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PM launches reconstruction plan for disaster-hit regions as SYRIZA walkout spawns new group
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe departure to the Speaker of Parliament, one of the latest wave, Nassos Iliopoulos made clear the 11... the dynamic as “more than a forum and less than a party”. SYRIZA has now lost one third of its... opposition. One possible scenario now making the rounds is that of a potential alliance between
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Newsletter 403 - 24/11/2023
to form a parliamentary group. SYRIZA has now lost one third of its central committee of 300 members... an irreversible decline. The one saving grace for Kasselakis is that there are doubts about whether PASOK and KKE..., while PASOK is only making marginal progress under the leadership of Androulakis. One possible scenario
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Dissent in ND ranks as SYRIZA leader struggles to find stable pattern
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras, one of the current New Democracy leader’s predecessors as head... to the left-wing party losing second spot in the opinion polls. Former minister Alexis Haritsis, one... suggested that Kasselakis is limiting himself just to slogans and one-liners, while lacking any
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New Democracy leadership headed for showdown with right wing over migrant labour bill
PoliticsGreek Politicson migration touted by the conservative party and warn that it will attract more economic migrants. One... but was a one-off work visa scheme aiming to include around 30,000 people to the regular workforce... that the legislation would not compromise the government’s stance on border control which he defended as one
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PM under pressure from both sides over marriage equality legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicsunions has proved a controversial one since Mitsotakis revived the prospect of reforming family law... went against the party’s tough stance on migration, the PM was able to secure the votes of all but one... with corporate management practices. At least one SYRIZA MP reacted publicly, objecting to the tone
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Mitsotakis identifies triangulation as key to success, Kasselakis gathers MPs for policy talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPolicy editor Ravi Agrawal during one of the World Economic Forum’s discussions, Mitsotakis set out how... responsible patriots, while at the same time being progressive when it comes to topics where one needs... in the gathering, with only one saying that she would refuse to participate. Kasselakis has attracted some
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Newsletter 410 - 02/02/2024
for the current protests. One of the main arguments being made by the farmers is that the compensation payments... housebuilding, was one of the main drivers of Greek growth in the years that followed the euro adoption... returned to a more stable path. One of those decisions will have to be about the viability of the Golden
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Government braces for farmers' protest, SYRIZA officials put out by leader's approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsan inability to satisfy the agricultural sector’s demands, but one of New Democracy’s main opponents, SYRIZA.... It was a message that Mitsotakis repeated in his customary Facebook post on Sunday and one he is expected... in the demonstration. One of the key demands they are making is for the special consumption tax on farming fuel
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Government feels the heat over investigation on anniversary of Tempe rail crash
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOne year on from the train collision at Tempe which claimed the lives of 57 passengers and railway... of a cover-up. On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the crash, chief government spokesman Pavlos.... Meanwhile, an online petition launched by the mother of one of the victims calling for immunity to be lifted
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Newsletter 414 - 01/03/2024
prospects. On Wednesday, Kasselakis joined protests in Athens to mark the one-year anniversary... to significant reductions in more than 1,500 product codes. One of the initiatives relates to baby formula... leave Greece as one of the most expensive countries in the product type. The government is also
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