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Report on minister's surveillance ups ante for ND, as PASOK reels from MEP's arrest
PoliticsGreek Politicsto lay the matter to rest. The government’s critics are slowly building a case which appears to undermine... PASOK spent in power.
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PM forced to adjust line over deadly train crash amid public anger
PoliticsGreek Politicsin power. Whether this line of argument will wash with much of the Greek public remains to be seen. It may... it was in opposition it vociferously sought to lay the blame for deaths from natural disasters
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On campaign trail, PM promises higher pay as SYRIZA wavers over MEP assault claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsto lay out his priorities for the next term, while SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras found himself...’ purchasing power had shrunk while the administration and its business allies profited, while he
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Under pressure from public opinion, Mitsotakis concedes mistakes on Tempe
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the PM personally had hitherto tried to lay the blame solely on the station master who had... whatever sacrifices necessary to keep his party in power. Opposition reaction Despite satisfaction
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Budget primary surplus at 3.16 bln in December, missing target for full year by 443 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros and was below target by 611 million. Net revenues came to 50.96 billion euros, under... expenditure came to 44.20 billion, below target by 611 million euros. Interest payments declined YoY
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Are politicians in Greece promoting reforms or social cannibalism?
Agorain power (New Democracy and PASOK) built this very same public administration. In the struggle to keep up with the troika and cling to power, the civil service and the people that staff it have become... is to draw attention from the wider failings of those who held power. There has been no attempt
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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PM gets no change out of opposition leaders on US trip, electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya or any other actions that Athens deems provocative. Tsipras, though, went a step further... the leftists were in power. However, since losing the national elections last summer, SYRIZA has been
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