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Athens on diplomatic drive to secure support over migration flare-up
PoliticsForeign Policyalso met last Friday, when the crisis surfaced at the border. The Greek government is emphasising... in the borders. He aims to brief all the Greek political parties on Wednesday. Despite messages of support, not all EU member states seem ready to re-open talks on the most crucial aspect of the migration
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Running the wrong way: Rama's spat with the EU over vaccination underlines growing frustration
Agoratalks has been met with several hurdles, some of which cannot be attributed to Tirana’s lack of effort..., more jobs and higher salaries, he has pledged to deliver uninterrupted water supply for all urban... not gone down well with EU counterparts and Member States, all of which have invested large sums
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PM aims to press ahead with reform agenda in face of scandals and pandemic
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister who promised to “come in like a steamroller” and flatten all obstacles to economic recovery... the country ready, with all the institutional armoury to give it an immediate boost”. On the domestic..., been met with increasing unrest in the form of public protests. On Monday a student demonstration
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Athens draws up Turkey strategy after EU Council, Biden input
PoliticsForeign Policydispleasure within Turkey regarding the financial difficulties faces by households. For all..., Deputy Foreign Minister Sedat Onal put all these issues on the table. Within this context, the visit... for the NATO’s Foreign Ministers’ meeting and met with his Turkish counterpart during his stay - and US
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Govt hints at more relief, as economy and inflation jostle with pandemic as top public concerns
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat any additional support would apply to all household consumers, while he left open the possibility... restrictions, which require business owners to check customers’ Covid certificates for entry to all... since the start of the pandemic. Representatives of the catering sector who met with PM Kyriakos
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Govt stands firm on 'no lockdown' message, pins hopes on vaccination surge
PoliticsGreek Politicsholidays, but instead is focussing all efforts on boosting vaccination uptake. With hospitals already... variant have been detected so far in Greece, all in recent arrivals from southern Africa, however experts... towards the centre have also met with little success, and could be further stalled by the promise
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Under increasing domestic pressure, govt awaits EU signs for response to energy security threat
PoliticsGreek Politicsto take place on Monday. Skrekas sought to reassure the public that all necessary measures have been... companies Prometheus and Mytilineos, all of which have been involved in the crisis meetings. Separately... was also met with dismay by SMEs complaining about the impact on labour costs. The wave of complaints
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Internal ballot boost SYRIZA membership numbers, bolsters Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsis looking to grab all the headlines at home after a significant turnout in the ballot on Sunday.... However, the process was above all else an effort by the leftists to show that they are engaging... objectives was to increase the number of members to more than 100,000. This was met with scepticism by some
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Enhanced surveillance concludes, but more reforms and tougher fiscal targets lie ahead
EconomyProgrammeof commitments have been met. In the summer of 2018, Greece made specific reform commitments in six broad... relief measures once all outstanding items have been considered delivered. The current report... through a rising GDP. All the rating agencies have stressed that Greece will need to display fiscal
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Surveillance scandal claims mount, ratcheting up pressure on PM
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Efimerida ton Syntakton claimed that Pierrakakis had met at least once privately... the media or the judicial investigation underway is able to establish that some or all of the more... was aware of the phonetapping. Fifty pct of all of those questioned said that Mitsotakis should resign over
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