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Newsletter 363 - 16/12/2022
that came less than 48 hours after SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras had asked Prime Minister Kyriakos
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ND tries to swerve fresh graft claims as EP scandals, phonetapping hang over budget debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsto cover it up. Prime Minister Mitsotakis has been using the Kaili scandal to try and turn the tables
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PM offers shopping bill subsidy as surveillance scandal threatens to spill over into judicial crisis
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFacing a potential judicial/constitutional crisis over the surveillance scandal, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presented a last-minute cost-of-living relief measure ahead of the vote on the 2023 budget, hoping that his government can allay any disquiet among voters. Mitsotakis announced
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SYRIZA pushes alternative cost-of-living package but govt support still a vote-winner
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe surprise announcement of a “Market Pass” for hard-pressed shoppers in the prime minister’s budget statement has attracted strong criticism from the opposition. New Democracy’s main rival SYRIZA has responded by outlining an alternative package to combat the effects of inflation, however
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PM defends grocery stipend, hopes to draw support from PASOK
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPerhaps buoyed by a new opinion poll showing a slight bounce in his party’s ratings, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis mounted a stout defence on Wednesday of his government’s latest handout, which was dismissed as a pre-election gift by the opposition. The so-called “Market Pass”, which
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Opposition clashes with govt over high energy prices, cost-of-living measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government and Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, calling for a change of tack. Iliopoulos
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What's the problem with Greece's media?
AgoraRecently Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis dismissed concerns about media independence... Press Freedom Index: https://rsf.org/en/rsf-s-2022-world-press-freedom-index-new-era-polarisation RSF's factfile on Greece: https://rsf.org/en/country/greece A game for press freedom in Greece
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Opposition hoping surveillance, cronyism scandals will bite ND
PoliticsGreek Politicswords seemed an attempt to fight back against reports claiming that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
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Government in firefighting mode as opposition seizes on sleaze and shortages
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader Alexis Tsipras tabled an urgent question to the prime minister on the government’s response
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OECD sees recovery slowing, urges fiscal discipline
EconomyMacroeconomyOECD secretary-general Mathias Cormann visited Greece on Tuesday for a meeting with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis as the think-tank published its latest economic report about the Greek economy. The OECD joined the long list of international organisations that sees a challenging environment
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