Politics
Court ruling disrupts private university licensing, prompts opposition attacks on govt
A landmark intervention by the Council of State has upended the government’s flagship reform on non‑state universities, prompting a barrage of criticism for New Democracy.
PASOK sustains its attack on ELAS as wildfires continue to dominate agenda
A major programmatic interview by ELAS leader Alexis Tsipras continues to elicit strong reactions from the government as well as from the main opposition party PASOK, seemingly confirming the ex-PM's new party as a significant force in the run-up to the next elections.
Samaras gears up for return as Tsipras guns for first place in elections
Alexis Tsipras has used the August lull to reassert his presence, amid a growing verbal battle with PASOK, and Antonis Samaras appears ready to accelerate the launch of his new party.
Tsipras breaks August quiet, prompting ND and PASOK to intensify attacks
Alexis Tsipras’s latest intervention has once again broken the August quiet, setting the tone for a political autumn that promises to be intense.
Opposition accuses govt of institutional evasion and strategic missteps over wiretapping and Patriots
The government faced a twin barrage of criticism over the weekend, as opposition parties condemned both the Supreme Court prosecutor’s refusal to reopen the wiretapping case and the handling of Greece’s Patriot missile deployment in Saudi Arabia.
Cyprus faces critical August test as UN pushes for diplomatic results in peace talks
August is traditionally considered a quiet month for diplomacy in Europe. In Cyprus, however, the coming weeks could determine whether the renewed international mobilisation around the island develops into the first serious attempt in years to restart negotiations — or ends as yet another diplomatic exercise without substantive results.
Government seeks fiscal leeway over energy investments, launches farming subsidy app
Greece has formally requested to activate the EU’s energy escape clause, while the government also launched on Thursday the MyAgro platform, which Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented as a decisive break with the opaque practices exposed in the OPEKEPE scandal.
Athens bets on French backing to break GSI deadlock with Turkey
The agreement signed on Wednesday in Athens, allowing French infrastructure investment group Meridiam to acquire a 66 pct majority stake in the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), is far more than a corporate transaction. It represents a fundamental geopolitical recalibration of one of the European Union’s most strategically important energy projects.
French entry into cable project reframed as geopolitical win amid recycling tenders scrutiny
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes that the inking of a deal injecting French participation into a landmark cross-border infrastructure project will issue a strong signal going into the summer recess, embodying both his government’s ability to attract large-scale inward investment and to project regional influence.
Government moves on fire compensation as opposition sharpens its questions
The aftermath of the wildfires that swept Western Attica and Boeotia continues to dominate the political agenda, with the government moving quickly on compensation while the opposition presses a more detailed line of questioning about prevention and operational failures.