03.01.2019
Editorial: Preconditions
Minority governments can function effectively in countries in which there is a climate of consensus and in which political culture is not betrayed by divisive rhetoric.
Alexis Tsipras
02.01.2019
Alternate Health Minister engages in judicial meddling, again
Polakis latest Facebook post has been roundly criticised by opposition parties for trampling on the separation of powers and for essentially doing the dirty work on behalf of the PM.
02.01.2019
Tsipras giving handouts from non-existent horn of plenty FAZ reports
'Even the dread ENFIA real estate tax will be reduced [slightly] and there will be a hike in the minimum wage, which is now 586 euros gross monthly'
02.01.2019
Tsipras, Zaev rally forces to pass Prespa Accord
There are concerns in Greece that MPs who have declared their support may switch at the last moment, so as to ensure their political survival in the general election.
31.12.2018
Ex-PM Simitis debunks SYRIZA success story, upbeat on EU’s future
The former premier stressed the need for a common European policy that suits the contemporary transcendence of borders and that will reflect the needs and particularities of European nations.
31.12.2018
Tsipras: Prespa accord ratification by March, general election in October
The PM says he is mulling over which Sunday in October he might hold the general election. “I am looking for a date in October,” he said, thus indicating that he intends to serve out his whole term.
31.12.2018
Heroic migrant fishermen of Mati receive Greek citizenship
'It is the least indication of gratitude and honour toward these people from the Greek state, as they are an example to be emulated due to their self-sacrifice and their contribution to society,' said Interior Minister Alexis Haritsis.
20.12.2018
Editorial: Open secret
Because the government finds itself in a sticky wicket, there is little political time left and the suffocating political conditions appear to be bringing the time of election nearer.
19.12.2018
Editorial: Explanations
The Prime Minister’s Office has chosen not to respond to questions that have arisen regarding Manolis Petsitis.
17.12.2018
Editorial: Stragglers
Greece will stay at the tail end of eurozone states, and Greeks who are in the lower economic brackets of salaried employees will remain the poor relatives in the family.
16.12.2018
Marinakis: ‘I was not acquainted with this flower of the political underworld’
'This person requested to be photographed with me and proceeded to do so with his cell phone, which is something that dozens of people do on a daily basis.'
15.12.2018
Editorial: Justice
The earsplitting revelations about the “friend” of a top minister and his ties to the Prime Minister’s office should have already been heard by the judiciary
12.12.2018
Editorial: Radio silence
In parliament yesterday, tAlexis Tsipras resorted to the familiar tactic that characterises his government, to attack the media that do not pledge allegiance to those in power.
11.12.2018
Editorial: Poses
The Office of the Prime Minister has avoided taking a stand on the works and days of an individual who is in Mr. Tsipras’ circle and who even struck jovial poses pretending to be the PM in a photo in Maximos’ Mansion
10.12.2018
Editorial Weekend Edition: Endurance
It would be disastrous for the government to create yet another crisis within a crisis through a new round of imprudent policies.
06.12.2018
Editorial: Elections
Political normalcy requires clears rules of the game. It means that a government does not live and breathe only with elections in mind, without setting their date.
04.12.2018
Pavlopoulos issues harsh response to Zaev’s irredentist reference to ‘Macedonians of the Aegean’
The term used by FYROM's PM implies that the Greek part of the geographical territory of Macedonia (including Thessaloniki) is unliberated and cut off from the state of FYROM
03.12.2018
Ex-SYRIZA leader lambastes his former protege and successor, Alexis Tsipras
Alavanos said that the social benefits and handouts announced by Tsipras are a pittance in comparison to wage and pension cuts and the disastrous effect of over-taxation.
