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PASOK battles for political space as Tsipras edges closer to launch
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe party as “modern, united and ready for a new path of victory”. The most politically charged... “crime and cover‑up”, citing: the surveillance scandal, which he called the gravest in modern Greek
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BoG provides insight into Greece’s housing affordability problem
EconomyFeaturesbuilt in the 1970s - often necessitates additional capital for renovations to meet modern living... in property values, fuelled by external demand and a shortage of modern supply, is narrowing the housing
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Urban planning scandal deepens as Tsipras unveils five cost of living pledges
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the Central Council of Modern Monuments. The government insists the resignations are unrelated... lacks modern tools of transparency and control, and that digitisation is the only effective way
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Newsletter 458 - 04/04/2025
Mitsotakis has approved pay increases for members of the armed forces and paved the way this week... Minister Nikos Dendias confirmed last Friday that members of Greece’s armed forces would see their pay... become contentious in recent days following the PM’s announcement of pay rises for armed forces
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Unpopular but effective property tax returns for another year
EconomyMacroeconomyMinister Giorgos Houliarakis recently said that 6 million households will pay the same or even lower ENFIA for 2016 compared to the previous year, while 500,000 are expected to pay a higher amount... value were due to pay at least 50,000 euros each with the aggregate amount reaching 265.7 million
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PM sees 'new Greece' rising from Hellinikon rubble, pledges more aid for struggling firms
PoliticsGreek Politicsdays in office. Instead, it has taken a year before he could pay a visit to the site in southern... will pay for the demolition work and oversee the successful conclusion of the tender for the casino... be expanded, along with a reduction in the tax businesses have to pay in advance this year. Companies
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Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government to resign prompted an emergency late night meeting of top ministry and judicial officials on Wednesday. There was surprise that the government gave such attention to the statement, which amounted to a demand
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Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras has come up with a surprising proposal to give hope to young Greeks, including those considering leaving the country because of record unemployment: Free wi-fi throughout Greece. Samaras made the unusual suggestion during a rare primetime TV interview on Monday night
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To Potami intensifies efforts to mop up disgruntled Greek voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the unusual nature of his party, is now likely to step up efforts to lure voters to To Potami
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Newsletter 1 31/10/2014
, especially if they are from the same party, are not necessarily a rare occurrence – even within the unusual
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