October 10, 2021
Greece, Politics
The resignation of Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz amid a corruption probe has sparked a political row in Greece as main opposition SYRIZA accused the government of blocking scrutiny efforts in public opinion polls published in Greek media. On Sunday, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras unleashed an attack on the government claiming …
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September 7, 2021
Greece, Politics
Leader of main opposition party SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance and former left-wing Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, said that the conservative government “is on a course that resembles a vertigo,” and that “it will not see the end of its four-year term, as early elections will have to be called due to the …
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July 22, 2021
Greece, Politics
Leader of main opposition party SYRIZA, Alexis Tsipras, accused the government for the mini lockdown on Mykonos saying that the island is the most characteristic example of the government’s total failure in dealing with the pandemic. Visiting the island’s health center and meeting with the mayor of Mykonos he noted …
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July 14, 2021
Greece, Politics
A plenary session of Parliament voted on Wednesday in favor of a proposal by a House investigative committee for the prosecution of former SYRIZA minister of digital policy, telecommunications and media Nikos Pappas over his handling of the television licensing process in 2016. Of the 277 lawmakers present, 178 voted …
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May 6, 2021
CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, Greece
It may seems hard to believe but it is true: The decision of US President Joe Biden and his administration to support a temporary waiver on patents and other intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines triggered a major political dispute in …Greece. The conservative government to claim that it was …
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May 1, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance has called on the government to immediately scrap the sms messages citizens need to send to exit their homes. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis should end without delay the obligation to send an SMS in order for someone to go out during the Easter holidays, …
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April 19, 2021
Greece, Politics
“The New Democracy government has lost control of the pandemic through its own choices and at the same time has lost the trust of society,” main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance spokesperson Nassos Iliopoulos said on Monday in an interview 90.4 FM radio station. Speaking about the self tests, he said that …
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April 12, 2021
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
The conservative Greek government plans to lift some crucial restrictions regarding the eligibility criteria allowing Diaspora Greeks to exercise their right to vote in parliamentary elections. The changes are planned despite the fact that New Democracy passed the relevant legislation a year ago. Government spokesperson Aristotelia Peloni said Monday noon …
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March 31, 2021
Greece, Politics
The Greek Parliament plenary voted in favor of setting up a preliminary committee to investigate the role of former SYRIZA minister Nikos Pappas on granting television channel licenses in 2015 and 2016. The proposal was initiated by 30 MPs of the ruling New Democracy party, passed with 187 votes from …
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February 5, 2021
Greece, Politics
In strongly-worded criticism leader of main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance and former PM Alexis Tsipras accused Mitsotakis’ government of having a “chaotic and nonsensical” response to the pandemic. He also accussed the Prime Minister of “insisting on mistaken European initiatives” with respect to suspending patents for vaccines to speed up production. …
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January 28, 2021
CORONAVIRUS
Main opposition SYRIZA has called on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Thursday to “follow the track” proposed by the Council of Europe on Wednesday that lifts patents restrictions for the manufacture of Covid-19 vaccines. The main opposition party was referring to a clause of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council …
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November 5, 2020
CORONAVIRUS, Greece
The “eight-month complacency” shown by the prime minister and his government over the pandemic constitutes “criminal negligence”, main opposition SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance said in an announcement on Thursday, short after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a three-week nationwide lockdown starting on Saturday. “When all the scientists worldwide were talking of a …
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November 2, 2020
Greece
Despite the government’s recent claims that there is no need for new ICU beds, the national health system is already under tremendous pressure, said SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras in a Monday statement on television. The main opposition party leader added that the government failed to make the best use …
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October 26, 2020
Greece
The Greek Parliaments has rejected with 158 votes the censure motion against Finance Minister Christos Staikouras over the new bankruptcy law submitted by main opposition party Syriza. With the exception of former Finance Minister Yianis Varoufakis’ MeRA 25, all opposition parties voted with 133 votes in favor of the motion. …
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October 25, 2020
Greece
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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September 24, 2020
Greece
Europe has proven it is “way below par in circumstances” with its new EU Migration & Asylum Pact, said on Wednesday SYRIZA’s Giorgos Psichogios, responsible for the party’s migration and asylum policy. He said that each EU member state would now be legally required to accept their fair share of …
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September 7, 2020
FEATURED, Very Mix
Furious social media users have been lashing out at a participant of reality show Big Brother who has made a misogynistic and vulgar comment on women and rape. Player Antonis, a 31-year-old macho from Crete, endorsed and encouraged rape on Skai TV Livestreaming: if a woman doesn’t like you, then …
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August 20, 2020
CORONAVIRUS
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reiterated that coronavirus vaccines will arrive in Greece at the end of 2020, a day after Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias came under fire for claiming the same thing: that the first batch of a vaccine not fully approved yet will be available in the country by …
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August 18, 2020
Greece, Politics
The government needs to come up with a new plan to manage the coronavirus pandemic crisis, Andreas Xanthos, former Health Minister (SYRIZA) urged on Monday as the trend is upward, hospitalizations increase and most likely new restrictions are due. Speaking to Skai TV, Xanthos said Greece is “at a very …
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July 23, 2020
Greece, Politics
Greek Parliament voted late on Wednesday to charge former SYRIZA Alternate Justice Minister Dimitris Papangelopoulos over allegations that he sought to incriminate political opponents in the purported Novartis pharmaceutical bribery scandal. 117 MPs from ruling New Democracy and opposition KINAL/PASOK voted to bring charges against Papangelopoulos that include breach of …
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