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After support package, government turns attention to "everyday" issues
PoliticsGreek Politicsaction is disorder on university campuses. The issue has risen up the agenda after an apparent flare-up in violence on university premises. In the past week, a student and a cafeteria operator were... of public services. Introducing the new site, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis said it would give up to 5
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Mitsotakis burnishes European contacts as legal wrangling continues at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsissues in particular were held up by the Greek government as signs of a close and productive..., as a move that will help bring the system up to the level of the one in Italy. Clearly, in the wake... states. Mitsotakis is due to follow up Monday’s meeting, which provided opportunities for positive
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Opposition takes aim at justice minister over offshore holdings amendment
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be convicted under the 2016 law for not declaring holdings in a Florida company while heading up... the final blow to accusations of an official cover-up. In a speech to unveil new healthcare initiatives... of catching up with you”, while earlier Deputy PM Kostis Hatzidakis accused the opposition of perpetuating
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ND looks to preserve recent poll gains as Tempe issue returns to centre stage
PoliticsGreek Politics. Course of Freedom and Movement for Democracy are expected to team up to ask for Spirtzis, the former... issue. At the same time, the government has tried to douse speculation of a cover-up... have gone up from 26.5 pct to 28.2 pct. This is in line with other opinion polls, which have shown
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Solid April for travel receipts, improving balance by 3.5 pct YoY in 4M
EconomyMacroeconomywere 1.08 billion euros, compared to 923.7 million euros in 2024, up 17.4 percent year-on-year (YoY... reached 1.66 million, up 6.4 percent. Arrivals from the EU totalled 862,000, of which 706,500 were from... million euros. Average expenditure per trip was up by 10.6 percent to 613.3 euros from 554.7 euros
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Opposition sees ND’s call for broader subsidy inquiry as attempt to muddy waters
PoliticsGreek Politicsup on the investigation carried out by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), which suggests... it “an organised plan to cover up political responsibilities and possible criminal offences”. SYRIZA issued.... Ultranationalist Greek Solution called ND’s proposal “comical.” SYRIZA is teaming up with New Left
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Foreign minister toughens stance as first autumn polls pile pressure on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsout to shore up support for New Democracy in the light of bruising poll findings. In a wide-ranging... the conservatives a lead of 9.4 points over runners-up PASOK it makes their position increasingly... polling has been delivering a similar message, spurring the PM to beef up the support package lined up
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Labour reforms controversy threatens to eclipse autumn support package
PoliticsGreek Politicsopposition. In July, a ministerial decree provoked outcry by making it possible for employees to work for up... on the TIF package, with early polling suggesting New Democracy could have lost up to 5 percentage points... to feel the biggest benefit. In the run-up to TIF, the PM’s circle has been framing the package
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PM finalises relief measures in ambitious but risky move to sway voters
PoliticsGreek Politicssavings of up to 500 for lower-middle income earners and as much as 1,200 for those approaching...-credit allowances for dependent children, with an extra 1,000–2,000 euros per child for families with up... hopes to shore up the centre‐right coalition’s base and reclaim some of those vacillating voters
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Despite lukewarm reaction, PM insists tax cuts will pave way to third term
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA week after unveiling a package of tax cuts he described as the most radical shake-up in half... a 15-point lead over PASOK in the projected results, with 29 percent, up from 28.5 pct at the end of June. PASOK’s share of the projected vote has also moved up half a point, from 13.5 pct to 14 pct
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