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Rental subsidy rekindles political debate over housing crisis
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is sticking by the flagship measure announced this week to support renters financially amid accusations from the opposition that the intervention will have little impact. According to the announcement made by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis this week, renters meeting certain
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PM set on sharing out more economic benefits in bid to recover support
PoliticsGreek Politicsand pensioners just after Easter, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis used his regular social media post
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Government presents rail safety improvements as ex-ministers face possible Tempe inquiry
PoliticsGreek Politicsearlier this year to the government’s handling of the Tempe crash aftermath, it is vital for Prime
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Newsletter 460 - 02/05/2025
PoliticsOn back of handouts, polls give Mitsotakis a liftAfter a difficult start to the year, the last few weeks have provided Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis with a glimmer of hope that he might be able to recover some of the support his party lost earlier on in 2025, when the Tempe issue
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Government and opposition poised for new confrontation over Tempe probe
PoliticsGreek Politicsthere were mass demonstrations over the way the authorities have handled the Tempe issue, Prime Minister
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Government turns attention to public sector in latest effort to woo voters
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s recent focus on policy areas which it thinks can help restore its relationship with voters is continuing with a pledge to make improvements in the public sector. In his regular Sunday post on Facebook, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis heralded the launch of an online service
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Mitsotakis burnishes European contacts as legal wrangling continues at home
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is doing what, arguably, he is most comfortable with, which is striding the European stage, as legal issues continue to cause friction between his government and the opposition parties at home. Mitsotakis held talks with his Italian counterpart Georgia Meloni
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ND directs fire at PASOK over Tempe as ruling party’s MPs grumble over land decree
PoliticsGreek Politicsto sell their land as prime real estate. They would be deemed to have a lower value because
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Opposition amps up criticism over Gaza stance and farming payments scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicshad since spoken to the prime minister and the foreign minister of the Palestinian Authority
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Mitsotakis tests PASOK with proposal to end permanence in civil service
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has challenged PASOK to support him in a bid to end job permanence for civil servants, allowing the Greek authorities to fire public sector employees who... permanency was introduced was to prevent governments from firing civil servants en masse when a new party
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