conservative New Democracy government on Tuesday scrapped plans to remove priests from the state payroll, reversing a decision by its leftist predecessor that aimed to carve a clearer distinction between church and state. Priests in the powerful Greek Orthodox Church have been treated as civil servants in Greece …

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Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, is set to fulfill one of his pre-election promises, may the most important one that helped him also emerge as the winner of the elections last Sunday: tax relief measures. The plan is top priority for the new Greek government. A draft has been apparently already …

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Party leaders concluded their campaign on Friday with large political rallies in Athens and other major cities, ahead of Sunday’s snap elections. Latest polls give the conservative New Democracy party at least 10 percent lead over the ruling leftist Syriza. Alls polls show ND to gain the majority in the …

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A six- or seven-party Parliament is expected to emerge after the general elections in Greece on July 7th, even if with different composition than after the last elections. This is the prediction based on public opinion polls just a week before the elections. According to the poll, New Democracy still …

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“There is no room for complacency. New Democracy’s absolute majority in the Parliament parliament is a national need not a party goal.” high-ranking ND official and shadow foreign minister Giorgos Koumoutakos said. In an interview with state newsagency amna, Koumoutsakos said that “the country, at this moment, cannot have a …

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Different courses and education schedule per school unit depending on the village, town, city or region. Slowly but gradually, high-ranking officials of conservative and neo-liberal New Democracy reveal the party plans once it emerges as the winner of the general elections on July 7, 2019. Slowly but gradually, ND officials …

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Greece’s main opposition party, conservative New Democracy (ND) continues lead in public opinion polls and with with a double-digit difference to ruling, left-wing SYRIZA. According to the latest poll conducted by Marc on behalf of private ANT1 TV: ND 34.3% SYRIZA 23.8% KINAL/PASOK 6.6% KKE 5% Golden Dawn 3.2% Two …

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Greece’s main opposition party and potential winner of July elections, conservative New Democracy favors EU sanctions against Turkey. ND is reportedly closely monitoring the developments in the Exclusive Economic Zone of Cyprus and Turkey’s drilling provocations in drilling in the area. Following the extraordinary meeting of the Government Council for …

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Taxation cuts for the middle class are top on the elections programs of the two parties racing to form the next Greek government: left-wing SYRIZA and conservative New Democracy. The stake of the snap election between the two main competitors for the government power is to attract voters from the …

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