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Newsletter 384 - 09/06/2023
month to do so this month to ensure that Greece has a government with a strong majority. The message... formation during the previous quarters. Capital formation has two main components in the GDP identity... and specifically in the eurozone will affect spending, credit and investments. The government has pinned
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Full agenda, topped by Turkey, for new Foreign Ministry team
PoliticsForeign Policyto such an aim, especially if their rhetoric has an impact on New Democracy MPs and the electorate. Other... perspective are yet another crucial challenge for Greek diplomacy. The new geopolitical context has put... of elected mayor of Himare, Fredi Beleri has provoked a mini-crisis in Greek-Albanian relations
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Health at focus of government priorities as PM presses ahead with reform agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe national health system, which he has described as a very personal mission. During his first term... into investments in public health, while he has also sought to reassure voters that no public health... Tsipras, the second-largest party SYRIZA has set in motion the process for a leadership contest
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Mitsotakis focuses on economy as SYRIZA concentrates on leadership contest
PoliticsGreek Politicsis also due to set out his ideas for structural reforms in the are of public healthcare, which he has... the final touches to three bills that it wants to submit to Parliament this summer. The first has to do... Temponeras. The latter disagreed with the process that has been agreed, arguing that the party first needs
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Spyware probe reveals multiple targets, prompts opposition calls for answers
PoliticsGreek Politicson the judiciary to act on the information that has been gathered and for the independent authorities, like..., to be allowed to do their work without interference. Since last year, there has been friction between... the scandal. There has been speculation that Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will try to merge the DPA
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Government tries to deflect criticism over wildfires with appeal to patriotism
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe country was “in a state of war”. Similar language has been employed by other senior government figures... arson by agents of Turkey. The government has so far avoided any comprehensive debate over... to an outpouring of patriotic sentiment which has put on hold much of the criticism of the response
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Opinion divided in Greece over seeking ICJ settlement with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyover sea zones to the International Court of Justice has ignited a public debate in Greece. In his... that “time always favours Turkey.” However, geopolitical reality has already proven the above argument correct. Turkey has been evolving during the last decade into a revisionist force in the wider
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Athens eyes enhanced diplomatic role after hosting Zelensky and Balkan leaders
PoliticsForeign Policyof Greece, which has already sent military aid to Kiev. In the joint statement, Mitsotakis not only... “has also experienced the revisionism of other countries in the past”. The Greek government believes... must be allowed to continue its work. Rama has previously said that 48 others, all Albanian citizens
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Storm fallout sweeps PM to crucial juncture early in second term
PoliticsGreek Politicscarried out, underlining that New Democracy has entered its fifth consecutive year in power. SYRIZA... at a crucial juncture. It has been suggested that his decision to make mostly political appointments to his cabinet this summer has backfired and that over the last four years not enough has been done
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Mitsotakis prepares to meet Erdogan, hoping to build on recent momentum
PoliticsForeign Policyof restoring trust and to build on the positive atmosphere that has been created since the deadly..., the Greek Premier talked about a period which has created an opportunity for progress in the Greek-Turkish... surrounding The Hague are still premature. He noted that “Turkey currently has an interest in getting
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