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Questions posed about pace of absorption for RRF funds
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Parliament, has asked for a cross-party committee to be formed to monitor the execution of the government’s RRF plan, known as Greece 2.0. The request has been rebuffed and in their written questions... is progressing and what is happening with the money being made available by the EU, noting that Athens has so
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PM prepares response as pressure over spying scandal mounts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAndroulakis in the run-up to him taking over at the helm of the centre-left party, has added fuel... office, Nikos Romanos, suggested in an interview with Skai radio that Androulakis is the one that has... response would come on Monday via his official statement. Androulakis has called
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Androulakis positions PASOK as alternative to leading parties against phonetapping backdrop
PoliticsGreek Politicson the surveillance scandal which has thrust Androulakis into the spotlight and led him to adopt a more... to a degree, it has also allowed New Democracy to paint him as a political opportunist with no substantive... administration, a fresh row erupted over historic surveillance programmes. ND, which has held a tight rein
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Policy pledges bolster top two parties as ND erases losses from surveillance affair
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport for third party PASOK has remained more or less static. The findings suggest... lead, while PASOK has not made any headway despite leader Nikos Androulakis’s prominent role in bringing the issue to light. A poll carried out by Pulse for Skai TV shows that ND has increased its
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Cost-of-living, surveillance developments encourage ND to target majority in 2023
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has so far suffered minimal damage from the surveillance scandal, Prime Minister Kyriakos... environment. The conservative administration has consistently pointed to the positive response from hedge funds and other financial players as a sign that Greece has rebuilt trust with the investment community
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Govt rushes in new energy measures as Brussels decision on gas price cap deferred
PoliticsGreek Politicsof measures aimed at cushioning the impact of high energy costs on Greek consumers. Greece has been spearheading a proposal for an EU-wide cap on the price of all natural gas imports, and has so far gained... at the Council of Energy Ministers last week. Although it remains on the table, it has encountered resistance
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Tsipras calls for more state intervention in energy sector as hopes for EU solution dwindle
PoliticsGreek Politicsgas prices, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has called for bolder initiatives at the national level.... This was the first time Tsipras has endorsed a comprehensive energy strategy, which clearly owes much... absent from his address, for example, was any reference to cutting consumption taxes, which has been
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SYRIZA accuses ND of covering for cronyism in wake of MP's expulsion
PoliticsGreek Politicswas recently revealed to have been the subject of surveillance by the intelligence service but has himself..., however this is the first time the subject has gained such a degree of prominence, leading to his... reports and parliamentary questions on the subject of his business dealings. The opposition party has
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Surveillance claims continue to bug New Democracy
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelationship with him. Dimitriadis has previously denied any role in the use of Predator in Greece and has taken legal action against journalists who reported on this aspect of the story in the past. The leftists argued that the weekend reports were further evidence that New Democracy has turned Greece
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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign PolicyMonday. It appears that Athens has decided to begin surveys in response to the recent Turkish-Libya... that has denounced the new Turkey-Libya memorandum that would allow Turkish companies to proceed... countries, but also US, Germany, France and of course, Egypt. In fact, the UN Security Council has recently
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