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Mitsotakis brushes off latest strike, opposition sides with protesters
PoliticsGreek Politicsof last week’s strike, as well as the criticism from opposition parties, has been on other aspects... has been particularly vocal in its criticism of the measures, but centre-left KINAL has also... of being “out of touch” with working people. To defend its position, New Democracy has pointed
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Sino-Greek engagement: Path to 'win-win cooperation' is not always linear
Agorafacilities, a logistics and a commercial centre. This comprehensive engagement has positive knock... supply chains. President Xi Jinping has reason to be impressed by what he will see in Greece. But, alas... companies. This opposition has frozen parts of COSCO’s master plan and could reduce the total investment
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Mitsotakis shifts focus to tax plan, investment, law and order
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis is attempting to shift the political debate to matters where he believes New Democracy has... stressed that the government has tightened up the asylum procedure with the latest legislative change... as the sometimes-hysterical coverage in the Greek media, has heaped pressure on New Democracy
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Govt’s “zero tolerance” approach to violent protest provokes accusations of authoritarianism
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migration. The government has responded by escalating its rhetoric. Commenting on the raids... and order agenda Visible policing has been one of the hallmarks of the New Democracy government since.... In a seemingly unrelated development, fuel has been added to the fire by the arrest of two suspected
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IMF consultation report pinpoints health of Greek banks as central to growth
EconomyBanking(IMF) took a detailed look into Greece’s banking sector, as the Fund has repeatedly stated... the period. Although the state has managed to recover roughly 15 billion euros from guarantee fees, holdings dividends and recoveries or liquidations, the public debt has been burdened by 45 billion
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Mitsotakis keeps cool over white collar crime claims as poll delivers new boost
PoliticsGreek Politics. It has been suggested that this concerns some 900 cases and that where it is deemed necessary... something untoward has taken place. He claimed that “very many” bank executives have been put on trial... has moved on,” said Mitsotakis. “We will talk about the future. “You want to turn the country
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Bumper year for business launches in 2019, according to registry
EconomyFeaturesData from the General Commercial Register database (GEMI) has shown that the number of companies... in 2017 and has picked up pace ever since, hinting at the positive sentiment that business owners feel... stable amount of companies launching across recent years, which has led to the strong positive
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What's behind Erdogan's decision to wave migrants through to Greece?
Agorafrom the EU. In Greece, the tension generated on the Evros border and in the Aegean has been viewed mostly through the prism of fraught Greek-Turkish relations. But this has obscured the bigger picture... for a safe zone must be seen. This is not a new idea. Turkey has floated it numerous times and has
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Efforts to boost health system continue amid questions about govt strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the pandemic. Health workers’ union POEDIN has raised a complaint about a lack of medical supplies, warning..., because it has given the health system valuable time to gear up for the expected surge... of ICU beds has been increased from 565 in January to 685 by adding beds from the private sector
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Public support for ND's handling of crisis still strong, SYRIZA looks for weak points
PoliticsGreek Politicsare not particularly pleased with how Tsipras has performed during the crisis. It is not clear if this is because... that the party has been too unstructured in its approach, with some officials being vociferous about... Xanthos, who has been applauded by some commentators for acknowledging the way in which the government
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