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ND unveils migration bill seeking to tighten up asylum process, speed up returns
PoliticsGreek Politicssay that one of the reasons that Greece has experienced overcrowding is because the process has been... for some applications, which will take up to one month. The appeals against decisions will be handled... the head of a branch of ND’s youth wing, ONNED, in northern Athens was forced to resign after sending
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PM prepares response as pressure over spying scandal mounts
PoliticsGreek Politics’s monitoring of Androulakis and called for Kontoleon to resign immediately on Thursday when... office, Nikos Romanos, suggested in an interview with Skai radio that Androulakis is the one that has... finds himself under in what is without doubt the rockiest moment of his premiership – one that could
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PM sets out winter relief measures, rules out change to electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsinterventions and one reform regarding housing for young people. Measures The short-term measures include a one-off 250-euro “inflation cheque” for 2.3 million vulnerable citizens, 300 million euros... that Mitsotakis is personally involved and that this is a reason for him to resign, has recently revived
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Newsletter 362 - 09/12/2022
leader Alexis Tsipras asked Mitsotakis to pledge that he would resign if reports that EYP had been... year. This will be one of the major challenges for the economy and the budget in 2023, as it is seen one of the main sources that will deliver next year’s growth of 1.8 pct. Q3 GDP also revealed
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Opposition vents over police corruption allegations
PoliticsGreek Politicsto resign, pointing out that the reports implicate one of his associates, an aide who was allegedly... in the public debate. Also, the way reporting shifts from one scandal to the other, sometimes without
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Polls indicated support for two main parties growing as start of elections marathon looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsby one point to just 6 pct. The same survey also suggests that voters are not yet convinced that SYRIZA... a deal. Should this effort also fail, the PM will have to resign and the President will have to appoint an interim government that will be headed by one of the country’s top three judges. This is likely
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Demands for public space put New Democracy under pressure as local elections approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor land use. According to reports in the media, one solution being considered would involve... Athens travelling along one of the country’s main highways and subsequently on the public transport... predecessor was forced to resign after just a few weeks in the job, for being seen on holiday during
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Minister hangs on as failures leading to fatal hooligan raid further tarnish govt's image
PoliticsGreek Politicsis an operational, rather than a political, one. He said it is not the minister’s responsibility... storage facility near one of Greece’s main air force bases. Reaction A commentary in government... responded to this week’s events by calling for Economou to resign. The opposition party argued
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Opposition parties cry foul over prosecutor’s findings in spyware probe
PoliticsGreek Politicsoverseeing EYP at a political level at the time of the revelations and was forced to resign over... integrity. Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis went one step further. Speaking in Parliament, he argued.... The momentum among opposition parties suggests that they will not allow the verdict to go unchallenged. One
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Mitsotakis looks to last-minute announcements to top up lean TIF offerings
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be one of the leanest economic packages of his administration. As Mitsotakis puts the final touches... were forced to resign after it emerged that they had paid a private visit to Marinakis while the government was fighting a vote of no-confidence sparked by a report in one of his newspapers
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