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New minister sets out plan for addressing migration challenges
PoliticsGreek Politicsto come up with solutions. Mitarakis, an MP from Chios, which is one of the islands that is bearing... seekers from the islands since last year, the government’s aim is to now pick up the pace at which economic migrants are repatriated or returned to Turkey. “Our aim is to set up daily crossings
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ND targets NGOs in latest bid to bring migration under control
PoliticsGreek Politicsas well, but has not provided tangible evidence to back up the theory. During Tuesday’s debate..., underlined the need to speed up the asylum process and to create closed centres on the islands. He... deported in the whole of 2019. Gift to opposition SYRIZA’s position on the issue was summed up
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SYRIZA looks back at time in office as it searches for way forward
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the build-up to the May elections because the pollsters had been wrong in their forecasts... in Parliament following the break-up with ANEL, served to lull the leftists into a false sense of security... to build on and possibly facing the prospect of breaking up. The authors conclude by saying that SYRIZA can
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The "great replacement" comes to Greece - how a far-right meme appeared in mainstream politics
Societyorganisation made up of 19 religious groups with loose church affiliations, who deny any involvement... of migration from the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Up until recently, this language had been... to blow up all European countries separately, and the European Union itself”. When local communities
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Tsipras challenges Mitsotakis as probe into scandal rekindles rivalry
PoliticsGreek Politics, which the conservatives claim was made up and shaped by former Deputy Justice Minister Dimitris... that stood up, if you have the guts take me to a special court. If not, stop abusing the institutions. Let... the Novartis investigation to accusing ND of trying to cover up the affair, in which several of its
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GDP falls by 0.7 pct QoQ in Q4 and increases by 1.9 pct in 2019
EconomyMacroeconomydeclined by 3.5 percent. Final consumption expenditure edged up by 0.4 percent QoQ versus a decline... percent. Final consumption represents the majority of GDP, making up around 88 percent of the total... while imports of services edged up by 0.9 percent. Compared to the same quarter in 2018, imports
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Eurobank net profits at 256.7 mln in 2019
EconomyBankingeuros, up by 26.8 percent year-on-year (YoY). The bank noted that this figure excluded costs from... million, up by 36.2 percent YoY, and 44.8 million in Q4, down by 20.4 percent. Core pre-provision profit... euros. Cairo II is made up of retail loans worth 2.9 billion and Cairo III consists of business loans
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Greece puts crisis management strategy in place as it braces for virus
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be to create up to three operation centres that will employ around 220 police and fire service... be set up if necessary. This is all part of putting the country on a Level 2 crisis footing... to stay home and self-isolate and call their doctor, not the four-digit hotline which has been set up
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Efforts to boost health system continue amid questions about govt strategy
PoliticsGreek Politics, because it has given the health system valuable time to gear up for the expected surge... in hospitals, the workplace and the economy, and come up with recommendations. The party will also... be covering up the number of coronavirus cases. The journalist’s brother later refuted key facts in the MP
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Govt mulls tighter controls on movement, seeks to boost health supplies and Covid-19 tests
PoliticsGreek Politics, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took to social media to urge MPs to give up half a month’s salary... as a “battle”, as the surge in global demand is driving up prices and exhausting stocks. In one instance... leaning on diplomatic and philanthropic channels to stock up on essential supplies. Major donations
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