Greek Politics
ND feeling fiscal pressure as row over media handouts rumbles on
The latest macroeconomic data has highlighted the fiscal pressure that is mounting on Greece’s centre-right government, especially as it hopes to return to its programme of tax cuts later this year.
Pressure grows for transparency on ND's media handouts as PM outlines investment goals
The question of how the pandemic communications budget was distributed continues to dog Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s government, as the voices calling for full transparency are intensifying.
Release of refugees creates new difficulties for minister
The government’s handling of the migration issue is coming under scrutiny again after hundreds of asylum seekers gathered in public spaces in Athens after being told they could leave the refugee camps on the Aegean islands.
Reshuffle back on the cards as PM unveils plans for Greek industry
The government appears to be moving towards a limited reshuffle, as the lifting of the lockdown nears its completion.
PM declares tourism season open, rules out new lockdown
Greece is gradually reopening to the world from Monday, aiming to attract as many tourists as possible while preventing any major coronavirus outbreak in the country.
Leaders clash over economy as PM looks on bright side of Eurogroup assessment
As it has been for the past few weeks, the economy proved to be the main political battleground on Friday, when Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and opposition leader Alexis Tsipras battled it out in Parliament.
Amid crowding concerns, officials reject idea of return to full lockdown
Senior government figures are insisting there will be no return to a full lockdown as concerns over lax observance of hygiene measures intensify. Meanwhile, the government is being accused of lack of transparency over the use of funds for public health campaigns in the emergency pandemic package.
Tsipras struggles to revive and repackage SYRIZA
Opposition leader Alexis Tsipras is still struggling to find his footing since last year’s elections and the much-advertised shift towards the centre-left, with the aim of attracting a greater number of voters, has not yet materialised for SYRIZA.
Rise in new Covid-19 cases raises alarm on eve of reopening to tourism
A fresh spate of confirmed cases of Covid-19 in Greece has been causing jitters as the country prepares to reopen its borders with the hope of attracting foreign visitors for the tourist season.
Parties jostle over economic data, public still backs ND approach on pandemic
The publication of preliminary GDP data for the first quarter of the year has sparked a war of words between government officials and the opposition.