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Kammenos prepares to quit coalition amid ANEL unrest, issues to settle with PM

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 12:19:00 GMT

The much-advertised split between SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) seems to be just days away... ANEL, has called a meeting of the party’s parliamentary group and executive committee on Wednesday... procedure in Skopje is due to be completed by January 14 at the latest. Therefore, ANEL’s departure

Excluded from Libya talks, Athens vows to block decisions that ignore sea border concerns

Fri, 17 Jan 2020 07:20:00 GMT

at bringing an end to the longstanding conflict in Libya. Following Moscow’s recent unsuccessful efforts... the possibility of the memorandum on sea borders between Ankara and UN backed government in Libya going... second meeting on the Libyan crisis. In an interview with Alpha TV on Thursday, Mitsotakis warned

Mitsotakis seeks Libya cooperation, keeps open mind on extending territorial waters

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 08:47:00 GMT

The interview given by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to ANT-1 TV on Monday did not only focus... to contest and challenge in practical terms Greek sovereign rights via the Libya-Turkey memorandum. Commenting on the attitude of Turkey and the memorandum with Libya, Mitsotakis announced the intention

SYRIZA and ANEL: Far from picture-perfect

Mon, 14 Jan 2019 10:23:00 GMT

deplored. Instead, Tsipras opted to join forces with Kammenos. His nascent Independent Greeks (ANEL... New Democracy to found nationalist, anti-bailout ANEL. If this meant turning a blind eye and deaf ear to some of the extreme views and unsavoury behaviour of ANEL and its leader, this was a risk worth

Putting right everything that went wrong in Mati

Fri, 27 Jul 2018 13:46:00 GMT

, the coalition picked a fight with Skai TV and radio (ending up in SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL..., a blame game is unfolding against a backdrop of convoluted procedures and intertwined obligations... government in 2007 after devastating wildfires) would suffice. Unbelievably, the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition has

Learning the lessons of Greece's toxic decade

Tue, 31 Dec 2019 08:32:00 GMT

the second programme, called Independent Greeks (ANEL) managed to exceed 10 percent despite having... nationalists ANEL instead of the centrist liberals of To Potami, which had come fourth and had more seats... to win the September 2015 elections, forming the same coalition with ANEL, before voters had fully

ANEL adds to uncertainty over Macedonia name deal and its political impact

Wed, 10 Oct 2018 08:42:00 GMT

his TV appearance that ANEL might support a censure motion from New Democracy if the conservatives... show on Tuesday night, a spokesman for the junior coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL.... Theodoros Tosounidis did not rule out the possibility of ANEL failing to support its governing

Coalition majority trimmed further after unexpected loss of ANEL MP

Tue, 26 Jun 2018 12:28:00 GMT

The coalition lost another MP on Tuesday, when Independent Greeks (ANEL) deputy Giorgos Lazaridis.... Another ANEL MP, Dimitris Kammenos, was ousted from the party when he voted in favour of the censure... MPs (145 from SYRIZA, 7 from ANEL) in the 300-seat Parliament, leaving Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras

Mitsotakis touts benefits of energy deals against backdrop of criticism

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:25:00 GMT

facilities. Against the backdrop of the construction site for a new gas-fired power plant linked... in the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime pact. Greece disputes the legality of the pact; however, last week Turkey’s

Athens gets seat at Libya conference, but talks yield little

Mon, 15 Nov 2021 11:16:00 GMT

An international conference on Libya ended in Paris on Friday with a commitment from the North... a schedule for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya. However, analysts and observers... of Libya and its people. “We reiterate our commitment to the success of the Libyan political process