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Bomb blast fuels political clash as ND limits Tsipras's options on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsno longer count him among the possible supporters of the deal, beyond SYRIZA’s 145 MPs. New... to support the deal, which was evident in the equivocal stance taken by To Potami. Theoharis’s move... independents will help him collect the votes that he needs to ensure that the deal passes with a simple
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Tsipras set to secure support for name deal after delay to vote
PoliticsGreek Politics, setting out the reasons behind their opposing views of the name deal. Tsipras spent a large part.... On his part, Mitsotakis described the situation that the name deal will create as a “minefield,” arguing... to the name deal in Parliament and Greek public opinion. Opinion polls A Pulse poll for Skai TV indicated
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Ankara springs surprise on Athens with Libya maritime deal
PoliticsForeign Policythe delineation of maritime zones or just a deal in principle that sets the framework for a final deal... the Turkish coastline of Marmaris-Fethiye-Kas and Libya’s coastline of Derna–Tobruk–Bordia. Whatever the deal... on Thursday that the deal “cannot violate the sovereign rights of third countries.” “Such an action would
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ND defends economic pledges as Kammenos repeats walkout threat
PoliticsGreek Politicselections, which many expect Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call in May. Macedonia name deal Questions persist about the possibility of the Macedonia name deal upsetting Tsipras’s plans..., the Parliament in Skopje will then also have to approve the deal. This process is expected to be completed
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Kammenos prepares to quit coalition amid ANEL unrest, issues to settle with PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the constitutional changes required as part of the name deal with Athens. The final parliamentary... will demand that none of ANEL’s deputies support the deal. In comments on Monday, Papachristopoulos... ANEL lawmaker expected to back the name deal. ANEL currently has seven MPs, including Kammenos
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Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade
Agora, anti-memorandum, a label covering a wide range of the political spectrum that raged against the deal... across the Balkan route closed down gradually and the EU-Turkey deal was signed in March 2016... having to deal with a pick-up in numbers as relations with Turkey turned sour again. Although
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Newsletter 210 -07/06/2019
to the previous month, the index fell by 3.3 percent April’s figure was driven by declines in three out of five... months. Month-on-month (MoM), the index declined by 3.3 percent after a downward revised increase of 0.1..., Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou, Administrative Reform Minister Mariliza Xenogiannakopoulou and Interior
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Rise of small parties creates pre- and post-election complications
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe extra votes it needs to rise from 2.9 to 3.3 pct but Plefsi Eleftherias is seen making an even... pct it received in May to clinch 3.3 pct on June 25. If these results materialise, New Democracy.... Reports also suggest that conservative officials are considering merging the Interior and Digital
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Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015
possible Lafazanis chose this as a battle he could win, knowing that blocking any deal with the eurozone might be too much of a risk. Much will depend on how the public reacts to any deal... in his cabinet, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose former New Democracy Interior Minister Prokopis
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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