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Newsletter 187 -14/12/2018
coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), repeated his threat on Thursday to quit from the cabinet.... An emergency meeting of ANEL’s parliamentary group (seven MPs) was held on Tuesday to discuss..., was that ANEL will not vote for the agreement and that the party’s ministers would withdraw from
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Amid coalition bickering, Skopje vote lights up path to snap elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsturbulence. Kammenos, who leads the junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), told a meeting... position could not be clearer.” The ANEL chief did not make it clear if his departure from.... ANEL could, theoretically, leave the coalition but continue to back SYRIZA in crucial votes
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Opposition demands assurances of non-involvement in Iran conflict
PoliticsGreek Politics. The responses of the opposition leaders, however, suggest that these assurances fall short... of the Communist Party KKE, who told the media that he had credible information that some Iranian drones
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Macron’s visit to Athens delivers agreements, messages and political meaning
PoliticsGreek Politicsof economic progress.” He highlighted growth above the EU average, a sharp fall in unemployment... of Mitsotakis’s swift decision to send military support to Cyprus in the wake of an Iranian-linked drone
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Newsletter 168 -29/06/2018
Thinning majority jolts coalition Govt left with 152 seats as ANEL MP departs but PM rejects... perilously thin. The coalition lost another MP on Tuesday, when Independent Greeks (ANEL) deputy Giorgos... lawmaker to leave the government over the agreement between Athens and Skopje. Another ANEL MP
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Newsletter 179 -19/10/2018
Independent Greeks (ANEL) party out of the coalition. Kammenos and Kotzias reportedly argued over the use... with coalition partners ANEL. left-wing political movement he leads, Pratto, is not a party and not able to take... and to ensure that the process is no longer questioned publicly by ANEL, who might be reluctant to query
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Hope of economic, trade benefits drive Tsipras's landmark visit to Iran
PoliticsForeign Policyhis government to tap into the Iranian market. Other European countries have also shown an interest... the agreement of Hellenic Petroleum (ELPE) to buy oil from the National Iranian Oil Co. will pave the way in the near future for the Iranian company to buy a share of ELPE. Greece, however, is not the only
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Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures
PoliticsGreek Politics. Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who has threatened to pull his Independent Greeks (ANEL) party out... after being beaten in the European votes, which is a strong deterrent factor for the SYRIZA leader.
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With eye on elections, Tsipras talks up public sector hirings
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be beaten in those ballots and it would risky to hold a national vote in the wake... partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), is expected to depart once the Prespes Agreement on the Macedonia
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Early banks stress tests offered as Greek programme compromise
EconomyProgrammethe end of the programme. ECB president Mario Draghi added some detail on Monday, when he said... this expected line of action,” Draghi told European Parliament. A source told Reuters the tests could... to fall significantly. Developments in Germany, where the liberal FDP party may be part of the next
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