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Newsletter 192 -01/02/2019
and ideas into New Democracy, thereby attempting to counter criticism that although he may be a forward... of remaining in power until the autumn and not calling snap elections in May, which has been... within the government. The biggest danger with this strategy is that the local, and particularly
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Concern mounts in Athens regarding Turkish stance in Aegean, East Med
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe danger of a "hot incident" between Greece and Turkey is keeping Athens and Nicosia on alert... Fatih launched its offshore drilling operations on May 3 in an area located around 41 nautical... continental shelf. There is also concern that during the run-up to the elections, Turkey may try to take
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ND focussed on keeping coronavirus numbers down in build-up to Greek Easter
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the virus being successfully suppressed so far, some Greeks may be more tempted to ignore.... Another concern is that city dwellers may head for the countryside to celebrate in their ancestral... as reminders that the danger is not over yet. In an interview with Sunday’s Ethnos newspaper
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Newsletter 248 -24/04/2020
moves towards the relaxation of the lockdown, underlining that there is a sense the immediate danger... will gradually allow stores to reopen from May 4 onwards. However, he said this would be phased over..., while the wearing of masks may be made compulsory indoors. Among the priorities for the “day after
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Opinion poll offers Mitsotakis encouragement in quest for majority
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe latest opinion poll to be published since the May 21 elections has provided New Democracy..., down 1 point on May 21, and PASOK 11.7 pct. The Communist Party (KKE) is projected to receive 7.6... more parties – Plefsi and Niki – entering Parliament compared to the May 25 results, Kyriakos
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The nightmare of our choice
Agorabelieve the freight train may have been carrying unregistered flammable chemicals. In a TV interview... not regular demonstrators, and may even have been supporters of the ruling centre-right New Democracy... the country’s judiciary. All that Mitsotakis offered in his defence was that he may have been misled about
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Boosted by polls, PM uses Iran war to reassert control, shut down election and reshuffle talk
PoliticsGreek Politics, SYRIZA at 5 pct, and Voice of Reason at 3 pct. The most consequential finding, however, may lie... headline figure of 25.5 pct may understate its true potential support. The reasons for this drift are not difficult to discern. The poll suggests that undecided voters may be responding both
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National Bank reveals capital plan, which includes sale of whole Finansbank stake
EconomyBankingas Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) capital (“pari passu” with common shares) but they are an expensive
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In survival bid, coalition seeks to ease taxpayer burden, secure early bailout exit
PoliticsGreek Politics, if this attempt to lighten the load will have much of an impact on the government’s ratings but it may give... with Samaras on Thursday, saying that Greeks may soon have to decide whether they “accept and support the completed and agreed safe solution or if they will opt for a journey into the unknown.”
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Voting for brinkmanship while the real economy needs solutions
Agoradays of 2014. The election of the country’s president by parliament through an open roll call may... account holders that their deposits are safe and guaranteed. While Greek banks are now well... of the European part of the programme by two months to the end February 2015 may now have to be revised
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