Politics
ND steps up efforts to build island detention centres for migrants
The government’s relationship with residents of islands hosting asylum seekers is going to be tested further after it was announced on Monday that authorities will be appropriating land to build closed reception centres.
Athens treads softly as North Macedonia heads to elections and EU mulls accession
Athens is keeping an eye on developments in North Macedonia as Greece’s neighbouring country heads to general elections in April.
Greece faces dilemma over how to address relations with Turkey
Greek-Turkish relations are still hanging by a thread and the government in Athens appears unsure about how to best respond to the revisionist policy Ankara insists on adopting.
Tensions within SYRIZA en route to membership ballot, party conference
Tensions have flared up among rival factions in SYRIZA, as the main opposition party tries to find its footing against the New Democracy government and stake out a territory in the post-MoU political landscape.
Govt takes up fiscal requests with EU as pressure over min wage, main homes mounts
The government is hoping that the visit of EU Economic Affairs Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni will provide an opportunity for Athens to argue its case for greater fiscal space in the coming months and years.
Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance
The Greek government is continuing its diplomatic efforts to drum up opposition to the Maritime Jurisdictions Memorandum that Turkey signed last November with the UN-backed government in Libya.
ND targets NGOs in latest bid to bring migration under control
The government adopted on Tuesday legislation that paves the way for the creation of an official register for non-governmental organisations that deal with refugees.
Uproar over minister's home protection comments underscore sensitive nature of challenge
With the fraught issue of home repossessions threatening to come to a head in the spring, recent statements by Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis have been attracting furious responses from across the opposition.
Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
Greece is trying to expand its diplomatic activity in the wake of its latest spat with Turkey as relations with Ankara remain the number one foreign policy issue for Athens.
New minister sets out plan for addressing migration challenges
The Greek government is hoping that the creation of new, closed reception centres for migrants on the islands, along with faster repatriations and return to Turkey as well as greater deterrents will alleviate the pressure that New Democracy has been under over the last few months as it tries to get to grips with the influx of asylum seekers.