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Govt baulks at more holiday restrictions to stem spread of Omicron variant
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis spoke from a cabinet meeting to lay out a roadmap for the holidays. Mitsotakis said that despite... poll for Powergame.gr shows KINAL up from 9.4 to 13.1 pct, with ND sliding by almost 2 points from
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Rule of law and media freedom in spotlight after arson attack and European Commission report
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMitsotakis, and accused the conservative government of sliding inexorably towards “Orbanisation... which was formally approved by the cabinet this week. The plan includes 135 action points, many
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PM gambles on toned-down marriage equality proposal to win over right-wing objectors
PoliticsGreek Politics, including former PM Antonis Samaras, Minister of State Makis Voridis, and several former cabinet members... of voting intentions, compared to 12.2 pct for PASOK, with SYRIZA sliding to third place with 11.8 pct
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Economic sentiment picks up in Oct, consumer confidence sliding again
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) improved in October, with the index at 107.5 points, from 106.2 in the previous month, according to European Commission figures released on Thursday. Over the rolling 12-month period, October’s ESI was marginally up by ...
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Athens mulls next move after Ankara writes to UN over maritime boundaries
PoliticsForeign Policyoffice, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis told his cabinet that “a chapter might potentially be closing, but this battle, have no doubt, continues.” During last Friday’s cabinet meeting, officials... in Syria and with Libya. Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias tweeted on Sunday that “Greece, united
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ND courts voters with hardline migration bill as pressure grows over farming subsidy scandal
PoliticsGreek Politicsarrivals from Libya give cause for concern. OPEKEPE reactions Mitsotakis also used the cabinet...The government yesterday announced a tightening of the migration framework, among a series of reforms which it hopes will move the agenda on from the farming subsidy scandal. At a cabinet meeting
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Are Chinese investments starting to hit a wall in Germany?
Agora: ‘Alle Wege führen nach China’, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 22nd February 2018. [ii] See: ‘Chinesen greifen... Zeitung, 29th January 2019. [vi] The decision-making process by federal German authorities when...’, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 21st January 2019. [vii] Huawei’s outreach activities in Germany extend
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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
PoliticsFull speed ahead for warship, defence deal with FranceGreece believes that it took a significant step this week to upgrading its defence capabilities but also bolstering the country’s geopolitical standing after agreeing to purchase at least thr...
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Athens expands survey area off Crete, signs MoU with Egypt
PoliticsForeign PolicyExclusive Economic Zone. In 2019, before signing its memorandum with Turkey, Libya reacted against...). This was calculated by moving its median line northwards. After the signing of the Turkey-Libya memorandum in 2019, new data was generated and Libya could argue that the entire area south of Crete
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Newsletter 267 -02/10/2020
, especially in Libya,” Pompeo explained. PM Mitsotakis was, no doubt, encouraged by Pompeo’s statements... by Migration and Asylum Minister Notis Mitarachi at Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, rests on reducing
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