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Ukraine war and Turkey tension top foreign policy concerns
PoliticsForeign Policysecurity, which most probably will be the case. It seems that the war in Ukraine has created new balances and Turkey has emerged as “strategic partner” for the Western alliance, even though everyone... Erdogan a “dictator” recently, visited Ankara on Tuesday. This new reality has not gone unnoticed
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Athens ponders latest diplomatic moves by Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policy’ concerns and objections and said that Turkey has the right to search for energy in its own areas. “Our... and treaties. It seems that Ankara is currently using the exact same arguments that Athens has been... situation in the region. Turkey’s President Erdogan has tried for some time to restore relations
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First head-to-head clash over spying scandal in Parliament fails to deliver decisive blow
PoliticsGreek Politicswas listening in on Androualakis’s conversations and has no knowledge of who the agency is monitoring... process. He noted that New Democracy has already put forward some reforms of EYP’s operational procedure..., said that he has repeatedly said his communications were monitored while he was finance minister
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Surveillance scandal produces more damaging revelations for ND
PoliticsGreek Politicsby SYRIZA and PASOK representatives. New Democracy has challenged the interpretation given... on Androulakis by claiming reasons of “national security.” What lay behind this request has never been... the parliamentary inquiry has the constitutional power to investigate the matter. The comments made by Rammos
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Newsletter 352 - 23/09/2022
TV shows that ND has increased its ratings to 34.5 pct, from 33 pct in the days ahead of TIF, while... pct. In comparison to July in the GPO series, SYRIZA has closed the gap on ND. The conservatives are down 0.6 pct, while the left-wing opposition has gained half a percentage point. PASOK’s ratings
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Govt Covid record questioned, as report highlights disparities in hospital death rates
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA scientific paper on Covid mortality in Greece’s hospitals has prompted a fresh round... to a majority in national elections. While the subject of the pandemic has faded from the headlines and the government has been chalking its handling of the crisis up as a success, a new epidemiological study
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Fitch leaves rating unchanged at 'BB', sees small recession and primary deficit next year
Economythat has been building up in the markets during the recent months, that the prospect of the investment... unchanged, leaving the agency one notch behind S&P that has Greece at ‘BB+’ and two notches from investment grade. It is also one notch ahead of Moody’s that has its own scale and is currently at ‘Ba3’. Fitch
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PM mulls more assistance with energy costs through winter
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the coming weeks. Heating oil went on sale a few days ago and the government has shown since... of year, underlining the importance that Mitsotakis has attached to keeping household bills under..., will be known by then. Also, the Finance Ministry, which already has 1 billion euros set aside for any
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Turkish missile test adds to complexity of defence assessment in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policysuch weapon developed in the country has travelled." Diplomatic sources in Athens have said.... This was the main takeaway from the separate meetings Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias has with representatives... himself. He also referred to the Lebanon-Israel agreement on maritime zones, which, he said, has
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Speculation over polls heats up as parties battle over cost-of-living measures
PoliticsGreek Politics’s mind, there has been renewed speculation over the timing of polls in the new year... Mitsotakis not to play politics with the timing of elections. Mitsotakis has hinted recently that he... to broaden their support package. The prime minister has already hinted at reintroducing a subsidy for diesel
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