Search
-
ND defends economic pledges as Kammenos repeats walkout threat
PoliticsGreek Politics. He argued that in 2014, when the New Democracy-led coalition reduced VAT in the food service sector... will then be submitted to Parliament in Athens for approval in February or March. However, in a TV interview on Monday, Tsipras’s governing partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader Panos Kammenos, repeated his
66% -
Mitsotakis defends his record against backdrop of tough migration package
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPlevris, was refused entry to eastern Libya for negotiations. The measures include a three-month... are, we do not accept you”. Plevris followed up with a TV interview in which he said that non... Mitsotakis of resorting to anti-migration policies to deflect from the failure of foreign policy in Libya
65% -
Migratory flows and maritime rights create Libya conundrum for Athens
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe issue of Libya is a concern again for the Greek government and its diplomats. However, this time problems with Libya do not only concern the internationally-recognised government in Tripoli... worrying developments for Athens. The first concerns the increased migratory flows from Libya
64% -
Government accused of complacency on food supply and price hikes
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeeting held on Monday to assess the functioning of the food supply chain and gauge the need for further... increase in the food price index. The adverse scenario would see food prices rising by as much as 50... that high energy costs and skyrocketing prices of fertilisers are deterring domestic food production
62% -
Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist
PoliticsForeign PolicyIncreased migrant flows from Libya to southern Crete are causing the Greek government much concern.... This is why European Commissioner Magnus Brunner is visiting Libya on Tuesday. He is due to meet officials... hour. Talks focused on the problem of the irregular arrivals from the northeastern part of Libya
62% -
Newsletter 277 -11/12/2020
critics, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave an interview to Alpha TV on Monday night in which he attempted... of an effort to create a licencing procedure, with national TV broadcasters having to meet certain... to introduce more flexible forms of labour. The unions reacted by pulling the plug on TV news bulletins
61% -
Diplomatic drive turns to Ukraine and Libya, again
PoliticsForeign Policywent on a working visit to Libya on July 4 and 5, with stops in Tripoli and Benghazi. The visit took.... While Fragogiannis was in Libya, Dendias visited Kiev and Odessa to hold talks with the Ukrainian... hope for the safeguarding of their rights.” Libya On the same day and some kilometers away
60% -
Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication
PoliticsForeign Policyplanning his visit to Libya for some time, but due to several postponements the visit was finally... Council, Mohamed al Menfi, also Libya’s former Ambassador to Greece. When Dendias’s airplane landed... energy exploration deal with Ankara based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum, which Greece has
60% -
SYRIZA states intention to continue as minority govt after ANEL leaves coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAgreement, despite the expected departure of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) from... with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who leads ANEL... in SYRIZA see the divorce from ANEL as a positive, considering that it was a political compromise
60% -
Haftar defeats prompt Athens to take fresh look at Libya crisis
PoliticsForeign PolicyDevelopments in Libya, where a UN-backed government of National Accord (GNA) supported militarily... in Libya. The recent military victories for the GNA have led to nearly all of western Libya being... what is going on in Libya, whose future has become unpredictable. The Greek side turned to Marshall
59%