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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politics“beaten up out there”, while others claimed they were fearful of being “lynched” if they attempted... and police at roadblocks, Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis called the farmer’s leaders “gangsters
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Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policyof Hagia Sophia will complicate relations with Greece, even though the issue is not of a bilateral nature..., bilateral cooperation between EU-Turkey on the refugee/migrant issue and developments related to Libya..., Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday that “the decision to change the status of St. Sophia Cathedral
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Agreement creates array of political challenges for Tsipras, who must move fast
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL), on Monday afternoon. Both parties’ parliamentary groups are due to gather on Tuesday morning to assess the content of the agreement. There are a number of demands which SYRIZA and/or ANEL... Greek Parliament. This will be a tall order for the coalition, although there have been reports
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Newsletter 85 - 05/08/2016
In a non-paper issued on Wednesday, the Finance Ministry clarified that budget revenues had beaten..., even though SYRIZA’s governing partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), did not back it. This was not a surprise as Greek Orthodox hardliners are among the party’s core supporters. ANEL’s refusal
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Sale of defence manufacturer stokes opposition criticism amid bid to bolster regional ties
PoliticsGreek Politicsto have discussed ways of building closer bilateral ties. According to a statement by the Greek... a rocky patch over the Egyptian state’s claims over the estates of the Greek Orthodox monastery of St
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Greece aiming to agree updated migration deal with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyrefugees to EU member states. This will be a tall order since EU member states are already having... and Asylum Pact. The third issue is of a bilateral nature since the EU-Turkey agreement did... accepted returns, whenever this is feasible. But due to the bilateral nature of this issue
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MPs prepare to vote on name deal, although delays are possible
PoliticsGreek Politicsneed to gather 151 votes to bring down the government. Even though Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader... On the domestic political front, Movement for Change (KINAL) leader Fofi Gennimata is facing a tall
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Newsletter 190 -18/01/2018
coalition partner Panos Kammenos, leader of Independent Greeks (ANEL). The ballot did not produce any... Papakosta (independent), Deputy Agricultural Development Minister Vassilis Kokkalis (ex-ANEL), Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura (ex-ANEL), Thanassis Papachristopoulos and Kostas Zouraris (both ANEL
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Newsletter 329 - 25/02/2022
of bilateral deals with alternative sources of LNG such as Egypt, as intensified competition for LNG... jumping to 28.5 billion euros, from 24.2 billion in 2020. This tall order has been made tougher
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Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politics. Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who has threatened to pull his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party out... after being beaten in the European votes, which is a strong deterrent factor for the SYRIZA leader.
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