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SYRIZA and KINAL focus on settling internal issues as they clear path to elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan delegates. The vote for both has been scheduled for May 15 and will undoubtedly be the focus... to show the broader public and his internal critics that he still has strong backing within the left... on May 8. Sources have suggested to the local media that KINAL has around 180,000 members, including
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Mitsotakis heads to Washington with defence, energy and investment at top of agenda
PoliticsForeign Policycountry has voice and reliability in the US, Europe, Middle East and Southeastern Mediterranean... recent report that the Biden administration has asked Congress to approve the new sale of F-16 fighter jets. Mitsotakis has already dismissed this criticism in Parliament saying that “there are many
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Speculation about snap polls after summer revived by PM's US trip
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA strong display by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Washington has revived rumours that he.... The sources claim that Mitsotakis has been advised to hold elections in late September or early... place in November. So far, Mitsotakis has publicly rejected the idea of calling snap elections. He
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Verbal exchanges with Turkey intensify, but voters still largely focussed on inflation
PoliticsGreek Politicsjets. This prompted Erdogan to say that he no longer recognises Mitsotakis, who has also recently... in — one in which they think they can succeed.” The apparent breakdown in relations with Turkey has... pct) and food (13 pct). The poll also shows there has been an uptick in concern about relations
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PM eyes pre-election prize as enhanced surveillance draws to conclusion
PoliticsGreek Politicspublic has largely moved on from the bailout years and their legacy, especially since more pressing....” “All this (has been achieved) while there has been a steady hand on the country’s tiller despite... on the findings of the Eurobarometer survey, trust in European and Greek institutions has been
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Government attempts to offer reassurance against winter energy shortages
PoliticsGreek Politics, and that Greece has also undertaken to provide any excess to Bulgaria. While the message was clearly intended... has been questioned by some experts and commentators, who point out the recent shutoff of the Nord... with the addition of a temporary storage facility at Revithoussa, Greece has very little storage capacity
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Rule of law and media freedom in spotlight after arson attack and European Commission report
PoliticsGreek Politicsenvironment for journalists in the country “has significantly deteriorated” and the distribution of state...”. In recent weeks the prime minister has been put on the defensive by a series of reports... the prominence it has gained internationally in recent months, is an uncomfortable one for Mitsotakis, who
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Questions posed about pace of absorption for RRF funds
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Parliament, has asked for a cross-party committee to be formed to monitor the execution of the government’s RRF plan, known as Greece 2.0. The request has been rebuffed and in their written questions... is progressing and what is happening with the money being made available by the EU, noting that Athens has so
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Balance of payments shows shipping on course for bumper year, but economic benefits unclear
EconomyFeatures2021 was a record year with close to 11 billion euros in payments. The Russia factor Greek shipping has... and the resulting energy crunch, as well as from the more acute energy crisis which has followed the Russian..., the window is not completely closed even if it has been highlighted as an area of moral ambiguity
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PM prepares response as pressure over spying scandal mounts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAndroulakis in the run-up to him taking over at the helm of the centre-left party, has added fuel... office, Nikos Romanos, suggested in an interview with Skai radio that Androulakis is the one that has... response would come on Monday via his official statement. Androulakis has called
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