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Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor... from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which..., transactions totalling 5.3 million euros linked to the government contractor appear to have escaped
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PM seeks to douse snap election talk, points to October polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid growing speculation that Alexis Tsipras is thinking of rejecting the option of holding snap general elections in May, the prime minister has given the strongest public indication yet that he wants his government to see out its four-year term. Durin...
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Androulakis shuffles pack in bid to leave SYRIZA behind and close gap on ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsis expected to set out a plan for investment in rural areas, with an emphasis on production and innovation. The green transition is expected to be one of the vehicles for delivering the change that Mitsotakis
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Employment and wage data explains why Greeks struggle to see growth dividends
Agoraamong the lowest. Skills development is critical for Greece’s digital and green transitions, but adult... people in urban areas and one in three in rural areas live at risk of poverty and social exclusion
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Parties shift into early campaign mode as ND mobilises and ELAS builds machine
PoliticsGreek Politics- in an effort to stabilise the ground and discourage defections. Next on the itinerary is rural..., the green transition and national issues feeding into the appeal of Greek Solution and potentially
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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
PoliticsFull speed ahead for warship, defence deal with FranceGreece believes that it took a significant step this week to upgrading its defence capabilities but also bolstering the country’s geopolitical standing after agreeing to purchase at least thr...
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Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?
Societyfire prevention and suppression of all types of fire, urban and rural) grew steadily from 2001 onwards..., which contribute seasonal contractors to the fire-fighting effort, have also enjoyed a greater
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Authorities struggle with islanders' resistance to closed centres for migrants
PoliticsGreek Politicsinto a corner. Images in the media of riot police confronting citizens in rural communities are causing... the contractors for bulldozing forested public land to build roads to one of the sites. Violence erupted
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OPEKEPE hearings ruffle feathers in New Democracy as party waits for Samaras’s next move
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the inquiry, in which he claims that he was pressured into resigning by the then rural development... clashed with private contractors appointed by Voridis when he refused to approve fraudulent claims
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Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
PoliticsGreek Politicsrepresentatives and employees of the contractor were charged with instigation of subsidy fraud... signalling-telecommand systems, but the contractor attempted to construct an entirely new signalling system
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