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Newsletter 443 - 29/11/2024
and true representation of left-wing politics. Famellos took 49.4 pct of the votes, compared to 43.5 pct... that the turnout on Sunday was less than half the 148,821 SYRIZA members that took part in the party’s leadership
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Greek, Turkish FMs keep ties on even keel as OSCE cooperation pays off
PoliticsForeign Policythe positive mood between the two countries. The new round of talks that took place on the sidelines... that took place in Athens between deputy foreign ministers of the two countries, at the beginning
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Newsletter 452 - 21/02/2025
to this issue compared to the more defensive stance that Mitsotakis took in the TV interview he gave... sectoral agreements. This week a new collective agreement for the tourism sector was agreed. It took
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Debt position provides protection against global turbulence
EconomyMacroeconomythe new US administration took office with a flurry of executive orders and an ongoing back-and-forth... of policy easing moves since the summer, this week's 25 basis point cut, which took the base rate to 2.5
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Confusion over Tempe findings allows government to claim victory over "disinformation campaign"
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe political row over the handling of the 2023 Tempe rail crash took another turn on Tuesday, when the government agency charged with investigating the cause of the accident voted to stand by its... hour”. On Friday he took back the statement, saying he was not in full possession of the facts when he
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Newsletter 464 - 30/05/2025
filed against OPEKEPE officials—at least, not yet. Damage control The scandal took a dramatic turn last... they had been aware of the scale of fraud yet took no corrective measures. It seems increasingly likely
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Greek fears about status of historic monastery complicate relations with Egypt
PoliticsForeign Policyimmediately the signing of the relevant agreement.” The High-Level Cooperation Council took place in early... cooperation. “The Europeans took a specific decision that we must become self-sufficient in the defence
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Newsletter 467 - 20/06/2025
PoliticsNew Democracy seeks Tempe closure as opponents flounderStruggling to re-energise its base, New Democracy took a significant step toward containing the political fallout from the Tempe rail..., Famellos acknowledged voter trust had evaporated under past leadership. He took the conference mandate
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New Democracy tries to push back against corruption claims
PoliticsGreek Politicswas at the heart of the alleged fraud that took place to unlawfully claim subsidies for livestock farmers... prosecutor. The parliamentary review stage of the appointment process took place yesterday, involving the so
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Government lines up crackdown on NGOs as next piece in harsher migration policy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is doubling down on the stricter migration policy and harsher rhetoric on the issue, which has intensified since Thanos Plevris took over as the country's Migration Minister... SYRIZA took office, stressing the 2015 referendum’s role in dramatizing Greece’s bargaining power
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