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New Democracy tries to win over voters with crackdown on bank charges, migration
PoliticsGreek Politicson bank charges while doubling down on anti-migrant rhetoric. This week, the Finance Ministry... days of tough anti-immigration rhetoric by recalling the case of a young woman who was left... politician met with EU interior ministers on Tuesday in Copenhagen, where he pressed for faster
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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
PoliticsFull speed ahead for warship, defence deal with FranceGreece believes that it took a significant step this week to upgrading its defence capabilities but also bolstering the country’s geopolitical standing after agreeing to purchase at least thr...
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Greek coalition overcomes concerns about "small PPC"
PoliticsGreek Politicsto keep in line and media attention on political issues wanes. Germany’s EON and RWE, Italy’s Edison
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Piraeus Port Authority announces profit increase for 2015
EconomyBankinglargest cruise ship in the world, the Quantum of the Seas, the largest newly built ship to visit
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Resignation of PM's aide poses grave questions for coalition, institutions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government, and Prime Minister Antonis Samaras personally, were dealt a severe blow on Wednesday when cabinet secretary Takis Baltakos was forced to resign after a video of him discussing details... Democratic Left (DIMAR) also blamed Baltakos for blocking an anti-racism bill from being passed
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Has SYRIZA's moment gone?
AgoraIn June 2012, SYRIZA came within 171,000 votes of winning Greece’s national elections as part of an improbable but meteoric rise from raggle-taggle band of dreamy leftists to Europe’s premier anti... Takis Baltakos was forced to resign over his secret contacts with Golden Dawn. With the crucial May
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A factional story: When disunity came to visit New Democracy
Agorawith the conservatives and others who have quit the party, such as anti-austerity Independent Greeks... threatened to resign if Karatzaferis, Kammenos and others come on board. “A small loss,” some
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Tsipras wins vote on 3rd bailout but loses more MPs, raising probability of snap polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Panayiotis Lafazanis in his bid to form a an anti-bailout party. The opposition parties... Parliament, which seems unlike, or Tsipras and his cabinet would have to resign. A caretaker administration
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Stress and strain for gov't from farmers protests, police appointments
PoliticsGreek Politics, there was no immediate response to the ministers offer to resign. His departure would be an embarrassment... Kammenos had to leave after making anti-semitic comments on Twitter) but it would not affect
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Calls for snap polls, parliamentary probes set tone for polarised politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the government to resign and the premier calling for a parliamentary inquiry into bank loans received..., helping Tsipras to bolster the narrative of him leading an anti-establishment government determined
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