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PM offers uniformed personnel bonus as surveillance bill attracts more criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe one-off payment to thousands of uniformed staff is being made in recognition of their effort... that are approved. He indicated that the prosecutor attached to the agency, who needs to sign off
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Newsletter 373 - 10/03/2023
. A snap survey conducted by “People of Greece” for Kathimerini found that only one in four of those... administration to shrug off the entirety of the blame onto its predecessors. Among the developments... convinced the Greek PM that he has to hold off from announcing the date of the general elections. The dates
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Govt looks to tax bonanza for autumn handouts announcement
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the year and to give a one-off payment to pensioners who missed out on the recent rise due..., being caught off-guard by public discontent over access to beaches, and presiding over a major
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SYRIZA inches towards electing new leader, keeps up attacks on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the contest. Should none of them gain more than 50 pct of the vote, a run-off ballot will take place... in the meantime. The cut-off date for applications is September 2, when SYRIZA will hold its... participation in the upcoming elections, knowing that whoever wins will need any boost they can get as one
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Floods force Mitsotakis to postpone policy speech amid political fallout from ferry death
PoliticsGreek Politicsoff his annual speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair to focus on the stricken areas... will go ahead. At least one of the candidates, Nikos Pappas, has called for them to be rescheduled. PASOK... cut off from the emergency services by deep floodwaters and destroyed roads and bridges. Ferry death
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Government talks up privatisation benefits, but opposition questions success story
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government has promoted it as one of the biggest Greek success stories for years and a vote of confidence.... Yeroulanos criticised the government’s decision to “sell off the silverware”, which he said deprived... of selling off the state’s shares in the banks. The figure is based on calculations by the finance ministry’s
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Government's proposals for draconian sentencing deemed unenforceable by opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsthem populist and warning they will prove ineffective. Having fended off large-scale symbolic... as a smokescreen to usher in more questionable changes to the law. PASOK MPs seized on one particular... for an escalation. SYRIZA conference The proceedings of the SYRIZA party conference kick off on Thursday evening
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New measures yet to deliver poll bump for ND as SYRIZA sinks further
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the new leadership contest. One of the issues that will have to be decided is whether the terms..., followed by a run-off ballot on December 1. Regarding the PASOK leadership vote, which is approaching...-off vote was between Androulakis and Doukas, 44.6 pct of the same respondents said they preferred
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PASOK candidates make final push as government plays down latest dig from rogue MPs
PoliticsGreek Politics-off on the following week; however, party leadership elections have proven notoriously hard to call... role in a run-off scenario. Healthcare rebels The prime minister faced yet another public challenge... pressure from constituents angry about the lack of support from central government, while one
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PM accepts economic recovery not being felt by all, argues for more time
PoliticsGreek Politicsof conservative MPs have expressed concern about voters not feeling better off financially even though... and boost revenues pay off. This is also predicated on the government convincing Greece’s European partners... is the one that shows support for Stefanos Kasselakis’s Movement for Democracy party, which was only
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