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Samaras expulsion casts shadow over New Democracy as SYRIZA prepares for leadership polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsof former PM Antonis Samaras from New Democracy looks set to preoccupy the ruling party in the weeks ahead... in the SYRIZA government of concealing their knowledge of fatalities on the night of the Mati wildfire... was clearly calculated to touch on a raw nerve for the administration. The candidate named
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Newsletter 172 -27/07/2018
questioned The deadly wildfire in Mati, northeast of Athens, which claimed more than 80 lives has... to journalists that there is evidence which points to the fires in Kinetta, west of Athens, and Mati being the product of arson. The officials also explained that the speed with which the Mati blaze, which
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SYRIZA launches internal dialogue to tackle questions of identity, future direction
PoliticsGreek Politicselections to New Democracy are set to determine whether the party retains its radical character... of the Mati wildfires in the summer of 2018 when he was interior minister. However, what is currently being... chosen to engage with is the changes in labour legislation promoted by New Democracy, including
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Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017
SYRIZA would suffer too much political damage if it takes sole responsibility for the new set
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday. The primary balance exceeded the target set
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Revenues at 4.77 bln in Oct, beating target for fourth straight month
Economyto the targets being beaten over the last four months, even though there is a steady increase in unpaid...The final budget execution to October confirmed preliminary figures, released by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) on November 13, showing revenues beating monthly targets by 763 million euros
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Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Kinetta and Mati being the product of arson. The officials also explained that the speed with which the Mati blaze, which caused so many deaths, advanced due to gale-force winds made efforts to evacuate... set of circumstances that they encountered, primarily due to the strong wind (around 100 km/hour
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Newsletter 501 - 03/04/2026
pints, from -49.2 in February. All components fell with the sharpest noted in the services sentiment... as oil, energy, and raw material prices increased, pushing operating expenses up at the fastest rate
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Strait of Hormuz tensions test EU unity and Greece's strategic limits
PoliticsForeign Policyto engage in initiatives originating from the US. On Monday, most European leaders also confirmed... gave a negative response to such prospects. As the EU’s foreign chief Kaja Kallas stated on Monday
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ND prepares first three bills for votes before Parliament's summer recess
PoliticsGreek Politics’s 158 MPs would vote, but what policy agenda the centre-right party would set out over the three-day debate. The government is set to bring three bills to Parliament by August 10, when the House... is also set to contain a provision for the scrapping of the so-called university "asylum" law, which
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