Search
-
Final presidential vote likely to segue into snap elections for Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsmight secure the 180 needed in the final round but there has been little progress since... already backed Dimas. DIMAR leader Fotis Kouvelis has held his party together so far but his intention of seeking an alliance with SYRIZA ahead of likely snap elections has alienated three of the nine MPs
4% -
New Democracy counts down to Sunday's leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politics. Recent polls put Meimarakis ahead but also show that Mitsotakis has done a good job in raising his... to the biggest weakness that Mitsotakis has in Sunday’s contest, which is that despite his father once..., and support from first round candidate and former health minister Adonis Georgiadis, Mitsotakis has
4% -
Coalition's proposal for PR electoral system unlikely to clinch supermajority
PoliticsGreek Politics) of the bonus for the election winner and, to a lesser extent the reduction in the voting age, has... move” and said the socialists would not back it. PASOK has found itself in a difficult position over... (9 MPs) has said it will back the proposal on the table, while the intentions of Golden Dawn (18 MPs
4% -
PM finalises relief measures in ambitious but risky move to sway voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Thessaloniki speech to be seen as a “reset” in its relationship with voters, which has been severely dented... Democracy’s support in most opinion surveys has slipped into the twenties, with undecided voters sometimes... of relief measures that will start at around 1.5 billion euros and, they hope, eventually stretch
4% -
Newsletter 95 - 11/11/2016
and increase the government’s capacity to get work done. The new cabinet has around three weeks... the mission chiefs have returned to Athens next week and the dust has settled on Obama’s visit... 2015, when the third bailout programme was agreed, Eurosystem funding has been reduced by around 55
4% -
About to soar? Greece's economy still needs to be handled with care
Agorahas recorded two consecutive quarters of growth. The last time Greece started a year with two... the figure is nothing impressive, the Greek economy has not performed like that since 2008. Household..., following the conclusion of the nine-month long programme review. Sentiment has recovered quickly
4% -
Athens aiming to step up diplomatic contact with neighbours
PoliticsForeign Policy-building measures since 2015, which has been received positively by both governments in FYROM... aimed at soothing the atmosphere with a “nervous Turkey” - as the Greek foreign minister has put it - that has not forgotten the issue of the Turkish military officers who have claimed political asylum
4% -
Newsletter 259 -24/07/2020
and investment policies for the 2021-23 period. The government has already indicated it will be basing its..., while the OECD has pointed out in its latest report that immediate work on reforms must continue post... to Mitsotakis but the prime minister has avoided going into detail about what is in the proposal and what
4% -
Opinion polls show drop in support for ND, continuing concern about inflation
PoliticsGreek Politicseffectiveness. Greeks also appear largely unconvinced by the latest measures the Development Ministry has... think that the government has adopted fewer measures than it is capable of, underlining that New...Two opinion polls published on Thursday indicate that there has been a rare decline in support
4% -
Ladies and gentlemen, please fasten your seat belts
![Photo by Can Esenbel [www.mundanepleasure.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/10/21/airplaneedit_800_esenbel_2110-medium.jpg "Photo by Can Esenbel [www.mundanepleasure.com]")
Agora“take off” in September. We are now nearing the end of October and there has been no departure... savings would come from. Samaras has already shut down state broadcaster ERT, torpedoing his three... spending has been reduced to a drip feed. While there is still waste that can be addressed, finding 2
4%