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PM seeks escape from Tempe in reforms agenda, as opposition parties mull next move
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been trying to highlight the government initiatives which he hopes demonstrate commitment... in Thessaloniki. The task of defending the government against attacks by the opposition has been left mostly... the most effective timing. While SYRIZA is pressing for immediate action, it has not been able to gather
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Seeking to shore up right flank, Mitsotakis unveils steps to tackle campus violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsshe was elected to the European Parliament last summer has faded over the last few months, partly due... as a unifier. There has been speculation over the last few weeks that former PM Antonis Samaras.... Publicly, Samaras has not declared any such intention. However, he has not sought to douse speculation
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Famellos presents struggling SYRIZA’s case, pleads for unity among progressives
PoliticsGreek Politicsto convince voters that SYRIZA has a bright future in its current form. Regarding the TIF measures...SYRIZA leader Sokratis Famellos has tried to set out his alternative offering at the Thessaloniki... repeat defeats, leaving New Democracy unchallenged. Famellos has personally reached out to PASOK’s
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Waiting for the hurricane
AgoraOver the last few months, Greece has been like a town on the East Coast of the USA during... whether the creditors will offer any clear path to debt relief. If the Greek leader has little... that he will be able to secure the support of his party for an agreement. While a lot of attention has
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Running the wrong way: Rama's spat with the EU over vaccination underlines growing frustration
Agora, an airplane filled with equipment arrived in Tirana two days later from Turkey. Although Rama’s criticism has not gone as far, he has repeatedly echoed the stance of his Serbian colleague. Curiously, both... surprised by Rama’s statement considering the unprecedented solidarity the bloc has shown to Albania
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Greek politics goes from stability to state of flux
AgoraDemocracy’s leader, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, has become caught up in a public row over..., a serving MP, out of New Democracy in a move that rocked the party. All this has happened against... for the conservatives has fallen below 30 pct, which has prompted doubts about whether they can gain
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First day of talks highlights distance that needs to be covered
EconomyProgrammeapart on the size of the reductions that has to be made as well as the type of counter-measures... the sale process in a number of SOEs has been stalled, while the updated Asset Development Plan (ADP) has not been tabled yet. One report suggests that the institutions believe they will probably have
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Timetable set for multi-bill vote, Athens hopes for debt progress in meantime
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the discussions on debt relief, has become clearer. It was revealed on Monday that the omnibus bill.... There has, however, been a request from former minister and SYRIZA MP Tassia Christodoulopoulou... Democracy would have a bigger problem during the vote than the government because it has said
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Govt searches budget for space to adopt more Covid and energy relief
PoliticsGreek Politicson Thursday to make a case for reconsidering the measures. The minister, however, has already threatened... The pressure on the government to stick to its decarbonisation targets amid the energy crisis has hit.... PPC has denied that the phase-out is under threat by the exemption, which was granted by the Energy
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Moody's explains cautious approach to Greek credit rating upgrade
Economyof being completely removed by early next year. The funding situation of the banks has improved... although has been lowered from ‘Very High’ previously, the sector is characterized by very weak asset... was S&P in June at ‘B+’, following the Eurogroup agreement that settled the debt relief measures
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