https://www.macropolis.gr/ en MacroPolis 2013 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:07:50 GMT 2026-04-11T16:07:50Z en MacroPolis 2013 https://www.macropolis.gr/garnish/rss-logo.png https://www.macropolis.gr/ https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16049 After months of political turbulence, the Greek government believes the ground beneath its feet has begun to firm up: A cluster of recent opinion polls - all conducted after the outbreak of the Middle East war - show New Democracy recovering support and widening its lead over a fragmented opposition. Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:52:57 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.16049 Nick Malkoutzis 2026-03-16T07:52:57Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15862 Greece’s ruling New Democracy and opposition PASOK are locked in a bitter dispute over the future of the country’s independent authorities, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis seeking consensus on new appointments and PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis refusing to engage. Wed, 31 Dec 2025 08:17:34 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15862 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-12-31T08:17:34Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15653 The fallout from Greece’s deadliest rail disaster continues to reverberate nearly three years on, as the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) launches a financial investigation into the association formed by families of the victims. Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:25:39 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15653 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-12-23T08:25:39Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.society.15534 The Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) Youth Study Greece 2024, based on a representative survey of 1,000 respondents aged 14–29, paints a picture of a generation that values independence and family warmth, prizes career success, distrusts political institutions and is squeezed by economic barriers that delay adulthood. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:14:10 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.society.15534 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-11-04T11:14:10Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15532 The government’s plan to shut down 204 branches of the Hellenic Post (ELTA) has triggered a full-blown rebellion within New Democracy, with MPs railing against the decision in a marathon teleconference that exposed deep fractures in the ruling party. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 07:51:17 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15532 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-11-04T07:51:17Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.society.15515 The Eteron Institute’s survey “X‑ray of Voters 2025,” based on 2,574 interviews conducted between 24 March and 4 April 2025, paints a complex, sometimes contradictory portrait of youth in Greece, showing that “the young” are neither monolithic nor uniformly progressive. Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:16:06 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.society.15515 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-10-28T07:16:06Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15087 The political row over the handling of the 2023 Tempe rail crash took another turn on Tuesday, when the government agency charged with investigating the cause of the accident voted to stand by its original findings, reversing an earlier announcement that it would remove a controversial section. Wed, 09 Apr 2025 09:44:46 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15087 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-04-09T09:44:46Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15086 A new row is brewing over the Tempe issue after the head of the Hellenic Air & Rail Safety Investigation Authority (EODOASAAM) said that he would be removing part of the body’s recent report into Greece’s worst rail disaster. Tue, 08 Apr 2025 06:31:08 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.15086 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-04-08T06:31:08Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14948 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has abandoned the more reticent and defensive approach he adopted in relation to the Tempe issue following the mass protests on January 26 and has gone on the attack, once more accusing the opposition of trying to exploit the tragedy. Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:53:51 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14948 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-02-17T09:53:51Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14897 Large protests were held across Greece on Sunday to support the calls for justice in the case of the Tempe train crash, putting renewed pressure on the government and potentially triggering a fresh effort by opposition parties to hold Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his administration to account over Greece’s deadliest train accident. Mon, 27 Jan 2025 08:23:21 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14897 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-01-27T08:23:21Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14888 Another opinion poll has been published this week suggesting that Greeks are not enthused by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s choice for President of the Republic, but that this lack of enthusiasm does not seem to have harmed the popularity of the government, which seems intent on treading carefully regarding identity issues now that Donald Trump has assumed the US presidency. Fri, 24 Jan 2025 08:11:00 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14888 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-01-24T08:11:00Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14887 On the eve of the first round of voting for a new president, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s pick for the post finds himself at the centre of clientelism claims, while his handling of the Tempe rail crash inquiry is back in the spotlight. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 10:05:28 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14887 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-01-23T10:05:28Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14872 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has confirmed last-minute rumours by proposing the Speaker of Parliament and New Democracy MP Kostas Tasoulas to be the country’s next President. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 11:04:55 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14872 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-01-15T11:04:55Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14865 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is preparing to announce his candidate for the Greek presidency, while the opposition parties are also finalising their positions on the issue as each side tries to maximise the potential political benefit from the process. Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:10:59 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14865 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-01-13T08:10:59Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14856 PASOK leader Nikos Androulakis has started the year on the front foot with the first of a series of parliamentary initiatives which he hopes will corner the government on the subject of its handling of the economy. Wed, 08 Jan 2025 11:05:38 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14856 Nick Malkoutzis 2025-01-08T11:05:38Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14657 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s return from his Christmas holidays also marks the ramping up of interest in who he will put forward as candidate for the Presidency of the Republic. Tue, 31 Dec 2024 08:48:25 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14657 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-12-31T08:48:25Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14626 Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis presided over the last cabinet meeting of 2024 on Monday and is aiming to meet with his ministerial team again in the second week of January, when the media’s attention will be on who the PM will pick as his candidate for the Greek presidency. Tue, 24 Dec 2024 09:06:30 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14626 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-12-24T09:06:30Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14585 The tussle over PASOK’s proposal for a windfall tax on banks continues, with the government setting out its reasons for rejecting the amendment tabled by the social democrats. Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:26:17 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14585 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-12-04T11:26:17Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14506 Thursday proved to be a turbulent day for the government both in and outside of Parliament as questions were asked again about the judicial investigation into the wiretapping scandal, and riot police clashed with seasonal firefighters. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:47:29 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14506 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-11-01T09:47:29Z https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14479 Lukewarm ratings continue to cause tensions within New Democracy, with cabinet members on the receiving end of hostile questions from government lawmakers over issues ranging from foreign policy to energy prices. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 10:24:01 GMT https://www.macropolis.gr/?i=portal.en.greek-politics.14479 Nick Malkoutzis 2024-10-23T10:24:01Z