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Govt examines how to ease out of lockdown as PM rules out snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, likely leading to a further easing each time. Speaking on Skai TV on Monday, government spokesman... need,” he added. The premier’s view was echoed by Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakis. Speaking to Skai TV, he argued that Mitsotakis had given a “crystal clear” response to the question
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Govt's management of Covid-19 response challenged again after latest measures, PM’s trip
PoliticsGreek Politicsof epidemiologists and other health experts appearing on TV to present their differing estimates... to ensure that the scenes in Ikaria are not repeated. However, Interior Minister Makis Voridis suggested on Skai TV on Monday that it is inevitable that when a politician as “respected and loved
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Government under fire for supporting controversial fertility conference
PoliticsGreek Politicsgreeted the TV spot used to promote it, which featured a woman expressing her regret for putting her... a more nuanced understanding of the demographic issue in an interview with Star TV on Monday, in which... in the right-wing populist wing of the ruling New Democracy party, including Interior Minister Makis
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Election speculation gathers steam while surveillance claims mount
PoliticsGreek Politicscurrently favoured by the prime minister. Last week, Interior Minister Makis Voridis, whose department is responsible for planning the elections, suggested in an interview on Mega TV that the date... are scheduled for late June. Elaborating on his statements in a separate interview on ANT1 TV, Voridis said
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Jockeying over presidential nomination points to parties' longer-term political goals
PoliticsGreek Politics, a new opinion poll by Marc for ANT-1 TV will have been met with concern by Androulakis and his... TV indicates that 25.1 pct of respondents intend to vote for New Democracy, 14.2 pct for PASOK, 7 pct... Karolos Papoulias in 2005 or Alexis Tsipras choosing former interior minister and New Democracy
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Athens sticks by effort to build bridges with FYROM
PoliticsForeign Policycounterpart, Nikola Poposki, did not discuss the name issue, as “there was no point” given... at the most difficult point in the refugee crisis. Amid new concerns over how the crisis will evolve... and Skopje that will allow the resolution of the name issue at some point in the future. According
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Newsletter 257 -07/07/2020
will be covered by a rise in debt between 8 and 10 billion euros and through the use of cash reserves by 5-7... 1 percent of the 20 million euros spent across print, internet and TV went to opposition-friendly... Covid-19, could be waning. A new poll conducted by ALCO for Open TV and Ethnos.gr confirms that ND may
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Newsletter 315 - 05/11/2021
of 65 pct. Speaking to Mega TV on Wednesday, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis strenuously denied... by Pulse for Skai TV indicated that 56 pct of those questioned who have not been vaccinated have... respondents said they would consider it if they could get more information, while 8 pct said they would do so
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New Democracy on course for clear majority, opinion polls suggest
PoliticsGreek Politicsshow that New Democracy maintains a large lead of 7.6 to 8 points over SYRIZA. The governing party... to the Prespes Agreement and draw support away from the ultra-nationalist newcomer Greek Solution, led by TV... and that a clear parliamentary majority is in sight. According to an MRB survey for Star TV, ND is on 31.3
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Greek firms rely on public procurement most in EU but also suspect corruption, survey indicates
Societyis widespread in their country, a four-point decline on 2013. However, in Greece as well as other...) are the most likely to say corruption is a problem, while those in Denmark (2 percent), the UK (8 percent) and Sweden (11 percent) are the least likely to do so. The Greek figure represents an eight-point
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