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Erdogan visit leaves Athens with much to ponder, no visible signs of progress
PoliticsForeign Policyfor any substantial change in Greek-Turkish relations exist. The comments made by Erdogan and Prime...: Refugee issue Turkey has agreed in principle to take back migrants from the Greek mainland as well as the Eastern Aegean islands, which involves bypassing the 2016 EU–Turkey refugee deal. The Greek
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Govt lays out recovery plan to October, launches tourism roadmap
PoliticsGreek Politics. Yachts will be able to dock in Greek marinas from May 25. Foreign arrivals will not be required...The Greek government presented on Wednesday the components of its support package for cushioning... to the Greek economy. The briefing began with a televised address by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis
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First challenges for tourism plan, as public relaxes approach to virus
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs a degree of apprehension continues to surround the arrival of foreign visitors, the Greek public appear...As the Greek PM and tourism minister prepare to launch a promotional campaign for Greek tourism... challenges of both a practical and a political nature. The Greek public, meanwhile, is eager to return
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Athens steps up efforts to build links with Libya as EU steps in to assist
PoliticsForeign PolicyIncreased migrant flows from Libya to southern Crete are causing the Greek government much concern. The arrival of 1,400 migrants since the weekend, has prompted Greek authorities to start talking... of migrants to southern Crete even after the visit of the Greek foreign minister is considered in Athens
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‘We’re dying to pay our taxes’
Agorawas pronounced dead on arrival at hospital. Although his grieving family later said that he happened... and his car insurance – in total, that’s some 3,000 euros. It’s the fear of falling off the social
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Mitsotakis tries to dig way out of snowstorm fallout
PoliticsGreek Politics-date his arrival in office, but which he is determined and able to address over time. His opponents... on Monday without any assistance. The government has sought to fend off any criticism related
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Government faces new storm test as Kasselakis sweeps through SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsof outsider Stefanos Kasselakis in its leadership vote. The arrival of the latest storm has prompted... will be former labour minister Efi Achtsioglou, who Kasselakis beat in Sunday’s run-off ballot. Achtsioglou
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Newsletter 184 -23/11/2018
and Development (OECD) issued its expectations for how the Greek economy will grow in the near future... for 2018. The Greek Finance Ministry’s latest forecast in the draft budget for 2019 sees growth... by 1.2 percent, while investments are expected to grow 8.8 percent in 2019. The Greek Finance Ministry
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Mitsotakis, Erdogan keep distance at UN as summer moratorium draws to close
PoliticsForeign Policyhours after Mitsotakis’s arrival. However, if there was intention from the Greek side to hold... foreign policy. The 76th UN General Assembly is not an exception to this rule for the current Greek... representation this year, the Greek delegation will not have high-level meetings on the sidelines
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Government outlines plans for rival port to Piraeus in strategic partnership with US
PoliticsGreek Politicswas discussed at a meeting between Greek government officials and the newly arrived US ambassador... cooperation with the US will contribute to the transformation of the Greek economic model, bringing... involvement in Elefsina dates back to 2018, when the Greek-American technology group ONEX acquired
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