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Trouble from Turkey prompts plans for extra defence spending after years of cuts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Christos Staikouras said in a TV interview that New Democracy is prepared to dip into Greece’s..., that the spending would not concern just arms purchases. Staikouras told Alpha TV that “if possible... Gerapetritis also confirmed in an TV interview that discussions are taking place about ways
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High hopes for Pompeo visit as new row brews over media handouts
PoliticsGreek Politics, this time only TV channels will benefit from the handouts. Earlier in the year, Petsas awarded 20 million... to TV channels “to buy their silence or pro-government stance.” The government spokesman has argued... and that the best way of reaching people is via nationwide TV channels.
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Impending lockdown decision highlights cabinet tensions, casts unflattering spotlight on experts
PoliticsGreek Politicson to the airwaves. On Tuesday, Health Minister Vassilis Kikilias told Open TV that he was about... impending interview on Skai TV’s evening news is no doubt intended to rectify the appearance..., called on experts to stay off the TV and “stop filling the airwaves with nonsense”. The criticism
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Vaccines provide govt with hope of pandemic exit as labour reform battle gathers pace
PoliticsGreek Politicssuggested in a TV interview that the government had started vaccinating the 30-39 age group because... Democracy’s own failings in managing the virus. He argued during his TV appearance that Mitsotakis... or schools,” the opposition leader told Ant-1 TV. “The easy part is to decide a lockdown, the hard part
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New Democracy faces fresh turmoil after ousting MP
PoliticsGreek Politicsto local TV on Wednesday to defend himself, arguing that ND was aware of his professional activities... practices. This issue was highlighted by SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras in a TV interview on Tuesday... loom. A new opinion poll aired by ANT-1 TV yesterday suggests that the leftists certainly need
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PM rides into new, bigger storm after publication of phonetapping list
PoliticsGreek Politicsand media worlds. Speaking to TV after the game, Olympiakos board member Yiannis Vrentzos claimed... the surveillance issue aside. By contrast, the mood on Skai TV, owned by Alafouzos who is the chairman... TV interview on Monday evening, when he will find himself under more pressure than at any time since
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SYRIZA tries to pin Mitsotakis down over phonetapping
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis set the tone with a TV interview on Monday, during which he accused SYRIZA of working... taking place in Greece. It was Tsipras’s turn on Thursday to take to national TV. During his interview... Mafia-style tactics after Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on TV that even possessing
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Pension rises approved as public opinion teeters ahead of election year
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor Mega TV indicated that support for ND has dropped by half a percentage point since last month... with other recent projections. In the Pulse poll for Skai TV this week, ND was seen garnering 36.5, SYRIZA 29 and PASOK 13. The Alco poll for Alpha TV placed ND on 35 pct, SYRIZA on 27 and PASOK on 13
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Tsipras stakes claim for election win despite discouraging poll data
PoliticsGreek Politicsgave an interview to Alpha TV on Tuesday during which he revealed that his aim is for SYRIZA..., that during his TV interview Tsipras called on voters to treat the upcoming elections as one vote... of attracting support, Tsipras pledged during his appearance on Alpha TV that a SYRIZA-led
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Leaders gear up for debate as ND maintains opinion poll lead
PoliticsGreek Politics, prevent the opposition from being able to form the next government. The TV debate was agreed... by challenging his rivals, especially since they will all be in the TV studio with him, to explain... poll by Pulse for Skai TV shows New Democracy increasing its share of the vote to 31.5 pct in terms
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