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Government preparing U-turn on controversial tax measure in bid to win back self-employed
PoliticsGreek Politicsset at the level of the minimum wage. The logic was laid out in an interview on Action TV by Omiros... on objective criteria was never set in stone”. The direction of travel was signalled by PM Kyriakos... Fiscal Strategy, which Marinakis was keen to stress, “is not a rule set by the PM or the Finance
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Greek politics goes from stability to state of flux
Agorapct Mitsotakis had set as a target for his party. Subsequent opinion polls indicate that backing... are set to become tougher. Economic growth is expected to slow over the coming years as the funds from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) dry up, the housing crisis is set to intensify
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PASOK takes aim at ND with barrage of economic initiatives as PM focusses on party unity
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe party several minor victories in recent months. Leader Nikos Androulakis set the tone on January 2... insurers to set their own benchmark leading to spiralling costs for consumers. Commenting... to be buried in a state funeral on Thursday. Tsoukalas said the party was set to resume its pressure
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ND hits back at Tempe accusations as opposition seeks to keep up pressure
PoliticsGreek Politics- this proves there is no cover up on behalf of the government. He noted that HARSIA was set up... they felt that it was being set up with the aim of protecting the government. Opposition persists... affair. A date has not been set yet even though the government has agreed to the discussion
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PM tries to guide government to firmer ground as opposition also faces struggle
PoliticsGreek Politicsexpenditure. The government is set to submit to Parliament in the coming days its defence spending plan, which is set to span 12 years and foresees a reported 28 billion euros of expenditure on improving... published an article last week in which he set out his thoughts on redesigning Greece’s foreign
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Rental subsidy rekindles political debate over housing crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicsincome criteria are set to receive a refund of up to 800 euros annually each November, equivalent to one... authority are elected. Under the government’s latest proposal, as set out in the newspaper, a threshold of 43 pct or even 42 pct will be set for electing the victorious political group from which the local
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Opposition parties jostle over criminal charges for politicians in connection to Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politics. Parliament is set to debate in the coming days over whether to indict former ministers to the courts in the latest development in the politically heated affair. On Monday, PASOK set out its proposal... will be set for the separate motions to be debated; however New Democracy is expected to prevail thanks
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Foreign minister toughens stance as first autumn polls pile pressure on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom the official government position. Gerapetritis stressed that his own policy line was set... base. The first set of polling figures after the summer recess suggest that backing..., well below the target of 30 pct set by the party after the European Parliament elections of 2024
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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politicsown ranks as well as escalating protests across the country, the PM’s office looks set to attempt... their constituents. Lawmakers were exasperated over the apparent complexity of the reforms set in motion by PM... unconvinced by the minister’s assurances. The parliamentary party is set to convene on Friday, while
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Newsletter 492 - 23/01/2026
of a possible change to the threshold for electing MPs and to set out plans to extend voting rights... for another eight months. He said Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will present a new set.... The package is also set to feature lower taxes on rents and adjustments to objective criteria
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