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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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Government faces balancing act in 2026 as rivals gather for looming elections
PoliticsGreek Politics. Every policy decision in 2026 will be judged through the prism of electoral positioning. The ruling...Greece enters 2026 with a government facing a crowded agenda of fiscal manoeuvres, social unrest..., describing 2026 as a “year of opportunities” for Greece. He pointed to forecasts of 2.4 pct growth
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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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Government’s effort to revive economic success story narrative heavily reliant on RRF execution
PoliticsGreek Politics. With a hard deadline of August 2026 to convert every euro into completed reforms and investments... the often-heard argument that most Greeks are not noticeably better off than they were a few years ago... the grant and loan requests into separate tranches, Athens hopes to buy time both to streamline its approval
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Newsletter 494 - 13/02/2026
is determined to reclaim the political initiative in 2026 after a turbulent end to 2025 but the past few... threat of legal action against a journalist questioning the coastguard’s role in a fatal shipwreck off... results showed that most of the 15 Afghan migrants who were killed off Chios died of head injuries
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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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