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Government feels the heat over investigation on anniversary of Tempe rail crash
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the parliamentary inquiry into the causes of the crash, which itself has been criticised by the opposition... by the prosecutor of the Appeals Court in the town of Larissa, who has been put in charge of the criminal... position has been to focus on the ongoing judicial probe as the only avenue to shed light
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Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek Politicsregistered to vote in their countries of residence in last year’s national elections and has no bearing... with the incident, while also arguing that the leak has no bearing on the ongoing campaign.... Prompted by complaints by several of the individuals affected, the data privacy watchdog has started
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Management of RRF funds sparks new political tension
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s use of the funds available via the RRF has become a contentious political issue after... billion euros in loans distributed via the RRF, only 1.5 billion euros has gone to SMEs. It accused... the government of opaqueness in the way that the funds are being managed. Although the RRF has been a source
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Mitsotakis defends political choices in turbulent meeting with dissatisfied MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicsunderperforming at the polls. Opposition leader Stefanos Kasselakis, meanwhile, has brought forward the meetings... the direction he has signalled in the aftermath of SYRIZA’s underwhelming performance. Government... name has become associated with policies such as the marriage equality legislation. At the end
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Mitsotakis focuses on next steps as Kasselakis becomes embroiled in new internal row
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeeting before the summer break on Tuesday. It has been reported that several bills, related to justice... Facebook post, Mitsotakis identified the health system as one of the areas where the government has... by Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis over this matter has riled doctors, who are reluctant to take
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Opposition pledges no let-up on surveillance affair as watchdog joins Supreme Court critics
PoliticsGreek Politicsinvolvement in the use of spyware and illegal surveillance has been questioned in an article by the head of the communications privacy watchdog. The intervention has been seized on by opposition party... in the country has been restored”. The statement acknowledges the difficulties faced by opposition
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Newsletter 433 - 13/09/2024
politics has seen in recent times, the majority of SYRIZA’s political committee members voted on Sunday... has allowed itself to become something of a soap opera, less about policy and more about the drama... is due on October 6, with a run-off ballot due a week later. The contest now has the added
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PASOK candidates set out their stalls as SYRIZA sinks further into mire
PoliticsGreek Politics, particularly those who have previously served in government, as well as Doukas, who has received strong... bailout period and administrations had to repeatedly adopt austerity measures. Androulakis has also played considerably on the fact that he has not been linked to any scandals. In fact, the only
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Mitsotakis seeks to end squabbling as ND heads to anniversary in pole position
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy prepares to celebrate its 50th anniversary this Friday. All has not been well within the ranks.... The threat from such events has not disappeared despite the weather cooling. A fire in Corinthia... 50 years since it was founded – five decades during which it has been a dominant force in Greek
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SYRIZA's ongoing drama creates space for winner of PASOK leadership vote
PoliticsGreek Politicswill lead the centre-left party, which has cemented second place in recent opinion polls. In his final TV interview before the decisive ballot, Androulakis told Mega TV on Friday that the leadership vote has underlined PASOK’s strengths as a party, showing that it has many capable figures
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