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Banks: Mitsotakis’ announcements in the budget – The plan to “trim” fees

Government sources emphasize that any intervention will be legally compliant and will ultimately impose a higher cost on banks compared to PASOK’s proposed amendment to tax their "excess profits."

Mitsotakis: The banks’ response is unsatisfactory; government intervention coming soon

There are issues in the functioning of the banking system, said the Prime Minister - "Extraordinary taxation of banks will not solve citizens' problems" - Watch the live parliamentary debate

Clash between Tasoulas and Konstantopoulou over Parliament policeman: “Your behavior is what’s dirty”

“If I were the president, I would never have brought him here,” said Mr. Tasoulas – “The details in his file should have raised concerns and led to rejecting his appointment to Parliament."

Zoe Konstantopoulou: With 225 “yes” votes, her immunity was lifted

The leader of the Course of Freedom party is accused of repeatedly disrupting court proceedings and unlawfully influencing judicial officials during a trial in Volos. “I am being targeted for my work in social law and my activist actions,” she stated

Koutsoumbas: Immediate measures needed for damage restoration and compensation for victims

The General Secretary of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE) criticizes the government for inaction, calling for urgent measures to protect citizens from recurring disasters

Mitsotakis in Beirut at noon on Friday

The Prime Minister spoke with his Lebanese counterpart, Najib Mikati, welcoming the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah and expressing hope for stability in the region

Mitsotakis to meet with the OECD Secretary General on Thursday

Matthias Corman visits Greece for the presentation of the OECD Economic Survey of Greece

Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Nikos Androulakis: Breaking the ice – Testing consensus ahead of key milestone for the Presidency

The common thread of the discussion was that the Prime Minister and the leader of the opposition can have a direct channel of communication and discuss major issues

Tax bill: ND, PASOK and SYRIZA said “yes” to 12 tax cuts and 12 income increases

PASOK voted in favour in 58 articles out of a total of 130, while PASOK voted in favour in 36 and SYRIZA voted in favour in 68 provisions

Famellos: His first speech to the SYRIZA CO – Reference to Christos Ramos

The new president of SYRIZA stressed that in the next period he is seeking presence, extroversion and proposals - "Together let's hope that this reboot will become a reality"

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