https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Fri, 17 Apr 2026 00:34:00 GMT 2026-04-17T00:34:00Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15918 An explosion at a biscuit factory in central Greece which killed five workers has opened a political debate on health and safety enforcement, the recording of accidents in the workplace and political accountability for working conditions. Thu, 29 Jan 2026 11:01:33 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15918 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-01-29T11:01:33Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14973 On the eve of planned demonstrations to mark the second anniversary of the Tempe rail accident, more polls capture widespread public discontent with the authorities’ handling of the crash, further chipping away at support for mainstream political parties. Thu, 27 Feb 2025 11:32:46 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14973 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-02-27T11:32:46Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14629 The government is drafting several pieces of legislation for the resumption of parliamentary activity after the holidays, focussing on secondary education reform and boosting the housing supply, while the PM’s office is said to be considering ways of limiting access to harmful social media content for underage users. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:30:15 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14629 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-12-27T11:30:15Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14355 More than 100 tons of dead fish that washed up off the port city of Volos in central Greece, causing a big stink in Greek politics. Fri, 30 Aug 2024 08:08:39 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14355 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-08-30T08:08:39Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14023 New Democracy politicians presented a united front defending the government against a censure motion triggered by its handling of the deadly Tempe rail crash. Their fulsome support for resigned transport minister Kostas Karamanlis brought condemnation from the opposition parties, who accuse the government of arrogance. Thu, 28 Mar 2024 10:40:08 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14023 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-03-28T10:40:08Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14020 Opposition parties directed a barrage of cover-up accusations at the government over the Tempe crash at the opening of a three-day debate on the censure motion submitted on Tuesday. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:32:17 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14020 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-03-27T09:32:17Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14017 Greece’s opposition parties are expected to table this Tuesday a censure motion in Parliament as part of an attempt to hold the government to account over what they believe is a cover-up attempt in connection to last year’s deadly Tempe train crash. Tue, 26 Mar 2024 08:35:14 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14017 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-03-26T08:35:14Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14016 Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who is on an official visit to Canada, faces a political storm on his return to Athens amid accusations that his government was involved in the doctoring of audio recordings connected to the Tempe train crash in order to make the claim that the accident was solely the result of human error more plausible. Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:59:28 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14016 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-03-25T11:59:28Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14008 The conclusions of a parliamentary inquiry laying the blame for the Tempe rail crash on human error were roundly rejected by opposition parties in Parliament, in an indication that the handling of the deadly incident will continue to dog the New Democracy administration. Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:51:39 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14008 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-03-21T09:51:39Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14006 Parallel investigations into the security breach which enabled a government MEP to mass-email overseas voters in the run-up to the European Parliament elections are set to continue despite efforts by the prime minister’s office to contain the damage. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:05:45 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14006 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-03-20T10:05:45Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14003 Despite the conclusion last week of the parliamentary inquiry into the Tempe train crash, the government’s hopes that the issue will slip down the agenda suffered a blow on Monday, when relatives of the 57 victims in the accident appeared before a European Parliament committee again. Tue, 19 Mar 2024 08:37:47 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14003 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-03-19T08:37:47Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13985 Amid complaints from opposition politicians about a cover-up, New Democracy adopted on Monday its own findings from Parliament’s Tempe train crash inquiry as the government tries to move attention away from the accident and its aftermath to other, potentially less damaging, issues. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:53:38 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13985 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-03-12T07:53:38Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13923 One year on from the train collision at Tempe which claimed the lives of 57 passengers and railway staff, the government is battling to defend the investigation of the accident against accusations of a cover-up. Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:53:35 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13923 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-02-28T09:53:35Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13561 The Tempe train crash, in which 57 people lost their lives in February, is back in the headlines and part of the public debate again, months after the government felt that its resounding wins in this summer’s two general elections put to bed any questions about political responsibility for the disaster. Wed, 13 Dec 2023 07:17:03 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13561 Nick Malkoutzis 2023-12-13T07:17:03Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13503 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis outlined a package for relief and reconstruction of the areas hit by floods and wildfires in the past summer, which were immediately criticised by opposition parties. Thu, 23 Nov 2023 12:27:06 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13503 Nick Malkoutzis 2023-11-23T12:27:06Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13332 The political reverberations of a summer of natural disasters have forced yet another change of course on Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, who has ahead of him the difficult tasks of delivering a much-diminished economic programme at Thessaloniki and uniting his party to fight the upcoming local and regional elections. Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:05:08 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13332 Nick Malkoutzis 2023-09-14T10:05:08Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13329 Despite announcing on Tuesday that up to 2.25 billion euros of EU funds would be made available to deal with the aftermath of the flooding in Thessaly, the Greek government remained on shaky political ground domestically. Wed, 13 Sep 2023 08:15:39 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13329 Nick Malkoutzis 2023-09-13T08:15:39Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13327 As the floodwaters in Thessaly subside, the enormity of the economic impact of the disaster is gradually becoming clear, putting the onus on the government to deliver a support package commensurate to the task. Tue, 12 Sep 2023 12:04:52 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13327 Nick Malkoutzis 2023-09-12T12:04:52Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13323 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is facing a huge test of his premiership, barely into its second term, as the aftermath of Storm Daniel, which wreaked havoc in central Greece last week, reveals widespread damage and anger among residents and business owners who were affected by the extreme weather. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 08:47:14 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.13323 Nick Malkoutzis 2023-09-11T08:47:14Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.13322 The Greek authorities and particularly the government must have had different plans in response to Friday’s move by DBRS to upgrade Greece’s credit rating to investment grade, a rating that it lost 13 years ago as the debt crisis was unfolding and led to three successive adjustment programmes. Mon, 11 Sep 2023 08:12:01 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.economy.13322 Nick Malkoutzis 2023-09-11T08:12:01Z