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Mitsotakis confronted by show of strength from church, turns attention to post-wildfire reconstruction
PoliticsGreek Politicsagainst the Coronavirus”. Following the meeting, however, the Synod made the unusual step... by former interior minister Stavros Benos is due to be approved by the end of 2022, after a period
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Opposition parties continue to pursue wiretap claims, as surveillance bill passes first hurdle
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe intelligence service EYP to the operation of the Predator spyware via a government contractor... from invoices and bank statements pertaining to the activities of EYP contractor Krikel, which..., transactions totalling 5.3 million euros linked to the government contractor appear to have escaped
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Bailout talks, SYRIZA bickering continue - no definite end date for either
PoliticsGreek Politicson Tuesday, are taking place against a backdrop of ongoing bickering within SYRIZA despite... meant that ex-Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis had committed treason. Panousis's superior, Interior
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Greece left isolated on migrant crisis, with bailout talks finely poised
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat this is happening against the backdrop of the bailout deliberations where, again, Greece’s... Mouzalas went into an informal meeting of European Union interior ministers on Monday on the back
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Ministers unveil lengthy payment schemes for unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammethe political backdrop for Sunday’s announcements. Institutions The ministers’ press conference..., Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou, Interior Minister Alexis
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Government struggles to shake off impact of wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicscaused by the blaze in Evros has prompted the government to send a team of ministers, led by Interior Minister Makis Voridis, to Evros on Monday. The officials travel to the region against a backdrop
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Ionian gas deal strengthens government's aspiration of becoming US energy gateway
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical backdrop remains fraught. While the Mitsotakis administration is keen to showcase energy... in Athens — including Energy Secretary Chris Wright, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, and Ambassador
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PM adds minimum wage hike to pre-election promises, with hints of more to come
PoliticsGreek Politics, while some rural districts will lose seats as a result of dwindling population. Three seats will also... across electoral districts. Interior Minister Makis Voridis stated recently that the government intended
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ELSTAT survey finds 2013 household budgets devastated, inequality persists
Societyin the rural than the urban areas. The average monthly expenditure in the urban areas fell 7.1 percent in 2013 and 28.6 percent since 2009. In contrast, the figures for the rural areas posted almost the half... is consistently above that in rural areas, yet the deviation significantly narrowed over the past
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn official visit to Athens by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an occasion to hit back at the recent resolution passed by European lawmakers expressing concerns about the rule of law in Gr...
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