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Government preparing U-turn on controversial tax measure in bid to win back self-employed
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Finance Ministry is believed to be paving the way to repeal an unpopular tax measure widely blamed for losing New Democracy support among self-employed earners. Among the tax reforms included..., eliminating collective bargaining from the process. The PM argued that this was the most appropriate way
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Newsletter 439 - 01/11/2024
PoliticsMitsotakis turns to tax policy in search of reliefPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is looking towards tax interventions as a way of rallying his party and winning over voters. The prime... is believed to be paving the way to repeal an unpopular tax measure widely blamed for losing New Democracy
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Post-election blamestorming or Why Harris lost and the Democrats should nominate Oprah
AgoraClinton, by way of his decades of experience in the Senate. Biden had no such need for Harris other than..., that would have cleared the way for a full-blown candidate selection process. Prospective nominees
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SYRIZA leadership settled in first round as Famellos looks to build on rare moment of unity
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the hopes among SYRIZA officials is that Kasselakis’s departure will pave the way for voters who... the results were announced. He suggested that the smooth way in which the election was held
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Mitsotakis and Androulakis meet but keep their distance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA long-anticipated meeting between PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis and PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis on Wednesday broke the ice between the two men but delivered little in the way of consensus on key issues... to paint the social democrats as naysayers standing in the way of reform. Coming out of the one-on-one
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Athens ponders Syria shake-up with particular focus on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policythe way for Turkey to fill this void. The situation is quite fluid now, diplomats say, adding..." – and with international law leading the way – will try to find a "solution to major chronic problems
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Mitsotakis gets policy ball rolling as clues sought for decision on next president
PoliticsGreek Politicsas paving the way for the PM to choose a candidate from the centre-left, thereby ensuring PASOK’s... as it seeks to claw its way back to becoming a genuine challenger in Greek politics: It faces a dilemma
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Under pressure from public opinion, Mitsotakis concedes mistakes on Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicsopen the way for the possible prosecution of political figures from the ruling New Democracy party... a political perspective, he said that the government would not stand in the way of a preliminary inquiry
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Mitsotakis backs Ukraine as Athens tries to balance position with Trump administration
PoliticsForeign PolicyTrump’s call Zelensky a dictator. He said that the US president has a special way to express himself... on international law. This way, I can rightfully invoke international law if there is a similar
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UN hosts Cyprus talks as Israel gets behind electricity interconnector
PoliticsForeign Policyagain. The talks are seen as a way to try to break a deadlock in the peace negotiations, which... and deterrent” way. In white paper dedicated to the European defense strategy, which is due
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