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PM seeks to leave ICU controversy behind as Tsipras ups stakes with snap election call
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe quality of care for Covid patients, but SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has decided to use the row over.... Mitsotakis stuck to the government’s main line of defence, which is that it has tried to strengthen... of ICU beds available has increased significantly compared to when New Democracy took over from
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Newsletter 324 - 21/01/2022
of living could be imminent. SYRIZA has already suggested that VAT on some goods should be lowered, at least temporarily. This proposal has been rejected by the Finance Ministry because of the hole... is going to be, but there has been speculation that it could reach as much as 6 pct, taking the minimum
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Kasselakis warns of SYRIZA shake-up, as ND ousts former minister over assault video
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be the last for these organs, as Kasselakis has already indicated that he plans to follow up.... By forging ahead, Kasselakis has communicated that he is more than happy to light the fuse... to be discussed at this week’s meetings. Kasselakis has stated several times that he is not willing
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Tsipras targets PM, looking to gain traction from scandals
PoliticsGreek Politicsactivities. Tsipras also noted that SYRIZA has been asking questions in Parliament about Patsis’s.... The opposition politician, who claimed that as much as 7.5 billion euros worth of business has been..., who also owns Olympiakos football club. Tsipras underlined that he has submitted a question
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Newsletter 467 - 20/06/2025
trailing at 5%. The lull in Tempe’s political momentum has hit protest parties hardest, while.... By limiting exposure to just two former officials, New Democracy hopes the worst of the damage has.... Public satisfaction with the PM remains stubbornly low: 55% are dissatisfied, though approval has ticked
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The gruelling final straight of Greece's bailout
AgoraMuch of the attention (domestically, at least) regarding the Greek programme has been on whether a precautionary credit line is needed or not. This has obscured other important elements that need... government makes such a request. The SYRIZA-Independent Greeks (ANEL) coalition in Athens has made
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Newsletter 46 - 09/10/2015
is to now put together the implementation laws needed for the 49 milestones it has agreed with Greece’s... bailout programme by the end of November. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has set this date as his... for Tsipras to keep any critics within SYRIZA in check. He will argue that the electorate has rejected
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Greece drops to 72 in Doing Business index as long-term problems persist
EconomyFeaturesThe latest Doing Business Indicators report for 2019 by the World Bank Group has shown that Greece.... The IMF in particular has noted the lack of reform in the bureaucratic aspects of doing business... the ideal scenario, the score for Greece has risen to 92.4. Additionally, the steps required to start
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Whither New Democracy?
Agora: This is more or less the sum total of what the New Democracy leadership race has produced so far..., what we see underneath is a party that has failed to understand why it failed miserably... of the four hopefuls, has set off around Greece in a camper van. It’s not so much the kind of battle
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Greece's harsh social reality
AgoraThe key figures reflecting the extent of the economic collapse that Greece has experienced since... close to 28 percent at one point have been widely and repeatedly reported as Greece has struggled... also been affected by the economic calamity, which has impinged on Greek society in ways that often go
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