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Moment of reckoning for SYRIZA as firebrand MP threatened with deselection
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe falling out between SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras and one of his party’s most high-profile MPs... of at least one systemic bank. The post was condemned by the Greek journalists’ union and the high... to more moderate centrist voters. The departure of Polakis, who was one of the more prominent opponents
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 2)
Agoraevaluation of such outlooks, before these are printed and distributed? At the least, one would propose... it is not. Making optimistic scenarios is more common than you may think. One of the authors of these blogs... that the true baseline sits several degrees below the indicated one. We are all human and we all want
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ND's opinion poll decline thrusts PASOK back into spotlight
PoliticsGreek Politicsin power in one form or another for roughly 11.5 years, which is far longer than any other party. PASOK..., and beyond. This may be one of the reasons that the social democrats have not immediately profited from... and PASOK 38. In this case, ND and PASOK could form the flimsiest of coalitions, with a one-seat
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Newsletter 375 - 24/03/2023
’ the furthest away from investment grade compared to its peers, three notches compared to one notch..., while Fitch was the latest agency to upgrade Greece at the end of January by one notch and the outlook... tight monetary policy as the same transaction of 3 billion euros exactly one year ago secured a yield
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Mitsotakis sets May 21 election date, eyes opposition MPs as potential allies
PoliticsGreek Politics, on Monday, the prime minister that the next administration could be a “majority government of one party, but not one colour”. The comment was interpreted as an indication that Mitsotakis would be willing.... Mitsotakis has hinted at this idea before, and it is one of the scenarios that has been discussed
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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek Politicsby former Golden Dawn deputy Ilias Kasidiaris. Kasidiaris is one of several former members.... In recent weeks, particularly after the Tempe train crash, Ellines has emerged as one of the main... for the elections. One name that stood out was that of former New Democracy minister Evangelos Antonoras, who
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Athens harbours big hopes for Egypt energy deal, keeps eye on Turkey's role
PoliticsForeign Policynoted. With an eye on Turkey, he also clarified that participation in the EMGF has one condition. “I... in the Forum, but with one basic, and obvious, I believe, condition: respect for International Law... of holding fair and democratic elections.” Turkey & The Hague One day before Dendias’s meeting with his
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Party leaders back on road with rival election pledges after Easter break
PoliticsGreek Politicsand women. One of the areas where New Democracy is promising to do more is supporting the housing needs... as one of the construction sites for the Athens metro extension, before travelling.... On Monday, SYRIZA announced that it had expelled one of its MEPs after the Belgian authorities
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Mitsotakis asks voters for four more years to deliver high-wage, low-tax programme
PoliticsGreek Politicsdecisions in line with the European average. Finally, on security, which New Democracy considers one... to lead a coalition, but it was the only pragmatic one given the results indicated by the polls. On the one hand, Tsipras’s statement could be read as an acknowledgement that he is abandoning
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Newsletter 380 - 12/05/2023
benefits for civil servants. Public sector employees with one child will receive a monthly bonus.... This prompted one of the few interactive moments of the debate as SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras used... the stakes over this issue in one of his own responses, calling for those involved in setting up
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