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New Democracy leadership headed for showdown with right wing over migrant labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe seeds of its implementation. It also hints that a similar path may beckon for other initiatives... to same-sex marriage. Opinion poll The polling figures go a long way to explain why this is a bad
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Mitsotakis picks way through Feb challenges with support for farmers, fixity on universities
PoliticsGreek Politicsto change Greece at all levels”. There were, however, hints of concessions on some fronts... on the subject, a recent survey suggests that the public has much more limited expectations. Polling by MRB
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Newsletter 445 - 13/12/2024
these two fringe parties on 5.7 pct.EconomyBudget exudes fiscal stability, but hints at political... by the first group of MPs to leave SYRIZA last year, just 1 pct. Kasselakis’s party is polling at 4.5
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PM hails Chevron bid as vote of confidence amid mixed reactions to TIF package
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum which claims some of the maritime zones south of Crete. The prospect... of missteps in relations with Egypt and Libya have led his critics to question the credibility of Greek diplomacy in the region. Post-TIF poll The first polling following the launch
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Retail sales up by 14.1 pct in Aug, volume rises by 4.4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyeffects are reflected in volumes, with fuels up by just 1.7 percent, and modest rises in food by 3.3... consumer confidence fell sharply by 6.7 points to -57.9 points with the indicator on a rolling... unchanged on the rolling 12-month basis. Overall, Greece’s economic sentiment (ESI) reversed
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Import prices turn negative in Feb for first time in two years
EconomyMacroeconomymonth. The index has now four consecutive monthly contractions. The index’s 12-month rolling..., then durables by 3.3 percent. Intermediate goods were up by 2.9 percent and capital goods were up... a 13.5 percent increase in January. Month-on-month (MoM), the index decreased by 3.3 percent.
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Newsletter 385 - 16/06/2023
the extra votes it needs to rise from 2.9 to 3.3 pct but Plefsi Eleftherias is seen making an even... the 2.6 pct it received in May to clinch 3.3 pct on June 25. If these results materialise, New Democracy... real incomes gains for workers, as even if counting the latest 12-month rolling period up to May
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Turkey maintains maritime pressure as Athens and Ankara court Haftar
PoliticsForeign Policyas Chevron’s decision to submit a proposal for two blocks south of Crete despite the Turkey-Libya... spatial planning (MSF) last April, but since then is trying to leverage its footprint in Libya... the Turkish-Libyan memorandum. Belgacem Haftar, the son of Khalifa Haftar and director of Libya’s
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Athens presses Benghazi in bid to block ratification of Turkish–Libyan maritime pact
PoliticsForeign PolicyGerapetritis and Aguila Saleh, president of Libya’s Benghazi-based House of Representatives. The meeting formed part of Athens’ regular contacts with representatives of Libya’s de facto government... of Exclusive Economic Zones among Greece, Turkey, Libya, Egypt and Cyprus. During the meeting, Gerapetritis
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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