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Tsipras calls snap elections after heavy defeat that puts ND on course for clear majority
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras called snap elections on Sunday after SYRIZA suffered a heavy defeat in the European Parliament elections, making it virtually impossible for him to hold on until the end of the government’s term in September. New Democracy was on course late on Sunday to win
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Pandemic takes heavy toll on Greek workers, study finds
EconomyFeaturesof poverty. Losing a job comes at a particularly heavy price in Greece, since after two years
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OECD sees heavy hit from pandemic, gradual recovery in 2021 picking up pace in 2022
Economyto 13.5 percent in 2022. Exports will suffer a heavy hit this year, declining by almost a quarter
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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
on this front so far, though. Pandemic takes heavy toll on Greek workers Research by GSEE finds that all... and exposing them to a particularly high risk of poverty. Losing a job comes at a particularly heavy... released a YouTube spot blaming ND for allowing banks to seize and liquidate borrowers’ property
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Government moves to shake off Tempe affair after opposition bids at prosecution fall flat
PoliticsGreek Politicstrain in February 2023, to face trial for breach of duty. This was a path chosen by the ruling party... from YouTube, where the report notes the emergence of a thriving far-right influencer scene.
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New political clash over police violence, but ND seems unperturbed
PoliticsGreek Politicsheavy-handedness, which critics claim is being covered up or ignored by the government-friendly media... resigned over the handling of sexual abuse allegations against the former National Theatre cultural
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Special tax structure would benefit hotels and jobs, bank argues
EconomyFeaturesin recent years, heavy taxation, especially VAT, remains a problem. In October 2015, a new rate of hotel VAT... hotel buildings that have not been used before. In the case of a transfer, a 2.4 percent stamp duty... duty, etc) may be due for the foreign investor. Greece’s hotel industry has been voicing concern
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Greece and Turkey launch latest round of talks, building up to Ankara visit by Mitsotakis
PoliticsForeign PolicyMitsotakis and Turkey’s president Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Talks are expected to focus on bilateral.... “We all have a duty; we have a duty towards society and future generations. For me, the easiest
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Greece and Turkey keep mood positive as foreign ministers meet
PoliticsForeign Policyalso clarified that in the current geopolitical circumstances “our duty is to ensure the defensive... to achieve a positive momentum in bilateral relations over the past two years thanks to the determination of our leaders,” he said adding that “we will have greater success in bilateral relations if we
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Greece gets close-up view of rapidly changing US foreign policy position
PoliticsForeign Policythe two men was postponed four times due to the latter’s heavy schedule. Officials in Athens believe... Minister statements said that bilateral relations, regional cooperation and the international... Greece with the United States. The very high point that these bilateral relations are at today
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