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Newsletter 302 - 18/06/2021
of the education bill, which were summarised by Kerameus at Wednesday’s cabinet meeting. The draft.... In a preparatory meeting of the political council, Tsipras outlined what he clearly views as the most promising... Minister Christos Staikouras at Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, he outlined the medium-term objectives
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Government U-turns again to tighten Covid measures over Christmas
PoliticsGreek Politicsthemselves while observing the measures, but that he would advise them to avoid meeting with elderly... advisory committee on the pandemic, which will be meeting anew to assess the situation on December... trailed in the media following a meeting of the expert committee on Wednesday evening, mark another U
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Government accused of complacency on food supply and price hikes
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeeting held on Monday to assess the functioning of the food supply chain and gauge the need for further... this backdrop, expectations were high that the urgent ministerial meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos... from the meeting prompted a storm of criticism from opposition parties, as well as from some
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Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington
PoliticsForeign Policyto global LNG imports. The meeting was arranged days after Russian energy giant Gazprom cut off supplies... point of gas from the eastern Mediterranean to Europe," Mitsotakis recently said during a meeting... the purchase of 40 new F-16 fighter jets and because a meeting between President Biden and Recep Tayyip
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Govt counts cost of own energy package as hopes of coordinated EU response fade
PoliticsGreek Politicsat Monday’s meeting of energy ministers. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told Real News over the long... counterparts at an emergency meeting in Brussels for an EU-wide cap on wholesale energy prices... told the meeting. The EU agenda, however, was more specifically focussed on honing a common
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PM pledges another billion for energy bills as govt retreats over environment bill
PoliticsGreek Politicseffect in terms of winning over public opinion. During a cabinet meeting on Thursday, the Greek PM... comments made by the PM before the start of the cabinet meeting, he suggested that the decisions being... of this week’s meeting of EU energy ministers, the Greek government drafted a non-paper proposing how gas
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Mitsotakis counters Erdogan claims at UN, makes case for cooperation
PoliticsForeign Policysource of friction. As for Erdogan, who has repeatedly said he does not want a meeting, Mitsotakis said that he is always open to a meeting with him, indicating that this could happen at next month’s... of the informal meeting of EU leaders within the so-called European political community, to which Turkey has
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PM signals April elections as MP at centre of latest sleaze scandal resigns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAt the new year’s first cabinet meeting, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis gave the strongest signal yet... surfaced just before the Christmas holidays. On Wednesday the first cabinet meeting of the year... expected to participate in an urgent meeting with the prime minister and senior health officials
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PM strikes public diplomacy coup with Zelensky visit, faces criticism over wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicsto control the latest outbreaks of wildfires across the country. On Monday, a meeting of eleven leaders... by the appearance of the Ukrainian president, and the announcements which followed his meeting... Sea grain exports, as well as ongoing support for Ukraine’s Euro-Atlantic integration. His meeting
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ND keeps eye on upcoming local elections amid ongoing complaints about wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicswith criticism from the opposition parties ringing in his ears after the PM held a meeting with officials to address the extensive damage inflicted by the wildfires. Tuesday’s meeting involved several... winter sets in. The opposition parties dismissed the meeting as little more than a public relation stunt
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