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Tension peaks as SYRIZA candidates enter last stages of contest
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s leadership race is heading for a tense finish, which suggests whoever wins on Sunday will have a tough job to maintain party unity in the wake of the contest between Efi Achtsioglou and Stefanos Kasselakis. The war of words between the two candidates, which broke out on Sunday after
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Kasselakis returns as SYRIZA squabble turns into full-blown infighting
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA president Stefanos Kasselakis is due back in Greece on Wednesday after a personal trip to the USA and can expect to find a party at war with itself and utterly divided over his leadership, with a permanent split now looking like it is just a matter of time. Kasselakis has referred four
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Parties diverge over Gaza conflict in wake of UN vote abstention
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the conflict does not evolve into a wider Middle East war; and focussing on a two-state
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Athens defends Gaza stance as balanced, offers role in humanitarian corridor
PoliticsForeign Policycrowd in Istanbul that his government was preparing to declare Israel a “war criminal” due to its
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Mitsotakis visits China to keep relations ticking over
PoliticsForeign Policyinto Egypt last Thursday for the first time since the war between Hamas and Israel erupted more than
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Greece promotes its suitability for mediatory role in Middle East
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the region was evident in the early days of the war. One day after Hamas’s terrorist attack
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Newsletter 404 - 01/12/2023
PoliticsRow over Marbles overshadows domestic rumblingsThe headlines this week were dominated by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis being snubbed in London by his British counterpart Rishi Sunak, rekindling the tug-of-war over the Parthenon Sculptures. At home, Mitsotakis sought to ease resistance
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In 2024, Greece and Turkey look to build on diplomatic progress made in previous months
PoliticsForeign Policy, and more urgent, issues like the war in Ukraine, the EU does not consider Turkey a high priority. US
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PM changes tune on inflation, ready to take further steps
PoliticsGreek Politicswas that the high cost of living was a result of external factors, such as the war in Ukraine
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Fresh SYRIZA leadership battle called off as chaotic party conference concludes
PoliticsGreek Politicsto such internecine conflict and a newly elected leader so visibly at war with many high-ranking colleagues
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