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Equivocal Macedonia name referendum leaves Athens hanging on as views differ
PoliticsGreek Politicssettlement in the months to come or whether the process has hit a brick wall as a result of the turnout... Agreement may hit a brick wall. If Zaev somehow manages to make headway, the prospect of the pact... constitution, although that level is for binding votes. The defence minister suggested that he had been
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Newsletter 57 - 08/01/2016
miracle worker, or “Harvard-educated free-market reformer”, as the Wall Street Journal describes him.... The Wall Street Journal writes that Mitsotakis won “respect from Greece’s creditors for his efforts... by the government at the beginning of the week. Finding a formula to achieve pension cost savings
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Tsipras faces lenders' wall in Brussels as political tension grows in Athens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA new round of marathon talks are due to take place in Brussels on Thursday after a failure to reach an agreement on Wednesday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held two sets of talks totalling about six hours with European Commission president Jean-Claude...
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Effort to unite PASOK and Potami seems to have hit a wall
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe project to unite PASOK and To Potami in order to create a dynamic third force in Greek politics with the potential to be a key governing partner or kingmaker appears to be in danger of collapsing. Only a few days after the leaders of the two parties...
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Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
AgoraFor two successive years, China has been Germany’s most important trading partner. In 2017, the trade volume between both countries reached 186,6 billion euro. Germany’s second most important trading partner was The Netherlands with 177 billion euro, fo...
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek Politicsinquiry into the accident. In the final session of the inquiry, the New Democracy majority on the panel... in the inquiry panel to engineer a cover-up. Opposition parties and victims’ families have been critical
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Government feels the heat over investigation on anniversary of Tempe rail crash
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe opposition members on the panel called for it to be reopened to examine the material made available... of the inquiry was too narrow and accused the government of using its majority on the panel to block... of the victims. The anniversary coincides with the winding up of the evidence phase
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New government aims for extensive changes to education system
Societydata, cloud computing, 3D printing and platform economy. The Greek education system also scored poorly
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Ionian gas deal strengthens government's aspiration of becoming US energy gateway
PoliticsGreek Politics3D seismic data using advanced technology to design a safe and environmentally responsible drilling
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Inquiry into surveillance scandal begins as ND feeds speculation about change to election law
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe panel elects a head. In comments to the media he also said: “To investigate a case of privacy... conclusive findings and often result in each party represented on the panel submitting its own report... Development Fund (HRADF), Stergios Pitsiorlas, in which he expressed his disappointment at finding out that he
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