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Greek PASOK fiscal and policy dispute

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By late July 2026 the fiscal and policy clash between PASOK and the New Democracy government deepened. intensified. On 28 July the Greek Parliament approved a controversial water‑management bill that expanded expanding the powers of state utilities EYDAP and EYATH, created creating a unified framework and a Thessaly Water Management Agency, and pledged pledging to cut water losses. Environment Minister Stavros Papastavrou argued The government framed the reform was needed, as necessary to safeguard water amid high drought risk, while PASOK, KKE SYRIZA and other opposition parties warned KKE denounced it turned water into as a marketable commodity and fast‑track move that could commoditise water and raise costs for households, agriculture and industry, especially as AI‑driven data‑centre projects seek large projects. On 30 July the law passed with a 157‑131 vote, adding provisions for municipal water volumes. The next day asset valuation, consumer‑debt handling and equal pay for new employees, prompting further opposition criticism of centralisation. PASOK leaders, including party president Nikos Androulakis, accused the cabinet of misusing the EU’s €70 billion recovery fund, of failing to channel it into hospitals, housing or energy projects, fund and condemned a newly passed water‑law that reclassifies water as a commodity, echoing earlier concerns about water privatization. They also cited of neglect evident in the on‑duty deaths of three firefighters as evidence of governmental neglect. PASOK reiterated its clean finances and called for transparency over the funding of Alex Tsipras’s ELAS movement. Two days later firefighters. On 31 July PASOK political‑council member Anna Diamantopoulou urged the party to shift move from poll battles to concrete parliamentary opposition, pressing demanding transparency on the financing of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for full disclosure of campaign finances Tsipras’s party and pledging warning that PASOK will not leave any question unanswered. The same day New Democracy spokesperson Alexandra Sdoukou insisted ND has taken no new loans since 2016, that its debt is fully regulated, and called on Tsipras to hold reveal his party’s sponsors, while highlighting recent family‑friendly tax measures. The dispute remains centred on fiscal accountability, water policy and the government accountable for any alleged misuse politicisation of public or private EU recovery funds.

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  1. 2026-07-31 13:55 UTC Greek PASOK fiscal and policy dispute
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  4. 2026-07-31 05:39 UTC Greek PASOK fiscal and policy dispute

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