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Clash over institutional interference primes political mood ahead of local elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the functions of the independent authority, calling the Mitsotakis administration “a danger... of this weekend’s elections. An incident involving Volos Mayor Achilleas Beos over the weekend only... to publicly withdraw any support for the Volos mayor in the upcoming local elections. However, New Democracy
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FM rallies opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as Athens prepares for EastMed signing
PoliticsForeign Policyfrom Ankara’s side, especially following the signing of two memoranda with Libya. In this context... announcement said that talks centred on the situation in Libya and prospects of ending the civil
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Greece, Turkey launch new round of talks as Libya sea deal casts shadow
PoliticsForeign PolicyForeign Minister Nikos Dendias is due in Brussels on Monday to attend the General Affairs Council which will focus, among other things, on the ongoing developments in Libya. According to media... in Libya on November 29, 2019. The inclusion of the memorandum’s sea zone maps in the UN's database
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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign Policyof the two MoUs signed between Turkey and the UN-backed government in Libya. Greek diplomats... to Ankara's actions in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has also focussed its efforts..., as well as Alexandroupolis, Volos and Larissa. The Greek side believes that Washington could act
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Tsipras encounters obstacle in efforts to secure church deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsin a very difficult position within the church and Tsipras in danger of losing someone he has... to pay to state-owned gas firm DEPA. DEPA’s former CEO, Theodoros Kitsakis, claimed last week that five... from DEPA officials to take measures against ELFE.
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Erdogan's Hagia Sophia move adds to complexity, uncertainty of Greek-Turkish relations
PoliticsForeign Policythe danger of treating the Hagia Sophia issue as a Greek-Turkish one. It is not, it is not even an EU..., bilateral cooperation between EU-Turkey on the refugee/migrant issue and developments related to Libya... violation of the arms embargo in Libya, according to a high-ranking EU official. There is a growing
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HRADF outlines major privatisation plan, no timelines given
EconomyProgrammeInternational Airport, DEPA and DESFA, which in total reach almost 2 billion euros. Although a relatively... regional port authorities, including Alexandroupolis, Igoumenitsa and Volos which are said
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Newsletter 279 - 05/03/2021
, the government is in danger of losing the political capital it had built up from the competent handling...’ decision to transfer him from a prison in Volos to another jail and not return him to Korydallos prison
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Mitsotakis leans on economic performance in bid to clinch local election dominance
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Mayor of Volos, Achilleas Beos, whose outbursts circulated on social media in recent days have... suggests that despite the recent disasters ND is not in serious danger from opposition candidates
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Reactions to reshuffle continue as government seeks fast track prosecution of former minister
PoliticsGreek Politics. On Monday, Deputy Energy Minister Nikos Tsafos came under fire from opposition parties over... to show understanding for some of Turkey’s claims in the Aegean make Tsafos unsuitable to hold such a sensitive post. Tsafos, who had previously served as Mitsotakis’s advisor on energy, was forced
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