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Parties gear up for battle over pandemic media funding amid more warnings about press freedom
PoliticsGreek Politicsrevived warnings by international organisations about the erosion of press freedom in Greece... of attempting to control the media. In an attempt to embarrass the opposition, ND responded to its
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Newsletter 349 - 02/09/2022
. Nevertheless, the apparent erosion of trust in the government, which has prided itself on creating... the fiscal cost for governments to keep energy prices in control, noting that prolonged fiscal impact
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Survey attempts to map current contours of progressivism in Greece
Society%), public control of essential utilities (80.9%), social housing (82.7%) and mandatory sex education... representative than parties points to an erosion of party centrality and a potential growth path for civic
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Newsletter 480 - 17/10/2025
: the potential for a 13-hour workday under a single employer, expanded employer control over working... about the erosion of democratic trust. Sceptical veterans Former PM Kostas Karamanlis, speaking
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Mitsotakis dismisses poll speculation, promises swift housing relief and rural support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a wide-ranging interview with public broadcaster ERTnews on Tuesday morning, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis sought to reassert control over the political narrative, dismissing speculation... and the erosion of public service provision. “If ELTA does not proceed with a clean-up process
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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politicshad an exit strategy, while others claimed the situation was out of control. The PM’s office has so... a severe erosion in their support in the months since Tsipras’s resignation from the leadership
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Newsletter 500 - 27/03/2026
PoliticsPM takes steps to nurture poll lead as crises multiplyThe Mitsotakis government spent the week projecting control on two fronts - economic relief and national defence - even as the political... The cumulative effect of Tempe, Predatorgate and other scandals has been a steady erosion of trust
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Ministerial resignation adds to pressure on PM as Tsipras prepares for return to arena
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto a defensive posture at a moment when he is seeking to reassert control over the national agenda. Lazaridis... for progressive forces. His argument is twofold: that the government is mired in decay and institutional erosion
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Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021
Vaccines turn political PM announces compulsory jabs for some, prompting first major anti-vax protest Amid concerns about an approaching fourth Covid wave hitting Greece this summer, the government announced the start of compulsory vaccinations this wee...
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Newsletter 504 - 15/05/2026
. Opinion polls The week’s opinion polls paint a picture of erosion for New Democracy, momentum for Tsipras... that favours fiscal relief over subsidies or price controls. For Mitsotakis, the numbers reinforce both sides of the election timing dilemma: waiting risks further erosion, but going early may not give ND
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