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Budget primary confirmed at deficit of 1.47 bln in Jan as taxes dwindle
EconomyMacroeconomy. Net revenues came to 3.85 billion euros, below target by 812 million euros. The monthly primary... a deficit of 782 million euros for the month.
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Mati fire investigation puts spotlight on authorities and government
PoliticsGreek Politicswildfire in Mati, which caused 100 deaths, after prosecutors’ investigated how authorities dealt... they will launch a parliamentary inquiry into the Mati fire. He suggested that the prosecutors’ report has... that the Mati disaster would damage SYRIZA’s ratings last year but the first opinion polls published after
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Mitsotakis uses justice reform as election rallying cry in aftermath of Mati verdict
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWith the verdict of the Mati trial still fresh, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sought to rally... in charge of the botched response to the deadly Mati wildfire of 2018 as an example of a lumbering... attributed the leniency of the Mati verdicts to changes to the penal code introduced by the SYRIZA-ANEL
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Athens buoyed by content, mood of Mitsotakis trip to Washington
PoliticsForeign Policythe world's longest submarine power cable (310 kilometres (190 mi) from Israel to Cyprus and 898... Europe. Additionally, Mitsotakis has announced the appointment of Nikos Tsafos, a member of the Center
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Coalition pledges to demolish illegal buildings following Mati fire
PoliticsGreek Politicson the outskirts of Athens very closely with the high death toll in the Mati fire. One of the coalition’s... the human cost of the Mati fire. The next step by the government to show that it is taking decisive
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Newsletter 285 - 19/02/2021
and effective management. The opposition party, though, is still haunted by the stigma of the Mati...’ Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis referred to the Mati fire when he responded to SYRIZA’s.... “The people asking about this issue should ask themselves about what they did in Mati, where
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Newsletter 491 - 23/01/2026
translate into durable political support.EconomyEU–Mercosur deal promises gains for industry, risks for agricultureTensions around the recent Mercosur trade deal are far from settled after the European.... The EU–Mercosur trade deal, which took two and a half decades to negotiate, establishes a vast
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Dispute with farmers set to escalate as government offer rejected by holdouts
PoliticsGreek Politicsof farmers. Mercosur Similar charges are laid against New Democracy for its handling of the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, which emerged as a key issue during the farmer’s protests. On Tuesday... producers. Marinakis argued that on balance the Mercosur deal offered new export opportunities
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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
PoliticsGreek Politics. On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold such a sensitive post. Tsafos, who had previously served as Mitsotakis’s advisor on energy, was forced
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Newsletter 172 -27/07/2018
questioned The deadly wildfire in Mati, northeast of Athens, which claimed more than 80 lives has... to journalists that there is evidence which points to the fires in Kinetta, west of Athens, and Mati being the product of arson. The officials also explained that the speed with which the Mati blaze, which
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