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OECD report underlines sobering reality of economic recovery
EconomyMacroeconomyat the Paris-based think-tank a few days ago. The report has limitations as the latest available data... the 2010 levels, highlighting that no ground has been recovered since the debt crisis as an already..., since 2019 the Mitsotakis government has managed to steady the ship, assisted by the rebound
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Syria developments dominate as Athens steps up diplomatic exchanges
PoliticsForeign Policyprovoke a new wave of refugees. As a result, over the last couple of months Greece has been part... in July, but Athens has rejected this claim and says that such activities require only Greek consent... to the standards of the world’s premier military alliance. Cyprus’s vision of joining NATO has prompted
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Athens ponders Syria shake-up with particular focus on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyto a new wave of refugees. Greece, along with other EU member states, has decided to suspend asylum... on the EU’s anti-terrorism sanctions list as an affiliate of Al-Qaeda. That freezes any assets it has... of the Exclusive Economic Zone and continental shelf. Gerapetritis has called the issue a “fundamental
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PASOK takes aim at ND with barrage of economic initiatives as PM focusses on party unity
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has started the year on the front foot with the first of a series... appears determined to keep up the pressure on the government, a strategy which has delivered... which the social democrats consider their turf. Androulakis has also signalled that PASOK
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Mitsotakis gets policy ball rolling as clues sought for decision on next president
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport. A figure whose name has been repeatedly linked with the position of president is Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras, who has roots in the centre-left but also served as finance minister....” There has been much debate over the last few days about Simitis’s legacy, but Androulakis praised
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Mitsotakis puts party unity above consensus with president pick
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has confirmed last-minute rumours by proposing the Speaker... is of secondary importance compared to those qualities. Mitsotakis added that the fact that Tasoulas has been... of 300 votes, proved that he has the capacity to unify. As to the reasons why he did not support
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Mitsotakis looks for silver lining in Trump 2.0 as right wing MPs see vindication in President's agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicspolicy has shifted since experiencing a political backlash from high energy prices, from his... of Donald Trump restored a sense of national pride. The mood music in the governing party has changed... then, Mitsotakis has been fighting to keep conservative voters onside, against the smaller parties to the right
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Newsletter 449 - 31/01/2025
shielding political figures from a potential prosecution. The rekindling of the Tempe issue has undermined... calendar that has scheduled elections early in the summer of 2027, as the new regime would apply just..., but also has not seen any benefits from the government’s previous tax reforms in 2019. The government
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Public seems convinced of cover up as PM struggles to escape Tempe tremors
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the crash site has come under scrutiny. What happened in the days after the crash has become... that Samaras, ousted from the ruling party last year, has been publicly critical of how the government... believe the government has been involved in a cover up over the surveillance scandal. The figure stands
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PM seeks escape from Tempe in reforms agenda, as opposition parties mull next move
PoliticsGreek Politicshas been trying to highlight the government initiatives which he hopes demonstrate commitment... in Thessaloniki. The task of defending the government against attacks by the opposition has been left mostly... the most effective timing. While SYRIZA is pressing for immediate action, it has not been able to gather
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