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New Democracy pins hopes on minimum wage hike to reverse poll losses
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe country to a standstill. Another round of polls confirms the surge of public anger directed..., delaying the mooted date for elections from April 9 to late May, and dealing a blow to the ruling
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
immediately and relief on electricity prices delivered. They dismissed dialogue as a delaying tactic... developments have left Mitsotakis facing a multifaceted crisis: mounting rural anger, internal dissent
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Athens takes plunge on gas exploration, sees hope in Israel-Lebanon deal
PoliticsForeign Policyand the island of Crete. "We want to make an opening with Libya as a whole, so that we can finally... located in the area between Greece and Libya," Mitsotakis said in an interview with ANT-1 TV, last Monday. It appears that Athens has decided to begin surveys in response to the recent Turkish-Libya
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Turkey ratchets up pressure on Greece in wake of extradition ruling
PoliticsForeign PolicyHulusi Akar sailing next to the Imia islets, scene of a deadly dispute between the two countries 21 years... of the prime ministers of the three guarantor powers instead of the foreign ministers. All
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Turkey's move in Mediterranean puts Mitsotakis under pressure domestically
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal authority to sign such agreements... and creation of EEZs. Greece has also threatened to expel Libya’s ambassador in Athens. Mitsotakis has had
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Common ground absent after latest round of Cyprus discussions
PoliticsForeign Policyleader Ersin Tatar, and the foreign ministers of Greece, Turkey and the UK - the three guarantors... said the two sides, the three guarantors and the UN would meet again within two to three months... will be unavoidable when new talks are held. Greek position As one of the three guarantor powers, Greece
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PM pledges handouts amid discontent and gripes over coronavirus strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsreached 310. Mitsotakis’s chief of staff, Akis Sketsos, indicated that the government will monitor... in Parliament on Thursday, during which he was roundly criticised by opposition parties for failing
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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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Athens expands survey area off Crete, signs MoU with Egypt
PoliticsForeign PolicyExclusive Economic Zone. In 2019, before signing its memorandum with Turkey, Libya reacted against...). This was calculated by moving its median line northwards. After the signing of the Turkey-Libya memorandum in 2019, new data was generated and Libya could argue that the entire area south of Crete
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Greece's key pledges and requests at the Eurogroup meetings
PoliticsGreek Politicsagreement that during this period the Greek state will be funded under a minimalist menu that solves
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