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US-China port spat gives Athens taste of diplomatic challenges ahead
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Chinese embassy in Athens has issued a pointed rebuke to comments by the US ambassador about the ownership of Piraeus port, highlighting the risks posed by the Greek government’s growing alignment with Washington. The war of words between the diplomatic missions of US and China erupted after
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Newsletter 485 - 21/11/2025
administration’s official stance, were met with a sharp rebuke from the Chinese embassy, which
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PM’s rivals rally to farmers’ cause as protests continue across country
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be considering the launch of his own right-wing party, delivered a sharp rebuke. He declared
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Tension over financial checks on Tempe families indicative of new faultline in Greek politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe sharpest rebuke, declaring: “This is not a rule‑of‑law state but a vindictive state.” He argued
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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
AgoraSince the start of the Greek crisis, many international commentators (as well as locals) have been holding out hope that a reformist white knight would emerge from the political morass and ride... from being the eurozone’s bête noire to its great white hope. However, by the summer of 2014, Samaras
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Obama ends with big picture amid dwindling hope
AgoraMinister Antonis Samaras at the White House in August 2013. “What we also agreed to is that in dealing... and will be followed by a president that does not guarantee policy continuation at the White House? Well
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Energy, defence high on agenda as Tsipras prepares for US visit
PoliticsForeign Policythe issue of Greek debt again, especially as the White House meeting will take place in the wake... to the White House will conclude a round of meetings aimed at stepping up Greece's presence abroad
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Labour market reforms did exactly what they were supposed to
Agoraworkers and permanent white-collar workers which did not allow young workers, women and long-term...- and white-collar workers. The threshold for collective dismissals, especially for larger companies
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Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
meeting with Mitsotakis, there was a positive mood going into the talks at the White House. He described... irked Ankara. The official statement released by the White House on Tuesday night stresses the need
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First challenges for tourism plan, as public relaxes approach to virus
PoliticsGreek Politicsfaced criticism from the opposition that the so-called “white list” of 29 countries, which... that Australia, one of countries on the government’s “white list”, prevents citizens from leaving
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