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Fires continue to test capabilities and spark political confrontation
PoliticsGreek Politicsover the fact that his government has been unable to live up to the standards he claimed it would set... short of a majority but in a much stronger position to negotiate a coalition deal with one
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Balance of payments shows shipping on course for bumper year, but economic benefits unclear
EconomyFeaturesShipping provided the one bright spot in Greece’s trade balance in May, with transportation contributing 2.16 billion in receipts, compared to 1.44 billion the same month last year, an increase of 50... increase in demand for global fuel transport and is set to continue to do so. Sources commenting
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Androulakis positions PASOK as alternative to leading parties against phonetapping backdrop
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the surveillance of journalists and politicians, including Androulakis, looks set to continue with the leaking... been a one-off and that the government is intent on preventing a repeat by introducing robust
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Policy pledges bolster top two parties as ND erases losses from surveillance affair
PoliticsGreek Politicsleading parties have each gained one percentage point. PASOK’s ratings remained steady at 12 pct.... Business pushback The evolving mix of support measures looks set to cause some friction between
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Opposition anger at constrained surveillance inquiry not yet reflected in public mood
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the next elections, 34 pct of respondents identified with the “stability or chaos” dilemma set out... said they would prefer one formed by SYRIZA and PASOK, compared to 22.6 pct who said they would prefer
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Government initiative on supermarket prices reignites cost-of-living row
PoliticsGreek Politicsturnover exceeding 90 million euros are obliged to list at least one product in each category... of the government’s approach to the legislation which they say has already missed the deadline set
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SYRIZA tries to pin Mitsotakis down over phonetapping
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis set the tone with a TV interview on Monday, during which he accused SYRIZA of working... to 20 years. The SYRIZA leader suggested it was ludicrous for the government on the one hand to dismiss
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Surveillance scandal claims mount, ratcheting up pressure on PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Greece worked at KETYAK once it was set up. The report that may cause the most concern within... one of the government’s main lines of defence, which is that the Greek state did not buy or use
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Opposition fails to make inroads in spyware hearing as denials continue
PoliticsGreek Politics, the special cyber unit set up within EYP which has been linked in reports to the use of Predator, he... the former official as the one responsible for signing off on the establishment and operation of KETYAK
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SYRIZA pushes alternative cost-of-living package but govt support still a vote-winner
PoliticsGreek Politicssatisfied with developments in 2022, while one in two are optimistic about the coming year. The number... cautioned that it would be hard to establish a truly independent committee in the terms set out
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