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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
MPs vented frustration at Tsiaras, warning they were being “beaten up out there” and even feared... the initial refusal to engage while protests continued. Farmers are due to hold a national meeting
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Samaras expulsion casts shadow over New Democracy as SYRIZA prepares for leadership polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the SYRIZA government of concealing their knowledge of fatalities on the night of the Mati wildfire... was clearly calculated to touch on a raw nerve for the administration. The candidate named
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These are the bailout deliverables expected from Greece in September
EconomyProgrammewith the EC. 2) Adopt outstanding reforms on the tax procedure codes (TPC) related to: introduction... the comprehensive and consistent application of the TPC and ensuring appropriate single-violation penalties
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SYRIZA launches internal dialogue to tackle questions of identity, future direction
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Mati wildfires in the summer of 2018 when he was interior minister. However, what is currently being... chosen to engage with is the changes in labour legislation promoted by New Democracy, including
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Newsletter 172 -27/07/2018
questioned The deadly wildfire in Mati, northeast of Athens, which claimed more than 80 lives has... to journalists that there is evidence which points to the fires in Kinetta, west of Athens, and Mati being the product of arson. The officials also explained that the speed with which the Mati blaze, which
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PM prioritises saving lives as govt fire strategy comes under more scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Mati fire in 2018, which caused more than 100 deaths and for which the then SYRIZA government... in connection to what happened at Mati, ND has made saving lives in such situations a priority... – in contrast, for example, to the Mati fire, when gale-force winds were blowing. There were also
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Coalition's attempt to defend handling of fatal blaze fails to stem criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Kinetta and Mati being the product of arson. The officials also explained that the speed with which the Mati blaze, which caused so many deaths, advanced due to gale-force winds made efforts to evacuate...), the effort to combat several large fires around Athens at the same time and the fact that Mati
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Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?
Societythe Mati fire now holds the record of the deadliest peacetime disaster in Greece... week’s fire at Mati was on a different scale. It was very brief in duration, according to the most..., and the 10 whole days that the most severe blazes raged in 2007. The Mati fire burned in all 12.7
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