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Greece's post-lockdown hubris
Agora. Surely there wouldn’t be one set of rules for foreigners and another for locals? The political class themselves set the first example. No sooner were movement restrictions lifted, than politicians.... The failure to engage young people in safe behaviour has gradually dawned on policymakers
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Newsletter 429 - 28/06/2024
are beneficiaries and users of under-the-table payments. Kasselakis also set out his plan for the second half... cabinet, to create a new register of members and to engage in more “activism”, or as he put... fell almost 5 points below the 33-pct target set by Mitsotakis, the PM insisted that his political
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Androulakis shuffles pack in bid to leave SYRIZA behind and close gap on ND
PoliticsGreek Politicschanges to the set-up at the opposition party, as well as naming a new shadow cabinet. According... is hoping to re-engage with voters by presenting on Monday a plan aimed at transforming Greece’s... is expected to set out a plan for investment in rural areas, with an emphasis on production and innovation
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Mitsotakis faces pivotal talks with farmers as Mercosur deal adds to complexity of standoff
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe GAIA programme, agricultural tariffs have been set at 0.085 euros per kilowatt hour for those... to allow farmers to engage directly with Mitsotakis marks a turning point. Farmers had long insisted... will be enforced if necessary. Tuesday’s meetings are set to be pivotal. For the government, they represent
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Snap elections in Greece: The scenarios ahead
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the winning party would only need 35.6 percent to elect 151 of the 300 MPs. The former seems more... To Potami, which looks set to be between the third and fifth largest party. As in the case
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Election Watch: 24 parties and coalitions apply to contest election
Agorawould give it in the region of ten MPs. The party, set up in 1992, is still led by its founder... to take 151 seats. If the total support for parties not entering Parliament reaches 10 percent
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Newsletter 96 - 18/11/2016
on the debt issue beyond what was set out in the May Eurogroup statement. Moreover.... In addition, the Public Investment Budget (PIB) recorded a deficit of 151 million in October and 256
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Kammenos claims approval of name deal a make-or-break moment for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsalliance Movement for Change (KINAL), also stressed that only the approval of 151 MPs is required... separation, with Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras likely to set a date for snap elections. It has been
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Coalition back-and-forth over name deal belies election strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe able to scrap together 151, the discussion about Kammenos’s claim seems more of a smokescreen designed.... Then, his government will have to get parliamentary approval for the changes to the constitution set out
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Countdown to Macedonia name deal vote has PM weighing up support
PoliticsForeign Policy. According to the latest polls only 51.1 percent of voters are set to approve the deal, with 48.9 opposing... 151 MPs. He has also clarified that he will not hold a referendum on the subject and will not leave
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