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Samaras buys some time with request for confidence vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsballot. There will still be a paucity of candidates possessing the gravitas or willingness to stand... as an attempt to regroup his government, giving it a better chance of remaining in power. By calling
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Government under fire for supporting controversial fertility conference
PoliticsGreek Politicsfeatured prominent physicians, but critics noted that their gravitas was undermined by the presence... on the government ministers remaining on the panel to follow her lead. The announcement advised
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Athens offers continued, but limited support to Ukraine, while seeking balance with China
PoliticsForeign Policyrelations with Greece. In February, China’s Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chunlan visited Athens. However, she... with Chunlan. The Chinese official signed a Memorandum of Understanding in sports as well as two
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Alpha Bank posts net profits of 48.1 mln in Q1, Greek NPE formation turns slightly negative on write-offs
EconomyBanking-on-quarter (QoQ) to 305 million, mostly reflecting a drop in operating expenses following...Alpha Bank concluded the release of Greek banks’ first quarter (Q1) results, remaining profitable... percent in Greece and at 53.8 percent at a group level with the NPE coverage ratio remaining stable
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Polls show drastic erosion of trust in institutions, but ND retaining political dominance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek public’s trust in state institutions has plummeted in the past five years, according to surveys published this week. The findings present a troubling counterpoint to polls which show New Democracy and PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis continuing to enjoy...
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Athens gears up for name talks as coalition and opposition try to define their positions
PoliticsForeign Policy, Athens was prepared to accept a composite name. It seems that the SYRIZA government is using... that it supports and negotiates for a composite name erga omnes (to be applied in all cases), which was Greece... of a composite name with a geographical qualifier set out in 2008. He added though that “the devil is hidden
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Newsletter 164 -01/06/2018
against any final agreement as it would be based on a composite name with a geographical or time..., the Greek government also has to move quickly to complete the fourth review’s remaining prior actions... on the remaining issues by the time the Eurogroup takes place a year later. According to reports this week
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Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021
Vaccines turn political PM announces compulsory jabs for some, prompting first major anti-vax protest Amid concerns about an approaching fourth Covid wave hitting Greece this summer, the government announced the start of compulsory vaccinations this wee...
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Macedonia name talks move along but key issues still to be addressed
PoliticsForeign Policycomposite name with the use of “Macedonia.” In Skopje, Zaev does not have the parliamentary majority... and that progress on the remaining four will be much more difficult. Comments from FYROM officials
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Macedonia name deal in hands of Tsipras and Zaev
PoliticsForeign Policythat insisted no agreement has yet been reached. It added that any pact would be based on a composite name... both Greece and FYROM to “solve the last remaining issues.” Berlin is concerned about stability
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