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ND courts youth vote with targeted pandemic relief, recovery schemes
PoliticsGreek Politicschipping away at their polling figures over recent months. Part of the reason for this may lie... with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara earlier this month, which was viewed positively by three... of Parliament’s Economic, Environment and European Affairs committees on May 18. Gennimata had sent a letter
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Common ground absent after latest round of Cyprus discussions
PoliticsForeign Policythe end of the summer. The Republic of Cyprus is holding parliamentary elections on May 30... issue does not seem to be a priority. Realistically, the UN may have to wait until the end... meeting in Geneva caused disquiet in Athens because of Ankara’s support for Tatar’s ideas. The Greek
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Mitsotakis, Erdogan keep distance at UN as summer moratorium draws to close
PoliticsForeign Policythe inflammatory rhetoric by members of the Turkish government since last August, Ankara sent last... Declaration may not entail any ambitious climate change targets, but it may raise Greece’s international
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Athens turns attention to Libya, advocates EastMed energy cooperation
PoliticsForeign Policyseek to diversify our energy sources, Egypt may become a supplier of energy that will be mainly... in the Eastern Mediterranean heading to Europe that may include an interconnection for the transmission... believes that Ankara was mainly responsible for its exclusion from the international gathering aimed
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Tension rises in electoral battle, but opinion polls suggest result in little doubt
PoliticsGreek Politicsprevailed over New Democracy in the first elections on May 25. SYRIZA gained around 33 pct of the vote... in the region, while Ankara regularly refers to a “Turkish minority,” fuelling fears in Athens about... suggests that New Democracy is currently managing to retain 94.1 pct of the votes it gained on May
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Mitsotakis gears up for Erdogan meeting as US backs improved ties
PoliticsForeign Policyphrase could be an indication of what Washington is expecting from Athens and Ankara especially... 2022. Mitsotakis’s appearance in the US Congress in May of that year and his appeal to US lawmakers... the beginning of talks within the framework of a “positive agenda” that may include talks
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Data protection ruling adds to pressure on New Democracy from ranks
PoliticsGreek Politicsof stoking tension with Ankara. The minister’s response, which deflected responsibility on his... of State. In May, the Interior Ministry received a fine of 400,000 euros and Asimakopoulou herself... relevant, suggesting that he may be biding his time and eyeing a comeback as a unifying figure after
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Mitsotakis backs Ukraine as Athens tries to balance position with Trump administration
PoliticsForeign Policy” on the issue of Ukraine. “We may choose to appoint a special sort of representative who needs to be someone... years we had thousands every year”. The Foreign Minister may have stressed that between the two sides... was ultimately flawed as Ankara has shown opposite behaviour to the spirit and letter of the document
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Despite foreign policy concerns, New Democracy builds poll lead as opponents falter
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has risen to 25.9 pct, more than one point higher than the 24.8 pct it reached in May... point to 12 pct. Far left Course of Freedom has also slipped since May. Its ratings dipped to 8.5 pct... they would like to see Athens keep open channels of communication with Ankara but at the same time
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Government's foreign policy under scrutiny again following actions by Egypt and Turkey
PoliticsGreek Politics2014/89/EU, failed to consider the delicate regional context and may have strained relations... signals Ankara’s insistence that any infrastructure crossing maritime zones it claims must... Ministry's heavily technocratic approach, with some MPs suggesting it may be disconnected from
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