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ND tries to swerve fresh graft claims as EP scandals, phonetapping hang over budget debate
PoliticsGreek Politicson PASOK and its leader Nikos Androulakis, who have taken the high moral ground since Androulakis found.... Mitsotakis’s own popularity has taken a hit in the aftermath of the surveillance revelations, falling
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Opposition clashes with govt over high energy prices, cost-of-living measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat it had taken from ordinary citizens” and repeated his party’s call for the re-nationalisation... to emulate the approach taken by Spain, which recently announced that it would be cutting VAT
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Resignation keeps surveillance issue in spotlight
PoliticsGreek Politics’s right wing, had so far taken a low-key approach on the surveillance issue. Also, few..., no minister, New Democracy MP or state official supposedly monitored via the illegal spyware has taken
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Rise of fringe party complicates election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek Politicswill garner in order to be able to win an outright majority. It is taken as a given that no party.... The position taken by the ND deputies was backed up by parliamentary speaker Kostas Tassoulas
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Tsipras positions SYRIZA as defender of democratic institutions amid row over police corruption
PoliticsGreek Politicssaid that SYRIZA was refusing to legitimise any initiatives taken by New Democracy in parliament... and libellous. His denials were undermined by photos allegedly taken from the scene of the raid by the officer
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Train tragedy prompts urgent questions about railway safety
PoliticsGreek Politicstaken seriously by Hellenic Train, the railway operator, and the Hellenic Railways Organisation (OSE... whether warnings that passenger safety was at risk were ignored or not taken seriously enough
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Sensing weakened government, opposition pushes back against blame-sharing for rail accident
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament on the eve of elections. His stance is aided by the more aggressive tack taken.... The reaction seems to have taken the government aback, leading it to delay the vote by a week while
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Newsletter 375 - 24/03/2023
this week confirmed that ND has taken a serious hit to its ratings, narrowing its lead over SYRIZA to just... current cycle of credit rating reviews from the leading agencies that are taken into account
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Spotlight on far-right party that might upset election arithmetic
PoliticsGreek Politicsor not Ellines will be eligible to run will be taken by the Supreme Court on May 5, when it will rule on all... Protection Authority (APPD) for the robust stance they had taken in investigating the surveillance
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Athens and Ankara affirm new, calmer period in relations
PoliticsForeign PolicyIn recent weeks, Greece and Turkey have underlined the new political reality in their bilateral relations. Both countries have taken a significant decision that will allow their two respective... of the Lavrio refugee camp. The decision was taken on the grounds of the site’s unsuitability
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