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US-China port spat gives Athens taste of diplomatic challenges ahead
PoliticsGreek Politics, and perhaps one day it will be up for sale”. Guilfoyle was stating the official position of the Trump... respect the agreements made by previous administrations, adding that when Piraeus put up for sale COSCO
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PM highlights latest stage of relief rollout as government seeks to improve mood
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be held. Most of this money will be freed up by the defence spending clause introduced by the European... insurance contributions, while another rise in the minimum wage is also being lined up. Just
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Economic sentiment slides in Nov, consumer confidence drops sharply
EconomyMacroeconomypoints in the previous month. Since December 2024, industry confidence is up by just 0.3 points. The services index improved to 35.8 points, from 34.7 points before. Services confidence is up by 3.2
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Farmers’ fury grows as government scrambles for response
PoliticsGreek Politicspayments. Farmers have told the local media that they do not intend to let up any time soon... growth, anchored in the concept of “double convergence”: catching up with Europe while reducing
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PM tries to isolate protesting farmers, dismisses talk of reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politics. “There is a big distance between saying that you are going to set up a party and actually setting one up,” he added. The interview and subsequent government signals serve multiple purposes. Domestically
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PASOK resists invitation to discuss watchdog appointments, citing ND's questionable record
PoliticsGreek Politicsmajority in the so-called Conference of Presidents in Parliament, which is a body made up... willing to open up the application process so that candidates can apply for the positions in a more
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Government faces balancing act in 2026 as rivals gather for looming elections
PoliticsGreek Politics. Schools face similar pressures, with debates over curriculum modernisation and teacher pay bubbling up... conservatives must shore up its base while preventing a drift of voters to rival parties. Opinion polls
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PM’s silence on legality of Maduro’s capture sparks widespread opposition criticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro by the US has opened up new faultlines in Greek politics, particularly after Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis chose to sidestep questions about... that Greece risks eroding its moral authority by failing to speak up. In a political climate where
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Air traffic blackout and trimming of university registers open new fronts for government
PoliticsGreek Politics, and administrative staff describe something far more consequential than a bureaucratic clean up. For them... allowed foreign universities to set up branches in the country. This was a controversial move as, under
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Government fails to break deadlock in dispute with farmers as SYRIZA loses MEP
PoliticsGreek Politicsfinal offer to meet their demands. The protesters took up positions on Thursday to block traffic..., scheduled to last two days, aims to ramp up the protest by bringing traffic to a standstill
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