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Tsipras tries to resolve trash row as opposition goes on offensive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government looks set to overcome one of the domestic problems that has been troubling it over the last few days but others are likely to fester. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras took the lead on Monday evening in a bid to end the strike by refuse colle...
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Industrial production grows 1.7 pct in July for tenth positive reading in a row
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Industrial Production Index (IPI) increased by 1.7 percent in July following upwardly revised growth of 1.8 percent in June, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data revealed on Friday. The headline figure for July is the tenth consecutive ...
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Russia responds to expulsions but diplomatic row seen petering out
PoliticsForeign PolicyRussia has expelled two Greek diplomats and has forbidden two others from entering the country in retaliation to a similar move by Athens a month ago. The Russian diplomats were expelled by Athens because the Greek secret service informed the government...
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Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe last of the three government bills due to be adopted before Parliament’s summer recess begins was adopted on Thursday amid much acrimony. The final draft law, which brought together various disparate provisions, proved the most controversial of all ...
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PM identifies pending pensions as key problem, while row brews over media law
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has identified clearing the pensions backlog as one of the government’s priorities for 2021 after New Democracy struggled to live up to its pledge to ensure retirees receive their payments in less time than in the past...
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Snow melts in Athens, political row over storm response heats up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the snow that fell in and around Athens on Tuesday began to melt on Wednesday, the political clash over responsibility for the aftermath of storm front “Medea” began to heat up. Efforts were being made on Wednesday to restore electricity, and in some...
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Retail sales grow for fifth month in a row but rate eases to 8.8 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGrowth in Greece’s retail sales slowed down in August, rising by 8.8 percent year-on-year (YoY), from a slightly downward revised 13.1 percent in July, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday. Retail sales have been growing continu...
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Government initiative on supermarket prices reignites cost-of-living row
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest government response to the cost-of-living crisis has been met with scepticism by opposition parties, as evidence suggests Greeks are paying more for basic goods than their European peers. Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis was out on Wedn...
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Row over independent probe into surveillance affair threatens to boil over
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is facing a mounting constitutional dispute that is related to the surveillance scandal, an issue that New Democracy has been trying to put to bed ahead of the elections later this year. The latest flare-up was caused by Supreme Court pro...
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Constitutional row follows political storm over prosecutor's intervention in surveillance probe
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn the latest twist in the surveillance affair, a controversial opinion by Greece's top prosecutor has come under sustained attack by opposition parties and constitutional experts. The widespread reaction brings the allegations of politically motivated ...
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