Greek Politics
Flooding, Covid-19 threat in Athens dominate ND's agenda
Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s premiership continues to be knocked off course by unpredictable events, such as the flooding in central Greece over the weekend and the resurgence of the coronavirus, making this early part of his first term in office much more challenging than he could have imagined.
More Covid-19 measures on way for Athens as public concern grows
Amid growing concern among experts and the public about the spread of the coronavirus in Greece, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis indicated that more restrictions are on the way as authorities try to get to grips with the virus in Athens in particular.
ND clarifies plans for emergency health system capacity as public mood over Covid-19 sours
Experts continue to intensify their warnings over the latest wave of Covid-19 infections in Greece, prompting rumours that stricter measures are on the way for the greater Athens area.
Covid-19 puts pressure on health system, forces govt into more restrictions
As the pressure on the national health system grows due to an increase in Covid-19 patients, the government has introduced new restrictions for the greater Athens area and officials are not ruling out further measures to prevent the disease spreading.
Mitsotakis seeks to reassure on foreign policy, spending plans
A day after his traditional address to industry representatives at the Thessaloniki Expo Forum where he laid out the government’s economic programme for the year ahead, Mitsotakis gave a wide-ranging press-conference which offered him the opportunity to state the government’s positions on a number other policy areas.
Defence spending, economic support plans dominate PM's policy speech
Covid-19 meant that Kyriakos Mitsotakis delivered the prime minister’s annual keynote economic policy speech to a reduce audience on Saturday.
More fires at Moria add to pressure for effective response to asylum crisis
Hundreds more refugees and migrants were left without shelter on the island of Lesvos on Wednesday night, after a series of fires burned through the informal encampments which had survived a catastrophic fire that burned the Moria asylum centre the night before.
Moria fire propels migration issue back to top of political agenda
Just as the Greek government was expecting some relief from the refugee challenge that has caused it political problems since it came to power last summer, a large fire at the Moria camp for asylum seekers on the island of Lesvos has brought the issue back into sharp focus.
Parties debate pandemic response as public approval deteriorates
The parliamentary season kicked off on Monday with a special session on the government’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
PM prepares for low key policy speech as poll suggests support for govt still high
The government is trying to dampen expectations ahead of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s speech in Thessaloniki on Saturday – a task made easier by the fact that the first major opinion poll since the summer break has indicated that support is still strong for his New Democracy party.