After a period of increased migration flows in Greece and in the Mediterranean, the Government is trying to find the golden mean of managing the situation by dividing the flows into different regions so that they do not exceed 1% of the population in each region. This increase has also triggered the rise of racist […]
Category: What’s on in Greece: Weekly snapshots
Week 7-15/9/2019: 84TH TIF
The 84th TIF (Thessaloniki International Fair) opened last week, which, as is customary, was inaugurated by a speech by the country’s Prime Minister, presenting the Government’s plan for the next year with a focus on taxation. A few days later at his press conference, A. Tsipras criticized the new government, stressing that the ND government […]
Week 30/8 – 5/9/2019: Decongestion
The new wave of refugees arriving at Greece has led the government to the decision of decongesting the hotspots of the islands. Refugees residing on islands such as Lesvos were moved to Kilkis while the decongestion operation continues. On September 2nd, the complete abolition of capital controls was officially announced, signaling a return to […]
Week 6 – 12/07/2019: The first days
Nearly one week has passed since the election of the New Government, and there are many debates about the moves already made by New Democracy in these first days of its Governance. The issue of the under-representation of females both in the parliament and in ministerial positions seems to have bothered public opinion at an […]
Week 30-7/07/2019: The next day
The elections of July 7 were completed with the main interest to be focused on whether the results of the elections will self-proclaim New Democracy. The next day, finds us with a self-proclaimed New Democracy, six parties in the Parliament, two of them newly created and the end of the Golden Dawn era. Moreover, it […]
Week 22-28/7/2019: Ballot time
The election week is here, but the current government and New Democracy did not manage to agree on a date for the party’s established television debate before the ballot time. In a conjuncture that is expected to change the season, in terms of communication, we are based on pre-electoral spots and autonomous political statements.
Week 14-21/6/2019: In the pre-elections fever
In a pre-election fever, the country with the Government and the New Democracy is in vain statements and announcement of plans for the next day. The key question that seems to concern is not who will prevail over the elections, as the results of the European elections have already determined to a certain extent the […]
Week 24-30/5/2019: 7th of July
The week of the European elections passed and New Democracy’s clear lead in the whole country brought the announcement of the date of early parliamentary elections. Therefore, after the clear win for New Democracy for some and the clear defeat of SYRIZA for others, the people will come to the polls on July 7th to […]
Week 10-19/5/2019: Elections fever
The country is going through an intense pre-election period, as the municipal and regional elections, as well as the European elections, will be held next Sunday. The Party leaders are in vain, as the results of these elections will determine the date of the parliamentary elections. The possibility of being the month of the country’s […]
Week 5-11/4/2019: Countdown
The country is counting down on when the upcoming parliamentary elections will be announced, as they must be notified 20-30 days earlier to make the scenario of election in May real. In this context, the Novartis case is brought back with allegations for bribery against the former PASOK’s Minister of Health, Andreas Loverdos. During […]