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Kasselakis pushes back against growing speculation about centre-left alliance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA social media post by SYRIZA leader Stefanos Kasselakis has made the already-complicated process of Greece’s centre-left parties finding common ground even more complex, and less likely. Kasselakis... together a shadow cabinet, to create a new register of members and to engage in more “activism
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Government suffers as farmers vow to continue protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsby farmers has created a political dilemma for the government. The refusal to engage without... said the farmers’ protests are justified, compared to 35 pct who disagreed. This finding underscores
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora, as some of the people in the audience today will know very well. Greece saw joining the euro as part... meant structural factors were overlooked. A period of belt-tightening before euro entry saw Greece’s... are without a job and have diminishing prospects of finding one. Over the last three years, salaries have
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis head in opposite directions over talks with Skopje
PoliticsGreek Politicsin views between SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) is one of the areas that Mitsotakis focussed... further by suggesting that New Democracy will no longer engage with the government on the Macedonia
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SYRIZA sets out strategy for European vote with eye on general elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL) and New Democracy, on its ticket to give an even stronger impression... of discussion with Tsipras’s party, leaving the prime minister to engage with either individuals from
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Athens prepares new primary residences proposal after finding common ground with banks
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government and local banks are reportedly making progress in their discussions about how to replace the Katseli law, which expires at the end of the month, with a new framework for protecting primary residences from foreclosure. The two sides ...
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Dendias visit to Turkey builds on show of solidarity following earthquake
PoliticsForeign Policyof humanitarian aid from Greece, carried in five planes. Cavusoglu noted that “we saw and watched that after... that rejoiced, we saw that all Greeks rejoiced.” Dendias fully endorsed Cavusoglu’s statement about Athens... during the last 3 years or so. For both countries to engage in a new phase of their relations
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Polls provide PM with some comfort, spell out size of task for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Freedom, the populist party led by Zoe Konstantopoulou, saw its support shoot up during February... in third place. The social democrats saw their backing dip from 12.8 pct to 12.4 pct. Although the gap... half of 2015, and therefore a dangerous alternative than to engage with PASOK and its more
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