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Opinion polls signal fragile political stalemate and rising public anger
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy comfortably ahead of its rivals but far from the levels that would secure an outright..., corruption and collusion rise to the top, far outstripping grievances such as unfulfilled promises...-known and most acceptable candidate for a plurality, but his approval is far from unassailable
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OECD report highlights stark contrasts in health system
Societyof total health expenditure is covered by compulsory prepayment schemes—far below the OECD average... underwent mammography screening, far below the OECD average of 55.5 pct. Resources and efficiency... allocated 40 pct of its health budget to inpatient services - far above the OECD average of 28 pct
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Government’s growth ambitions meet RRF reality
EconomyMacroeconomyclub, favouring large businesses and projects. So far, 542 agreements have been signed between banks... far behind, with 8.5 pct of the share and 1.5 billion euros. The list of top recipients is dominated...-standing concerns from the early days of the RRF about how far-reaching the funding will be across
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Mitsotakis continues balancing act with compromise EU proposal on Trump’s Peace Council
PoliticsGreek Politics, was far too broad. The solution that he proposed is that the 13 EU member states invited to join should... by the United States, goes far beyond UN Resolution 2803,” he told reporters in Brussels... pulled too far in either direction. Opinion poll The latest polling by Metron Analysis, conducted
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PM sets out case for third term, surveys global landscape and talks up constitutional reform
PoliticsGreek Politicsalso warned against looking too far ahead. Asked whether a new mandate would again be a four‑year... newly announced push for constitutional revision within a far broader narrative than the government had... that the search for consensus will be far more difficult than the government’s messaging implies. While
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Banking on voters’ desire for stability, ND insists ruling majority is still achievable
PoliticsGreek Politics. Polls suggest that goal is far from guaranteed, yet senior officials insist it remains within reach... believe the PM and his aides will not hesitate to pursue. The 27 are far from a coherent bloc. The largest cluster consists of nine former MPs of far-right Spartiates (Spartans), several of whom have
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Athens calibrates domestic and diplomatic response to Iran war as tension with Turkey resurfaces
PoliticsGreek Politicspreparing for a conflict that senior officials now warn may last far longer than initially hoped... transmission channel for Greece will be energy prices. A prolonged conflict could push oil far above.... But the article itself warns that this scenario is far from guaranteed. Iran could descend into civil
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Newsletter 500 - 27/03/2026
of living as the country’s top problem, far ahead of any other issue. Even anxieties about... in institutions. Mitsotakis has so far managed to contain the political damage, but the risks remain live... in 2006. Twenty years later, it is struggling - so far without success - to recover the 32 points
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ND mounts counter‑offensive after PASOK congress but keeps focus on inflation
PoliticsGreek Politicsto align with Alexis Tsipras, SYRIZA, Zoe Konstantopoulou or “the far right”, framing PASOK... PASOK. The party ridiculed ND’s insistence that it does not cooperate with the far right, citing...) during the surveillance scandal, and ND’s celebrations when independent MPs, previously with far-right
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Newsletter 504 - 15/05/2026
inflation shock as Middle East standoff continuesWith the war in Iran far from settled and the main... jumped by 8% in March, doubling from 4.5% in February and far above the modest 1.5% recorded... - and producers as far away as the US are warning of reduced crops due to fertiliser shortages. For Greek
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