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Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025
—spurred by a diplomatic debacle in Libya. On Tuesday, a high-level EU delegation, including Greece’s newly... on curbing Mediterranean boat crossings. But the meeting with General Khalifa Haftar, eastern Libya’s de
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New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants. On Saturday, for instance, he posted on X that: “The illegal immigrants who entered from Libya... to take this emergency action after a massive increase in arrivals from Libya on Crete and nearby
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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
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Greece gets new finance minister but old guard dominates cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEnding days of speculation, the new Greek cabinet was named on Monday, with Eurobank economist Gikas Hardouvelis being appointed Yannis Stournaras’s successor at the Finance Ministry. Hardouvelis’s appointment was by far the most notable. There was no change at 10 of the 19 ministries and apart
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Greece's new finance minister lines up for a marathon (and several short sprints)
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe naming of economist Gikas Hardouvelis as Greece’s new finance minister took most observers by surprise but the big challenges awaiting him are no secret. Hardouvelis’s appointment caught many off guard because his name was not among more than half a dozen that had been linked with the post over
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Stomach for the fight
Agorathat, the only major change was at the Finance Ministry, where economist Gikas Hardouvelis replaced
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With prior actions pending, PASOK showing signs of adjustment fatigue
PoliticsGreek Politicswork to do in a short period of time. Greece’s new finance minister, Gikas Hardouvelis, is expected
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Coalition caught between pleasing lenders and voters ahead of next troika review
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Gikas Hardoiuvelis will propose splitting it into two parts. According to his plan, one part
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Stress mounts ahead of ECB's tests on Greek banks
EconomyA report over the weekend suggests that the Greek government has expressed concerns to its eurozone partners and the European Central Bank about the imminent stress tests on local banks. Kathimerini newspaper reported on Sunday that Greek Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis warned his eurozone
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End of troika in Greece would create new challenges for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsa meeting with Finance Minister Gikas Hardouvelis to voice its complaints about problems
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