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Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015
. The government’s strong support so far means that Tsipras’s position within his party is virtually... in his cabinet, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chose former New Democracy Interior Minister Prokopis... government, with Pavlopoulos as Interior Minister, issued a presidential decree that allowed fixed-term
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Approach to protests, policing poses a new quandary for government
PoliticsGreek Politicsis certainly one where the conservatives feel they can eat away at the strong support for the government... portfolio from the Interior Ministry to the Justice Ministry amid concerns that Panousis and Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis did not see eye to eye. It was notable that Justice Minister Nikos
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Government courts backlash over squat raids, while opposition is absorbed in internal debate
PoliticsGreek Politicscircumstances. Historically, the party had developed a very strong message on human rights issues and had... the poor impression created by the raids, the government spokesman released photos from the interior... the Interior Ministry to the Ministry of Citizen Protection, essentially defining it as a public order
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Mitsotakis starts second term, prepares to name cabinet and launch reforms amid far-right rise
PoliticsGreek Politicsa strong position. New Democracy’s share of the vote dipped slightly, from 40.9 to 40.5 pct... with responsibility of overseeing the government’s role in Parliament. Former Interior Minister Makis Voridis... to Education, which Niki Kerameus will leave to take over as the new interior minister. Former Citizens
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Parties gear up for vote on bill permitting private universities
PoliticsGreek Politicsby leftist SYRIZA’s strong opposition to the reform, especially given that PASOK will be competing... before receiving an email from the Interior Ministry regarding the postal vote. The inference... available and does not contain contact information. The Interior Ministry issued a statement denying
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Amid risk of 2015 re-run, Greece searching for deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the negotiators parted on bad terms, with European Stability Mechanism managing director Klaus Regling
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Wages index improves by 0.2 pct in Q4, up by 2 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyreading since Q4 2012. Research by the Centre of Athens Labour Unions (EKA) recently revealed
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Budget primary surplus at 3.16 bln in December, missing target for full year by 443 mln
EconomyMacroeconomybillion euros and was below target by 611 million. Net revenues came to 50.96 billion euros, under... expenditure came to 44.20 billion, below target by 611 million euros. Interest payments declined YoY
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Local elections in Greece a precursor of European vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsand a strong showing from him will boost the Neofascists ahead of the European vote. Election rules means... Piraeus, where its candidate Vassilis Michaloliakos is facing a strong challenge from Yiannis Moralis... a strong presence in local politics so to have a candidate - and a young woman at that - in the second
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Newsletter 148 -26/01/2018
in the northern city, the opposition leader issued a statement in which he acknowledged the strong turnout... creditors have been arguing about weaknesses in enforcing contracts and the need to create a strong... Strong goods and services balances, softening from a deficit of 1.25 billion a year ago Greece’s
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