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PM pledges higher wages for armed forces in bid to win over voters, own party
PoliticsGreek Politics, recognising the danger of their work. The wage increases for the military are the latest move... to languish below the levels that would win the conservatives a clear majority at the next elections
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Mitsotakis tries to stem subsidy scandal damage as opposition smells blood
PoliticsGreek Politics, PASOK has made its position clear: It wants a preliminary judicial inquiry into the OPEKEPE affair... lost to the statute of limitations. SYRIZA, on the other hand, believes there is no such danger
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Polls indicate PM’s tax-cut offer fails to move needle as voters remain pessimistic, concerned
PoliticsGreek Politics. The danger for New Democracy is that the feeling voters will be left with is that Mitsotakis has fired... interest in new parties led by former prime ministers Alexis Tsipras and Antonis Samaras. A clear
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Survey attempts to map current contours of progressivism in Greece
Societymost abortions—register very low support. Policy priorities Two clear priorities emerge: a robust... The survey signals opportunity and danger for centre-left and left parties. It suggests a coherent
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Government dismisses early elections as opposition call foul on rule of law debate schedule
PoliticsGreek Politicslikely to back former SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras. Despite New Democracy’s clear lead, the poll finds... at the risk of a protracted Middle East crisis boosting inflation and the lurking danger
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Athens condemns Turkey’s marine parks as illegal; tensions rise at awkward moment for PM
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be aware, though, that there is a clear danger Turkey’s internal codification of its “Blue
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Erdogan's questioning of border treaty catches Athens cold
PoliticsForeign Policyis the subject of exploratory talks. Nevertheless, there has been no official complaint, a note verbale
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ND keeps alive hopes of fiscal targets being revised in future
PoliticsGreek Politics. If the protocol is adopted, Athens will send a note verbale to Skopje, paving the way for Greece’s
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Greek Q4 GDP down 2.6 pct, shrinks 3.7 pct in 2013 - better than troika estimates
EconomyMacroeconomy: The Greek government and the troika estimate a GDP rebound by 0.6 percent with BoG and Fitch Ratings... decelerating from the 3 percent drop posted in the third quarter, according to flash estimates... similar trend (low double-digit drop) over the past three quarters. ELSTAT’s latest flash estimates
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Migrant boat tragedy forces temporary halt on election campaigning
PoliticsGreek Politicson Wednesday. The sinking of a fishing boat believed to be carrying migrants from Libya to Italy has claimed 79 lives while 104 have been rescued, however estimates of the total number on board range between
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