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The luminaries of SYRIZA have always believed that newspapers and other media are not the product of free journalists but rather should blindly follow the party line.

From the start the government attempted by any means possible to make as many media outlets as they could, especially those aligned with the centre-left, their own personal propaganda machines.

In terms of the apportionment of parliamentary seats New Democracy gets 154, 76 for SYRIZA, 24 for the Movement for Change, 19 for Golden Dawn, and 18 for the KKE.

The Greek claims against Germany, as well documented as they may be, require specific preparations, knowledge of international realities, and very careful political and diplomatic moves in order to produce results.

'On Tsipras’ and SYRIZA’s watch Sokratis Kokkalis’ companies have received huge sums of money. Kokkalis is also in a tight embrace with Dimitris Melissanidis through Intralot and OPAP [betting companies] and also Agia Sofia [the new AEK FC stadium],' the Olympiacos FC owner said.

'They [the government] asked me to offer a 26mn euro loan to Mr. Kalogritsas for him to acquire a television channel which, if one is to be honest, had been set up at Maximos Mansion [the PM’s offices].

Speaking of a “major foreign ministry scandal”, Yalim maintained that the coordinates effectively handed over to Greece 92,000kms of continental shelf and five islands that he said belong to Turkey.

The sculptor, Yannis Pappas, died in 2005 and so he never saw his work installed in Athens as he had wished. For years it had been resting in his garden, which he bequeathed to the Benaki Museum.

The interest and anxiety over the fate of Notre Dame were to be expected as the cathedral was and is one of the monuments of our common European heritage.

The town has become identified with its high-quality brand name peaches, its organised agricultural cooperatives, and its success in distributing its products throughout Europe.

'This provision is necessary because there are businesses which are bedeviled not by forged invoices but by [unintentional] inaccuracies in invoices and consequently cannot participate in investment programmes,' Deputy PM Yannis Dragasakis told Parliament.

The aim of the provision on forged invoices– which was withdrawn after an opposition outcry – was to allow businesses which had had violated the law to be eligible for funding from investment programmes.

'The government avoided a substantial probe of the real scandal of how the price of medicines skyrocketed, which involves its own ministers as well, and chose to target specific politicians. It is continuing to announce in advance or even order judicial moves,' said Meni Malliori

Whatever is revealed about SYRIZA’s ties to vested interests is fake news for the government.

Pavlopoulos tell conference that the ultra-modern Acropolis Museum in Athens robs the British Museum of the key argument over several decades that Greece lacks a suitable place to house the sublime sculptures.

Mitsotakis charged that SYRIZA systematically undermines democratic institutions, violates freedom of the press, and meddles in the independent judiciary and independent state authorities.

According to a report in the Turkish daily Milliyet entitled “They are coming in July! 600-metre wall”, despite the American and Nato threats the procurement of the Russian missile system will act as a deterrent in the Aegean

Parliament will decide on 19 April whether to agree to a judicial request that former health minister and Movement for Change MP Andreas Loverdos’ parliamentary immunity be lifted.

After his victory in the 2015 election, Mr. Tsipras used alleged scandals to chase his opponents and systematised his effort to conquer the media.

Most people try as best they can to afford the basics and if there is any money left over they pay their taxes and insurance contributions.