Politics
Iran threat and Turkish "grey zones" revival puncture August lull
The traditional August pause in Greek politics has been interrupted this week by the near-simultaneous emergence of an external security threat and a renewed Turkish challenge to Greek sovereign rights, forcing the government to manage both a military contingency and a diplomatic dispute while Parliament remains in recess.
Mitsotakis banks on TIF marathon as debt claims draw opposition fire
The PM’s office is gearing up to fight a long election campaign based on economic policy, with reports increasingly dismissing an early polls scenario.
Turkey’s Mecca pact adds complexity for Athens as marine parks stir familiar concerns
For Athens, two recent developments - Turkey’s formal establishment of two marine parks and its participation in the new Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan - belong to different diplomatic theatres but appear to form part of the same strategic picture.
PM shapes high stakes autumn agenda as Turkey’s marine parks move prompts backlash
With less than three weeks until the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF), the government is finalising a package of measures that Kyriakos Mitsotakis hopes will reset the political landscape ahead of the general election.
Athens condemns Turkey’s marine parks as illegal; tensions rise at awkward moment for PM
Turkey has reignited tensions in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean with the publication of two presidential decrees establishing national marine parks in areas that Greece considers to lie either in international waters or within its own continental shelf.
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.