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Newsletter 367 - 27/01/2023
motion against the government in yet another bid by the opposition party to put Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the spot over the issue and perhaps put a bigger dent in his hopes of being re... hope to gain from the initiative as New Democracy holds a six-seat majority with a strong record
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PM appoints new national security advisor as talks with Turkey hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the appointment of Thanos Dokos to the post... the National Security Council, a new body created by the prime minister. Dokos had been serving... to make it appear that the exploration had been prevented. Dokos himself is not a stranger
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Newsletter 398 - 20/10/2023
was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK and supported by main... within its own ranks. Despite the defiant spin put on the results, the outcome was a chastening one... that this sense of malaise does not set in as it will put his government on the back foot, perhaps
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Differences over Macedonia name issue put coalition unity under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsand since he is aware there is a strong chance of snap elections being held next year after Greece exits its... of the two coalition partners to put this course at risk over this issue, which might not be solvable... the NATO summit in July. This could put the coalition parties in an awkward position before
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Newsletter 387 - 30/06/2023
PoliticsMitsotakis re-elected, Tsipras beaten and far right resurgentSunday’s election delivered... to strong showings in both of this year’s elections, giving him not only a strong mandate from... as Mitsotakis has put much stock in the continued economic recovery. Under former Labour Minister Kostis
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New Democracy sticks by snap polls call as gov't looks to probe, tender for relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat New Democracy submitted its request before the government managed to put together its proposal... ended up being beaten to the punch by New Democracy. The government’s proposals was table... for broadcasting licences. The tender will be put to public consultation before its launch a few days later
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Newsletter 352 - 23/09/2022
, the SYRIZA leader also put forward a plan to subsidise rents for young Greeks but he also stated his... is cutting through with the electorate.EconomyPublic finances head for strong finish to 2022, but bigger... as the targets up to August were comfortably beaten, by close to 6 billion euros. Revenues were 5.7 billion
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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK...The results of the second round of local elections, held on Sunday, put a substantially different... positives to take away since ND’s strong performances in electoral encounters began in 2019. After
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Greece gets close-up view of rapidly changing US foreign policy position
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece’s strong commitment to meeting NATO defense spending obligations while welcoming Greece’s..., the military cooperation also remains strong with nearly 16.5 billion dollars in active foreign military... UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters. On Friday, Rubio applauded Greece’s strong commitment to meeting NATO
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Strong resistance within SYRIZA leaves Tsipras with tough juggling act
PoliticsGreek Politicstaken on Sunday. SYRIZA central committee members voted to adopt the position put forward... that it should be rejected. However, the amendment put forward by the party's left-wing received... a strong presence on the 11-member political secretariat. Six of the seats went to the members from
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