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Farmers’ boycott scuppers PM meeting as Karystianou fleshes out political vision
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and representatives of Greece’s farmers, scheduled for Tuesday afternoon at the Maximos Mansion, has collapsed after some of the protestors refused to take part. What had been billed as a pivotal moment in efforts to resolve weeks of nationwide
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Newsletter 490 - 16/01/2026
PoliticsPM struggles to appease farmers as Karystianou comes forwardAfter much back and forth between the government and protesting farmers during the week, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his officials are hoping that there will soon be a resolution of a weeks‑long dispute that has bogged
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Government unveils 2026 reform agenda as Karystianou party continues to shake up politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a gesture signalling a return to “business as usual”, Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis chaired a presentation of the government’s reform plans for the coming year, New Democracy’s seventh in power, which will be heavily focussed on deploying the remainder of the RRF package. After weeks
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Newsletter 492 - 23/01/2026
mounting political pressure. A couple of weeks ago, Deputy Prime Minister Kostis Hatzidakis referred
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PASOK’s tries to expand as it comes under pressure from all sides
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK has stepped up its efforts to broaden its support as it heads towards a crucial party congress in a few weeks under pressure to define its role and goals ahead of the next national elections, which are due to be held by next summer. For a party that has spent the past decade clawing its way
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Newsletter 494 - 13/02/2026
after weeks of protests, but instead highlighted the gulf between the government and producers over
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Banking on voters’ desire for stability, ND insists ruling majority is still achievable
PoliticsGreek Politicshis message in recent weeks, and warned this week that any alternative to ND risks producing the wrong
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Mitsotakis touts benefits of energy deals against backdrop of criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicswill need to be ratified by Parliament in the coming weeks. Some of the opposition parties have
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Boosted by polls, PM uses Iran war to reassert control, shut down election and reshuffle talk
PoliticsGreek Politicsattracted more curiosity, has not increased her support in recent weeks. The novelty factor that once
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Newsletter 499 - 20/03/2026
entering the mainstream — three weeks into the war, with no obvious off‑ramp and energy markets
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