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Newsletter 331 - 11/03/2022
PoliticsPM targets high energy costs, pledges more reliefSeeing spiralling energy prices as a threat to his government’s popularity, and hopes of a clear win in the next elections, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis attempted this week to take the initiative in bringing the cost of power
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Govt readies additional inflation relief package, draws up new budget
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is set to announce later this week the enhanced package of relief measures aimed at cushioning the impact of the war in Ukraine on Greek businesses and households but also insulating New Democracy from potential voter dissatisfaction. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged last
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Athens hoping for period of calm in Greek-Turkish relations after PM's talks with Erdogan
PoliticsForeign Policy. It was “a very open and honest” discussion, according to the Greek prime minister, which lasted approximately
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Fallout from Ukraine war being fed into calculations about next general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsnoted that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has repeatedly said that he wants to remain in office
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Government accused of complacency on food supply and price hikes
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis backdrop, expectations were high that the urgent ministerial meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos
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KINAL leader gains confidence as ND ratings wane
PoliticsGreek Politicsrecent remarks by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in which he seemed to acknowledge that New
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Parties re-work strategies as clearer picture emerges for election run-up
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere is widespread acceptance among the Greek media and political commentators that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has dropped any thoughts of holding snap elections in the coming months, partly as a result of the battering his New Democracy party is taking due to the cost-of-living crisis
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Authorities ready energy "plan B" for potential supply disruptions as cost of living prompts strike
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHigh energy prices and the risk of a disruption in the supply of natural gas from Russia have prompted a series of crisis meetings involving the prime minister and the energy minister with the regulator and the energy companies to put together a strategic response for tackling potential energy
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Strike acts as focal point for cost-of-living frustration despite higher energy subsidies
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Crete a day earlier, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras renewed his call for Prime Minister Kyriakos
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Proposals to reform primary health care draw first reactions
PoliticsGreek Politicson 6-8 May, Prime Minister Mitsotakis used the first-round outcome of the French presidential elections
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