Politics
GSI tensions and defence moves raise stakes in Greek–Turkish relations
Turkey’s renewed warnings towards Greece are increasingly being viewed in Athens not as isolated bursts of rhetoric, but as part of a broader shift in a relationship that in recent years has operated under a carefully managed - and always fragile - calm.
ELAS builds party machinery, stokes row over heating oil as Kasidiaris targets comeback
As Greece enters a long pre‑election period marked by economic anxiety and political volatility, Alexis Tsipras is accelerating efforts to turn ELAS into a fully-fledged nationwide organisation capable of competing in the next general election.
![Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2014/09/29/parliamentfence_1000_myrto2909-medium.jpg "Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]")
Mitsotakis facing up to challenging autumn as majority momentum fails to materialise
As Greece moves into the autumn and the long pre‑election period begins to take shape, Kyriakos Mitsotakis faces a political and economic landscape that seems to be far more demanding than the headline macroeconomic indicators suggest.
PM rolls out more help for energy bills, pleads for majority as polls show path narrowing
Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his first television interview after the Thessaloniki International Fair on Thursday to address two issues that are having a major impact on the political landscape: the looming surge in energy prices and the increasingly complex arithmetic of the next general election
Muted post-TIF polls trigger Mitsotakis counter-offensive
The second round of polls conducted after the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) show New Democracy retaining a comfortable lead but gaining only marginally from the 2.2-billion-euro package PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis unveiled at the fair, while a clear majority of respondents rate the measures negatively.
Discipline problems cloud govt's TIF message as spotlight falls on private clinic regulation
New Democracy's efforts to build momentum off Kyriakos Mitsotakis's Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) announcements have been overshadowed by public friction within the parliamentary group this week.
PM pursues strategy of deterrence and dialogue on Kastellorizo and Cairo visits
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s unusually long visit to Kastellorizo last weekend was intended to send a message extending well beyond Greece’s easternmost inhabited island.
ND snared in row over jobless benefits as Kasidiaris hints at return after prison release
The government’s efforts to promote the measures Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set out recently at the Thessaloniki International Fair, while trying to also pick apart those put forward by its main opponents – PASOK and ELAS – suffered a setback this week due to a self‑inflicted controversy over unemployment benefit.
Androulakis presents governing plan, dances around questions about post-election alliances
Nikos Androulakis used his appearance at the Thessaloniki International Fair – including a speech lasting more than 90 minutes and a press conference that went on for more than 3 hours – to stake his party’s claim for voters’ attention after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakos and ELAS leader Alexis Tsipras had their moments in the spotlight.
Political field in motion as Androulakis waits his turn in Thessaloniki
The state of Greek politics against the backdrop of this year’s Thessaloniki International Fair is unusually fluid, marked by competing narratives and a sense that the centre‑left space is entering a decisive phase.