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PM insists on 3 pct election threshold, unveils plans to entice diaspora voters
PoliticsGreek Politicstarnished her public image, which was uniquely strong until now. According to Interview, 70 pct... that enhanced majority, the changes will be delayed until the following electoral cycle. The proposal builds... officials advising him to make it easier for the winning party to gain an outright majority
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Greece's antitrust damages initiative comes into force
Legalof the antitrust provisions and the harm occurred until the time when compensation is paid. The quantification.... It is also noted that decisions of the Greek and EU Competition Authorities finding an infringement... of the competent Greek and EU review courts, are binding before a Greek court trying an action for damages
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Inquiry into surveillance scandal begins as ND feeds speculation about change to election law
PoliticsGreek Politicsopponents. Parliamentary speaker Kostas Tassoulas, a New Democracy MP, will preside over the committee until... Development Fund (HRADF), Stergios Pitsiorlas, in which he expressed his disappointment at finding out that he... examined. One is a return to the 50-seat bonus for the winning party, which applied in the 2019
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Snap elections in Greece: The scenarios ahead
PoliticsGreek Politicswin looks unlikely unless there are dramatic developments in the 26 days left until Greeks go to vote... and the winning party would only need 35.6 percent to elect 151 of the 300 MPs. The former seems more... that beyond their opposition to austerity policies there is not a lot binding them. It is questionable
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Diplomatic tension over refugee crisis grows as Greece protests to Austria
PoliticsForeign Policyto close its borders at least until a summit between EU members and Turkey is held on March 6... to a report in To Vima daily Vienna has expressed willingness to contribute to finding a solution... of countries that are not EU member states. This means any decisions taken by the EU are non-binding
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Greece commits to ambitious privatisation targets as part of new bailout
EconomyProgrammewill stem from the completion of the tenders initiated or initially completed by the end of 2014. Until... prior actions: 1) Announce binding bid dates for Piraeus (OLP) and Thessaloniki (OLTH) port... steps for the sale of regional airports on the current terms with the already selected winning bidder
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Simple majority for new electoral law, which threatens future complications
PoliticsGreek Politicswould lead to the abolition of the 50-seat bonus for the winning party, will not be implemented until... any kind of bonus to the winning party is a recipe for political instability. Simulations of previous... that the lack of a bonus for the winning party would make it much more difficult and complicated
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
Agoraor to keep negotiating until Greece runs out of money. Wait and hope Some government and SYRIZA members... of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said that a legally-binding commitment to implement further debt... into any binding discussion about debt relief. However, it is doubtful if Tsipras’s hard-pressed MPs
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Talks to begin on plan to rescue PPC from dire financial straits
Economybiting into the company’s results in the form of higher expenditure for CO2 emission rights. Until... be “crazy enough” to buy it. The DG Comp team arrives as the deadline looms for binding offers... in February collapsed. During the initial process, PPC received one binding offer for the Melitis unit
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Has SYRIZA's moment gone?
Agoraunerring knack for undoing itself. With six weeks left to go until the European Parliament...In June 2012, SYRIZA came within 171,000 votes of winning Greece’s national elections as part... debate about extremism without finding a way to rise above the so-called “strategy of tension.” It has
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