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Imminent parliamentary clash over phone-tapping puts PM on alert
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s politicians are gearing up for the first head-on clash over phone-tapping next week, which is forcing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to be on his toes for potential dissent within his... than the agency spying on politicians and reporters. There has been speculation that SYRIZA might
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Parliament prepares for confrontation over spying as long-term consequences loom
PoliticsGreek Politicsand to create the impression among voters that EYP spying on politicians or journalists is not unusual.... There have been media reports about several other politicians possibly being under surveillance over
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Scepticism greets govt denials of involvement in surveillance, as communications missteps snowball
PoliticsGreek Politicsto move the agenda on to the inquiry into the phone-tapping of politicians and journalists... that another 7-8 politicians may be under surveillance, and the use of classified budgets which
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Turkey's new Libya MoU prompts swift reaction from Athens, which mulls further moves
PoliticsForeign Policywaters south of Crete remains clearly a difficult decision to be made. For some politicians and analysts this move is seen as imperative now, but others view it as risky. Some diplomats and politicians
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Opposition senses PM's position on phonetapping becoming weaker
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe politicians responding to each other’s comments. However, on Thursday, Mitsotakis cut short his... politicians, journalists and former New Democracy MEP Giorgos Kyrtsos. It is clear that if SYRIZA
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Seeking showdown in Parliament, SYRIZA tables censure motion over surveillance report
PoliticsGreek Politicsof being personally responsible for orchestrating large scale surveillance of politicians... Wednesday’s debate on a scheduled visit to Crete, echoed the sentiment. New Democracy politicians have
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ND prepares for opinion poll hit after crash protests, shaky communications
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy politicians which appear to suggest a more cynical attitude towards the tragic incident... Karamanlis, was described by SYRIZA as “shocking and cynical”. Opposition politicians are accusing New
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What is driving the Greek housing market's recovery?
EconomyFeaturespoliticians are starting to talk about a housing crisis. Here in a follow-up from an earlier feature, we.... Politicians, meanwhile, are concerned that the rising cost of housing is pricing domestic buyers
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Unpopular tax bill set to become law despite objections
PoliticsGreek Politicsof politicians and public officials with spyware, the national intelligence service EYP has written... of politicians, journalists and other public figures. The investigation currently rests with the Supreme Court
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek Politicsdebate, free from party-political interests. Opposition politicians, however, complained that the visit... criminal involvement by politicians in favour of the lighter-touch inquiry. Parties now have until March
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