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Opposition picks holes in latest measures to mitigate economic impact from pandemic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition parties have criticised the government’s latest package of measures to support the economy, suggesting that it is too weak an intervention and will lead to wage cuts for many employees... is receiving huge state subsidies. The latest developments underline that the government is entering
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Latest air traffic data emphasises tourism's difficulties as 2019 data reveals bumper year
EconomyFeaturesThat latest air traffic data has highlighted what a terrible year the Greek tourism sector is going through, just as newly released 2019 figures highlighted an increase in arrivals and receipts last.... According to the latest figures from Athens International Airport, between January and August this year
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Latest hooliganism crackdown greeted by mixture of anger and scepticism
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government’s response to the latest hooliganism incident has managed to anger the country’s top football clubs while questions have been raised about the effectiveness of the measures. Following... not being utilised to their full extent and hinted that more was to come out of this latest initiative
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PASOK candidates make final push as government plays down latest dig from rogue MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicswill almost certainly go to a crucial second round. The latest sounding, conducted by Interview... and file is not delivering the results he hoped for, with the latest low-key rebellion suggesting
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Latest IMF forecasts see solid fiscal performance, poor growth beyond RRF
EconomyMacroeconomyDuring the annual IMF and World Bank meetings in Washington, the Fund published its latest economic and fiscal estimates in the World Economic Outlook (WEO) and Fiscal Monitor (FM) publications... that a similar growth outlook was recently adopted by the Greek Finance Ministry in the latest Medium-Term Plan
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Newsletter 231 -06/12/2019
reaching an agreement with Libya last week to delineate maritime borders in the Mediterranean. Athens has labelled the deal “illegal,” arguing that Libya’s prime minister does not have the legal... from 53.5 points in October, according to the latest data from Markit. The rate of overall growth
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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece is trying to expand its diplomatic activity in the wake of its latest spat with Turkey... of the two MoUs signed between Turkey and the UN-backed government in Libya. Greek diplomats... to Ankara's actions in Libya and the Eastern Mediterranean. It has also focussed its efforts
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Mitsotakis backs Ukraine as Athens tries to balance position with Trump administration
PoliticsForeign Policymini-summit organised by French president Emanuel Macron last Thursday - to discuss the latest... with the Government of National Accord (GNA) of Libya in November 2019. He clarified that the project is a European... of 2023, Turkey would automatically and ceremoniously withdraw from the Turkey-Libya memorandum. We
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Newsletter 470 - 11/07/2025
—spurred by a diplomatic debacle in Libya. On Tuesday, a high-level EU delegation, including Greece’s newly... on curbing Mediterranean boat crossings. But the meeting with General Khalifa Haftar, eastern Libya’s de... praise and shaped a narrative that the PM has leaned on ever since. This latest shift toward
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New Democracy seeks to counter with marine parks and migration policy, rhetoric
PoliticsGreek Politicsof migrants. On Saturday, for instance, he posted on X that: “The illegal immigrants who entered from Libya... to take this emergency action after a massive increase in arrivals from Libya on Crete and nearby... in the latest People of Greece opinion poll carried out by QED, which showed that an overwhelming 76 pct
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