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Confusion over retail reopening puts govt on defensive
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the ongoing restrictions. Deputy Interior Minister Stelios Petsas received a frosty reception during his visit to Patra, Greece’s third-largest city. Also, the government announced an additional
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Vaccination politics intensify as Greece races to plug immunity gap
PoliticsGreek Politicscity Thessaloniki. While the size of the crowds is smaller than those seen habitually in Greece..., the topic is becoming increasingly politicised. In a recent interview, Alternate Interior Minister
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New Himare elections pose fresh challenge for Greek-Albanian relations
PoliticsForeign Policywith ethnic Greeks, but is not considered by the Albanian state as a minority area. The city is part..., former interior minister Taulant Balla said that despite his call on July 22 for a speedy two-day
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HCAP and Finance Ministry reveal five-year strategic plan for public assets
EconomyFeaturesthe control of HCAP, which include power firm PPC, water company EYDAP and public transport organisation OASA... and opportunities, with long-term and short-term goals for each company. Regarding OASA, for example, HCAP
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Asking Greece to stack more austerity measures ignores past failings
Agoraof colourful characters and cliff-hanger negotiations that ensued. The prevalent narrative is that 2014
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Amid risk of 2015 re-run, Greece searching for deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the negotiators parted on bad terms, with European Stability Mechanism managing director Klaus Regling
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PM appoints new national security advisor as talks with Turkey hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on Tuesday the appointment of Thanos Dokos to the post of national security advisor, with a mandate to formulate national security strategy and build the National Security Council, a new body created by the p...
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Re-opening plans hang in balance due to unrelenting virus
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government does not seem set to abandon its hopes of further relaxing restrictions on economic activity next week even though the Covid-19 data continues to look alarming. On Tuesday, a record 4,340 new coronavirus cases were recorded as the number ...
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Greece prepares for next stage in Covid relaxation as tourism hopes hang in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe next steps in Greece’s gradual emergence from a six-month lockdown are set to be confirmed on Wednesday, although Covid-19 numbers have eased only marginally and there are doubts about the tourism sector’s ability to capitalise on the official reope...
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Implementation snags hang over ambitious post-Covid recovery plans
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s national plan to allocate EU Recovery & Resilience funds is moving apace at the planning stage, but appears to be stumbling at implementation. With the post-covid stimulus package emerging as more key to economic recovery than ever in light of ...
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