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Election date seen hanging in balance as PM weighs pros and cons
PoliticsGreek Politicspupils finish their university entrance exams. The most interesting aspect of this issue
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Newsletter 66 - 11/03/2016
the return of the mission chiefs, discussions with the Greek authorities kicked off on Wednesday... expenses and including one-off items. The bank expects positive bottom-line results this year... For Greece, EU–Turkey refugee plan has pros and many cons Greece is the only one of the countries
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Speculation about snap polls after summer revived by PM's US trip
PoliticsGreek Politicstenure and not such a great deviation from the norm. Pros and cons The incentives for Mitsotakis... an argument that Mitsotakis is better off holding elections before the 2023 budget has to be tabled... significantly improved his ratings and shown that his government’s foreign policy is paying off. Although his
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IMF’s independent evaluation office identifies mistakes and challenges in Greece’s first programme
EconomyProgrammewith a high probability. The report notes that there was no open and early discussion of the pros and cons.... In specific, despite an initial strong performance, the programme went off track in 2011 amid
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Greeks deeply affected by crisis and least satisfied with life, EBRD study finds
Societyproportion of respondents who are currently satisfied with their lives among the 34 countries surveyed. Almost a quarter of respondents (23.4 percent) declared themselves to be satisfied with their life.... Only Italy reports similar values, with 7 and 9 percent, respectively, of its respondents satisfied
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Spree of media deals puts spotlight back on ownership issues
Societyfootball clubs. Marinakis paid just short of 40 million euros in November to buy the intellectual property of defunct MEGA channel, which has been off air for a year. Marinakis, who already owns the DOL..., also involved in shipping and Panathinaikos FC, retains control of Skai TV and radio, as well
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Greek leaders' contrasting visions all a blur
Agorathey lacked, while fending off the advances of the few. Mitsotakis pledges The vision presented... and will require a buy-in from Greek society. This is not something that is likely to happen in a single term... of previous Greek prime minister, including former New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras. Another aspect
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Opposition intensifies calls for political scalp over failure to avert deadly hooligan clash
PoliticsGreek Politicsconsequences. The PM’s office is holding off from reacting until the completion of the internal police... sentiment excited by the case, it seems unlikely that New Democracy will be able to brush it off easily, or that its critics will be satisfied with heads rolling in the police force. However, Mitsotakis
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Opinion divided in Greece over seeking ICJ settlement with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyand cons of a judicial settlement with Turkey. The second strain of thinking seeks to preserve the current
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Athens broadly satisfied with EU Council approach on Turkey
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe discussion about EU-Turkish relations at Friday’s European Council was not as thorough as expected but Greece emerged broadly satisfied about the “carrot and stick” approach that the Union plans..., the fenced-off area in Turkish-occupied Northern Cyprus; it says that its status must be respected
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