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Coalition to focus on constitutional reform after electoral law, as TV tender progresses
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the upcoming bailout review. TV licenses Another issue that serves as a useful distraction for the government is the tender process for the four national TV broadcasting licenses, which entered its... and Mega TV were rejected, while the former leader of ultra-nationalist LAOS and owner of Art TV channel
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Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
PoliticsGreek Politicsincreases from the start of 2024 and a pay rise for many civil servants. The legislation will also bring... to the much lower turnout on Sunday. Compared to the 61 pct of voters who participated on May 21, less than... with responsibility of overseeing the government’s role in Parliament. Former Interior Minister Makis Voridis
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Court orders 2012 pension cuts to be reversed, costing up to 1.5 bln
Economydecision retroactively. This means the coalition will have to restore pensions but not pay out the amount... not have any impact on these bonuses. The government is not in a position to pay out this amount (up... with pensioners' unions regarding an acceptable way for retirement pay to be gradually raised
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First step in TV licensing process completed as controversy continues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government has received 11 expressions of interest in the new TV broadcasting licenses it plans... in a previously murky field. Since private TV emerged in Greece in the late 1980s, there has been... is the main argument used by TV channels that currently have licenses in their attempt to invalidate
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Uncomfortable questions regarding TV auction mount for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsregarding the recent auction for TV licences, which the coalition has held up as a shining example... against the tender by the existing TV channels, most of whom failed to win permits in the recent... to rubber stamp the tender. A second controversial aspect to the TV permits auction has emerged this week
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New Covid measures readied as doubts about key cabinet choices rub off on PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsworkers. Speaking to Skai TV on Thursday morning, Alternate Interior Minister Stelios Petsas conceded... and entertainment venues and sports events, and will have to pay for regular diagnostic tests in order to work... to unvaccinated hospital workers attempting to avoid suspension without pay after vaccination became
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Athens waits for Moscovici visit, eyes debt relief and lower volume of measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor a less drastic reduction in the tax-free threshold (the government would not want to drop it lower... the technical teams have had a chance to examine the fiscal data for 2016. Speaking on Ant-1 TV on Monday
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Seven in 10 Greeks raiding savings to pay bills, two in 10 have no deposits
Societyinto their savings to cover basic costs and pay their growing tax bills. Of course, this has a knock
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Part-time work, low pay characterise crisis-era job market
Societypercent of men). Just 57 percent reported receiving their pay on time and without problems, 33
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Budget approved as party machinations intensify
PoliticsGreek Politics, including the Macedonia name issue and the recent terrorist attack on Kathimerini newspaper and Skai TV... legislated by the government, such as the reduction in contributions for the self-employed, lower ENFIA... moving Against this backdrop of political theatre, there were a couple of notable developments within
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