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New Greek cabinet a mixed bag, prompting hope and concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe coalition environment to take over the Public Order (or Citizen's Protection) Ministry. Tsipras... president at the Therapy Center for Dependent Individuals (KETHEA) and the Hellenic League of Human... government, to fill this position. His portfolio falls under an expanded Interior Ministry
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Newsletter 87 - 09/09/2016
shared in this most pressing of crises, where the human cost is so clear, is an embarrassment for the EU... by some EU members last year. Since then, fences have gone up in order to prevent migrants leaving Greece... to recognise reality, while finding someone to pin the blame on. When German Interior Minister Thomas de
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New Democracy targets SYRIZA over law and order, independent institutions
PoliticsGreek Politics. One of the issues which it has regularly turned to over the last couple of years is law and order
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Draft 2022 budget represents first attempt to restore post-pandemic fiscal order
EconomyMacroeconomyFollowing two years during which Greece was allowed, thanks to the SGP escape clause, to run substantial deficits to protect its economy from the impact of the pandemic, 2022 sees some sense of fiscal order returning based on the draft budget submitted to Parliament on Monday. Using the enhanced
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Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
, ahead of their recapitalisation. The remaining amount of 310 million concerns the 90 percent of HFSF... Sakellaridis also played down the comments from Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis and Labour Minister
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New government aims for extensive changes to education system
Societyrequired in the modern world. Kerameus noted that the education system should be designed not simply... use of human capital. Changes Kerameus said that the current curriculum was being examined... on Greece by the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe outlined how austerity
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Athens blocks EU statement on China amid growing economic ties
PoliticsForeign Policycriticise China’s human rights record. The European Union tables such a statement at the United Nations... for the latest version of the text to be submitted to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. Amnesty... that this statement could have undermined the imminent bilateral Council of Human Rights between the EU
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New migration law passes amid questions over Chios tragedy
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor legal migration. The government argues the package creates a “modern and effective” model... support. NGO criticism Human‑rights organisations have sharply criticised the legislation, warning..., for activities that could be interpreted as facilitating irregular entry. Human Rights Watch has described
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsscrutiny. Also, New Democracy has pushed the law and order issue up the political agenda over recent... figures from outside the two coalition parties in order to give the impression of renewal. The reshuffle... be leaving the Interior Ministry to become SYRIZA’s secretary, several other frontline officials
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As part of search for culprits in Boutaris attack, parties should look at themselves
Agoraas modern-day “tyrants” threatening to destabilise Greece. Samaras, now a backbench MP, and others within... to promote itself as a modern, European centre-right force. During last Friday’s debate on the Novartis... you showed human values by opening the borders to refugees,” he said. “In fact, you opened
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