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Will centre-left let go of past to grasp change?
Agorafrom radical left activist to something more sophisticated. Finding space Tsipras realised that a lot.... It is not clear if this space exists or if any of the candidates are capable of finding it. Among the nine
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Govt mulls tighter controls on movement, seeks to boost health supplies and Covid-19 tests
PoliticsGreek Politicsacknowledged that they are finding it difficult to secure hospital supplies, including ventilators... associations called on the government to provide personal protective equipment to surgeries, after finding
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Tax and banks dominate government's thoughts amid opposition, public pressure
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is lining up interventions affecting the banking sector and the taxation system after finding itself on the receiving end of more pressure from the opposition, but also public... on finding ways of lightening the tax burden ahead of the next national vote, due in 2027. Naftemporiki
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Lack of perceived alternatives strengthens ND as challenger parties lose shine
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe parliamentary inquiry into the OPEKEPE farm payments scandal, which concluded officially on Tuesday, finding... a negative view, compared to 33 pct in January. The finding suggests that continued exposure
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Coalition not ditching referendum idea from policy options but details muddled
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs much as it tries, the Greek government cannot escape the issue of if it will consider holding... holding a referendum on whatever is agreed by June “would not be a bad idea” as it would ensure... creditors would be willing to accept. In 2011, when George Papandreou suggested holding a vote
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Domestic pressure over refugee crisis building for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign Policymay become a holding pen for refugees and migrants. However, the increasing isolation of Greece over... is holding with Western Balkan countries in Vienna on Wednesday was a serious blow and has raised..., for holding up the deployment of the NATO reaction force. It may be just a question of time before
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PM seeks to douse snap election talk, points to October polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid growing speculation that Alexis Tsipras is thinking of rejecting the option of holding snap... reports suggesting that Tsipras is leaning towards holding out until October for general elections... but some commentators have suggested that this would also facilitate the holding of national
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Greek banks eye positive market appetite for bad loan sales
EconomyBankinga holding company. In Piraeus Bank’s preliminary summary ahead of their full 2019 results, the bank... as forthcoming legislative reforms. Alpha Alpha Bank is also holding roadshows in Paris and London this week... will be transformed into a holding company with a transformation date of June 30, 2019. The results
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Greece’s downstream oil industry adapts to shifting demands
EconomyFeatures, followed by Iran (until sanctions in 2012), Libya, Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan. As of January this year
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PM brings law and order back onto agenda as foreign policy issues dominate
PoliticsGreek Politicsfuror over Greece’s exclusion from the Berlin Conference on Libya, much of the political debate
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