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Mitsotakis on offensive over Macedonia name deal after Zaev comments
PoliticsGreek Politicsagreement when he met in Athens on Tuesday with Slovenian President Borut Pahor. “We... from commenting on Zaev’s alleged comments when he met with Pahor on Tuesday. Instead, he focussed..., Republic of Macedonia, to North Macedonia. This is one of the government’s main lines of defence against
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To Potami expected to provide clinching votes in vote on name deal
PoliticsGreek Politics. To Potami’s political council met on Thursday and, after a lengthy discussion, it was decided that its... Theocharopoulos, who is an MP with KINAL but also leads the tiny Democratic Left (DIMAR), is one of the centre... council met last year to decide on a common position. However, he and the other members were
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Fiscal targets and tax cuts on agenda as Staikouras meets Regling
PoliticsGreek Politicsmet with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday to shape the government’s position on fiscal... an ally on this issue in the form of Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras, who also met... on the effort to reduce non-performing loans and the two institutional schemes, one from the Hellenic
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Strong investor demand for 7-year bond, yield settles at record low of 1.9 pct
Economysyndications in one year, showing the normalisation of access to international capital markets. The new... and a yield of 3.6 percent. The new issue matures on April 2, 2024. The January issue was met... to the capital markets in 2017. The bond was met with high quality participation as 89 percent came
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Mitsotakis buoyed by poll ratings, boost to growth narrative
PoliticsGreek Politicsis likely to appeal to US investors. “I’ve met now with quite a few of the ministers… including...) cash fiscal data indicate, according to the Bank of Greece, that the 2019 fiscal target will be met... surplus target compared to the current one of 3.5 percent of GDP through 2022, if combined with more
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Athens takes stock after PM's first talks with Erdogan, Balkan leaders
PoliticsForeign Policyas a platform for seeking investment opportunities. The Western Balkans is one of its first choices, as many officials have indicated so far. It is no coincidence, therefore, that Mitsotakis has met... also met with Presidents of Serbia and Kosovo, Aleksandar Vucic and Hashim Thaci respectively
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PM aims to maintain pace of economic reforms as public worries about migration
PoliticsGreek Politicswill then be privatised. The sale of stakes in DEPA’s subsidiaries is one of the flagship privatisations... discussion away from the refugee issue. However, yet another opinion poll published before ministers met.../migration issue, while 59 percent are concerned about the rise of far-right parties. Mitsotakis met
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Set-to in Ankara well received in Athens, where Covid-19 data causes worry
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Mitsotakis and Dendias met in person before the latter travelled to Turkey and that the pair spoke... augmented his leadership credentials, Mitsotakis met with the foreign minister at the PM’s office... to provocations” Greece should be the one setting the agenda. Covid-19 The fireworks in Ankara overshadowed
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Pressure intensifies on govt for more radical interventions in energy markets
PoliticsGreek Politics, according to industry representatives who met with opposition leader Alexis Tsipras on Monday... the southern EU member states but has met with strong resistance in the north, and is not expected... a difference to consumers. According to one rough estimate, the rise in the wholesale electricity
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Dendias's Libya tangle cuts off Athens-Tripoli communication
PoliticsForeign Policyto the Greek side, the minister agreed on the condition that he only met with chairman of the Presidential.... In Benghazi, Dendias met with Eastern Libyan commander Khalifa Haftar to discuss “the need for Libya’s... has one eye on playing to a domestic audience, perhaps reflecting his own personal ambitions within
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