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Newsletter 406 - 15/12/2023
with the government trying to come up with yet more measures to tackle hooliganism after a policeman was gravely... is heading for another solid year of growth in 2023 as the latest for October showed another strong rise... his social democrat rival, Nikos Androulakis. While 11 pct of respondents said that Androulakis would
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Nightmare on Democracy Street
Agorais going to require a strong dose of political will, a potion that has traditionally been in short supply in Greece. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has indicated he is ready to talk if ND’s verbal... will and strong institutions as the main tools to stop fascism’s rise. If this base can be formed, perhaps
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Stomach for the fight
Agorabut possess the strong pairs of lungs needed for a long and persistent verbal battle with SYRIZA... at the Justice, Energy or Infrastructure ministries, all of which have big tasks to fulfil. Nikos Dendias
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PM aims to mend ties with church and stem loss of right-wing voters
PoliticsGreek Politics. A number of other New Democracy lawmakers, and even ministers, have come under verbal attack... seem to have strong objections to the legislation. Retaining the faithful Last week, a survey carried... and muzzled, we’ll have such incidents,” said parliamentarian Nikos Papadopoulos during a meeting
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Newsletter 288 - 12/03/2021
some protestors pulling a policeman off his motorcycle and beating him. The police suggested... as “appalling” and focussing on the serious injuries suffered by the policeman. We warned against... to monitor police violence, headed by constitutional expert Nikos Alivizatos, has wound-up its activities
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PM touts strong economy and housing measures but voters focus on everyday worries
PoliticsGreek Politics. New Democracy maintains a strong lead in opinion polls, but large segments of voters have been underwhelmed by the government’s economic measures to date and express strong support for the farmers... the picture presented by the PM and the unfolding OPEKEPE farm payments scandal. PASOK leader Nikos
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Tsipras keeps IMF waiting, turns focus to MPs and opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat he is pushing as hard as he can for an agreement that is as painless as possible. SYRIZA MPs... side are difficult for SYRIZA to swallow, which was underlined by Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis
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Athens in quandary over IMF as Fund's role in bailout is firmed up
PoliticsGreek Politicsresponse from Athens but in an interview with the News 247 website, State Minister Nikos Pappas... are relatively painless, such as a levy on gambling, to achieve the targets. At the same time
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Current account deficit widens to 404 mln in March
EconomyMacroeconomyby 8.1 percent with receipts up 13.3 percent, entirely reflecting a strong growth (+34.3 percent) in non... a sharp drop in the primary income surplus (by 859 million) followed by a narrowing of the services
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Out with the old, in with the old
Agorathan 18 months later, these voters are likely to be feeling a strong sense of disappointment... up by the unsubstantiated promises that another viable (and painless) option to the bailout
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