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Spotlight on far-right party that might upset election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek Politicson spyware, who called it “a barely veiled attempt to curtail ADAE”. Following the outcry, the government let...-minute amendment in an Interior Ministry bill prompted accusations that the government was trying
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Cabinet clears marriage equality bill without drama as Tempe inquiry hears grave accusations
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty have either let it be known that they will not back the bill or maintain an ambivalent stance... in his socially progressive pronouncements. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus’s attempt to broaden
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Newsletter 409 - 26/01/2024
have either let it be known that they will not back the bill or maintain an ambivalent stance. Among.... Interior Minister Niki Kerameus stunned the opposition parties this week when she introduced a last
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Budget primary surplus at 3.16 bln in December, missing target for full year by 443 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros and was below target by 611 million. Net revenues came to 50.96 billion euros, under... expenditure came to 44.20 billion, below target by 611 million euros. Interest payments declined YoY
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Return to sender: Post office closures being reevaluated in wake of political uproar
PoliticsGreek Politicsas “difficult but necessary,” emphasising that postal services would continue via couriers, rural...-month consultation period. Rural challenges Beyond political infighting, the closures raised urgent questions about access to essential services. There are concerns that elderly citizens in rural areas
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Don't let the facts get in the way of "Argentinology"
AgoraIt should come as no surprise that in a the country where a large part of the political establishment is comfortable with the notion that some sort of conspiracy drove the country to bankruptcy, the same key players should spend the last few days in a h...
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No let up ahead in terms of fiscal demands for new Greek government
EconomyProgrammeFiscal policy remains at the heart of Greece’s third economic adjustment programme. A series of fiscal measures were approved in the summer but a long list of pending interventions is among the key milestones for the first programme review. In mid-July,...
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No let-up in intensity of SYRIZA-New Democracy clash over name settlement
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy shows no sign of letting up in the pressure it is putting on the government regarding the Macedonia name issue, despite a potentially embarrassing report about what opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said about the subject during a rece...
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Despite satisfaction with Covid-19 numbers, govt not eyeing let-up in restrictions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs Greek Orthodox Easter approaches, the government is trying to dampen speculation about when it might start lifting the restrictions on movement and the idea that snap elections might be held later this year. The government is insisting that it has no...
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No let-up in pressure over spying scandal as govt unveils intelligence agency changes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLooking to deflect some of the criticism over the spying scandal that has gripped Greek politics, the government has fast-tracked reform of the National Intelligence Service (EYP), hoping this will convince the public that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsot...
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