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Athens content with Scholz's first visit, looks for US backing on Libya
PoliticsForeign Policyto be heard” government sources insisted. However, Athens was again not invited to the so-called Libya process meeting that took place last week. Libya The same issue dominated talks Mitsotakis held last week.... It should be noted that Turkey and Libya are not bordering countries and, most importantly, Egypt
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Golden Dawn murders generate new test for Greek democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsto unravel in 2010 but the strain will only increase after the murder of two Golden Dawn members outside... on the “theory of two extremes” in the debate about Golden Dawn. The conservatives suggested... was to some extent doused by the murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas by a Golden Dawn member in September
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Golden Dawn fallout forces Samaras into balancing act between country and party
PoliticsGreek Politicsrapper by a Golden Dawn member means that his immediate concern is to confront the rise of the far right... of a polarised atmosphere in which Golden Dawn’s extremism has not looked that out of place. Equally, the government’s failure to ensure that the police and judiciary dealt efficiently with Golden Dawn’s
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Polls show Golden Dawn support dropping after murder, New Democracy profiting most
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo more opinion polls published this week have shown a drop in support for Golden Dawn, with New... indicated that backing for Golden Dawn had plummeted by 4 percentage points since June, from 10.8... by a Golden Dawn member. The Alco poll put New Democracy first on 21 percent and SYRIZA second on 19.2 percent
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The reflection in Golden Dawn's mirror
AgoraIt’s been a while since Greece’s media and political parties paid any attention to Golden Dawn... walked in front of the Golden Dawn lawmaker while the latter was speaking in Parliament. The incident... dealing decisively with Golden Dawn for years? Apart from a brief moment of unity in late 2013, when
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Greek pensions laid bare
Agorabillion. The combined total corresponded to 9.6 percent of GDP. Despite a sharp drop of 21 percent (4.5 billion) in the total figure since 2011, the respective figure relative to GDP has fallen by just... under 9 billion, or 5 percent of GDP, in 2014 The state’s total contribution to the social security
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Murder the result of Golden Dawn acting with impunity and targeting working class neighbourhoods
Society- was, it hardly came as a surprise after months of neofascist Golden Dawn stepping up its presence on Greek.... Fyssas was not Golden Dawn’s first victim. The far right party has been linked to at least two... on Tuesday, September 17. A week earlier, a gang of Golden Dawn supporters attacked Communist Party
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Government tries to purge police of Golden Dawn influence as poll shows support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe consequences of last week’s murder of an anti-fascist rapper by a Golden Dawn supporter... the government about the levels to which far right Golden Dawn had infiltrated the police... activities after tending to turn a blind eye to its actions. There are strong indications that Golden Dawn
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Italian support over Libya buoys Athens as it looks to build broad East Med alliance
PoliticsForeign PolicyJurisdictions Memorandum that Turkey signed last November with the UN-backed government in Libya... signed by Libya and Turkey on the delimitation of the continental shelf is unacceptable, infringes... on the issue of Libya. Government spokesman Stelios Petsas confirmed on Tuesday press reports that Greece
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If Golden Dawn MPs quit Parliament, would Greece go to elections? It's complicated
PoliticsGreek Politicscriteria this would happen. It is certain that were the Golden Dawn MPs to resign en masse...The government’s clampdown on Golden Dawn after the murder of rapper Pavlos Fyssas by one of its... editors in New York, Venizelos said that Golden Dawn lawmakers quitting would provide the other parties
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