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 […]
Category: What’s on in Greece: Weekly snapshots
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 […]
Week 8-14/2/2019: Constitutional Revision
Since Tuesday, February 12 of 2019, the debate on the Constitutional Revision began, the first phase of which took place in the Parliament by a roll-call vote on Thursday. 32 of the 36 of the government’s suggestions continue to the second voting phase, but the preservation of the government majority is not considered a given […]
Week 16-22/11/2018: The Judicial System
The strict 10-year prison sentence imposed on a cleaner from Volos, which falsified the Primary school certificate in order to be able to work, has been a major concern for public opinion. Once again, questions arise as to whether the judicial system is fair when the cleaner is condemned in this way and other cases […]
Week 2-8/11/2018: State and Church
The Prime Minister, approaching the end of his four-year term, touched on the issue of resolving State and Church relations on matters concerning the administration of church property. Following the triumphal announcement of the deal, the Archbishop himself degraded the deal to a simple intention to reach an agreement. The issue brings, once again, divided […]
