Politics
PM hopes to reset narrative with positive announcements
PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis has launched into a good news offensive at the start of the political season, hoping to put behind him a summer of discontent over inflation and poor public services.
Kasselakis worsens SYRIZA divide by replacing parliamentary leader
SYRIZA appears on a course to lose its position as the main opposition in Parliament, after fewer than half the party’s lawmakers backed a shake-up of the front bench sprung on them by leader Stefanos Kasselakis.
Government defends economic recovery narrative as first poll after summer break lands
The government’s communications machinery has gone into overdrive to counter suggestions that Greeks are in a less advantageous financial position than is often portrayed, while SYRIZA is in a spin of its own over the latest challenge to Stefanos Kasselakis’s leadership.
Main parties facing challenges as new political season begins
Normal parliamentary activity is due to resume this Wednesday after the summer recess, with New Democracy focussed on addressing a range of concerns that have arisen or intensified over the summer, SYRIZA facing more internal turmoil and PASOK gearing up for a leadership race.
New bout of turmoil in SYRIZA provides PM with breathing space
Although the government is feeling some discomfort as a result of the recent Attica wildfire, poor conditions in public healthcare and ongoing concerns about the cost-of-living and housing, SYRIZA again appears to be doing its best to ease the pressure on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis by airing its dirty laundry in public.
Health system in the spotlight after government reforms falter
The government is under pressure to address gaps in the public healthcare system as recent measures meet resistance from hospital staff and opposition parties highlight what they claim is a policy of deliberate neglect.
Government action plan on forests touted amid scepticism from opposition
A week after the catastrophic wildfire singed the outskirts of Athens, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis visited the affected areas to launch a ten-point reconstruction plan. Opposition parties say they have heard it all before and accuse the government trying to shift the blame for the conflagration.
Housing tops government plans for policy reset in autumn
Measures aimed at making housing more affordable are set to be one of the central themes of the policy package that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is due to unveil in his keynote speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair in early September.
PM banks on restoration and compensation healing Attica fire wounds
The government is hoping to overcome the acrimony caused by the recent wildfire in Attica, which reached the Greek capital’s northern suburbs, by unveiling a plan to restore the damage done to Athens’s natural surroundings, as well as the property of dozens of the city’s residents.
No holiday from rancour over Athens wildfire as PM accused of downplaying damage
Greece’s political leadership used the traditional wishes on the Dormition holiday to express solidarity with the victims of the catastrophic Athens wildfire, but PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s message calling for unity was slammed by opposition leaders who accuse him of opportunism.