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Confidence vote due amid toxic atmosphere, narrowing of opposition poll lead
PoliticsGreek Politicsof its MEPs, Manolis Kefalogiannis, showed a picture on live TV of what was purported to be Tsipras’s... lead ahead of the European Parliament elections. An Alco survey for Open TV indicated that support... undecided. An MRB poll for Star TV gives ND a slightly bigger lead but also suggests that it has been
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Tsipras ramps up fiscal pledges as elections draw closer
PoliticsGreek Politicselections later this year. The SYRIZA leader suggested in a TV interview on Tuesday and a radio... of SYRIZA going into Sunday’s European elections. A survey conducted by Alco for Open TV indicated... that they believe that it will not benefit anyone. Also on Monday, a RASS poll for Action 24 TV
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EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
Agora, conspiracy theory-obsessed TV presenter/telemarketer, the party gained 4.1 percent of the vote... successful candidates make for equally miserable reading. There are three newcomers, but they consist of a TV... he’s been selling in Greece via his TV programmes. Out of the 21 MEPs Greece is sending to Brussels
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Tsipras steps in to limit damage, Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts and fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicswould not stand as a candidate in the upcoming elections after admitting on TV that she pulled strings... an extensive defeat in the local elections. In a TV interview on Thursday night, Finance Minister... the economy at a faster rate, generating more revenues. Speaking on Skai TV, he cited the example
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Tsipras responds to criticism of SYRIZA record in bid to rally support
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras’s interview with Skai TV almost a year on after he issued a ban on SYRIZA officials... as possible. SYRIZA has had a troubled relationship with the TV channel, particularly since 2015... up the penal code. The impression left by Tsipras’s interview on Skai TV is that it is highly
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Govt weighs up stricter measures to suppress Covid-19, talks up vaccine hopes
PoliticsGreek Politics. Speaking on Open TV, Petsas said that, “putting off difficult decisions such as school openings, does.... In a separate interview to Ant1 TV, Deputy Education Minister Vassilis Digalakis confirmed the decision to go... of testing by Oxford University and AstraZeneca. In remarks made during an interview with Skai TV
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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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