Greece and the economic crisis 2023

NEWS ARCHIVE - January 2023

January 15, 2023

The arrival of guests in Athens for the funeral of Constantine II

Story at Skai [Greek]

Mitsotakis: record growth and lower taxes

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

Greek disposable income ranked against the rest of Europe

Story at Imerisia [Greek]

Turkey's elections in May?

Story at Protothema [Greek]

The importance of security at the coming funeral

Story at News Observer [English]

Former minister Evangelos Venizelos talks about Constantine II and his role in Greek history

Story at Parapolitika [Greek]

Spring elections for Greece

Mitsotakis has not set the date, and the month even isn't certain, yet. But "Spring" is stated for the target schedule. With Erdogan's election statements, Spring will be for both Turkey and Greece, as they say, interesting. Article at Politico [English]

The mounting pressure on Greece in the trial of the NGO workers

Amnesty International joins chorus of criticism over the Lesvos court case. "...Stop criminalizing aid workers who assist refugees and migrant." The article mentions how governments can manipulate the status of aid workers and organizations to achieve political results. The article doesn't pay any attention to the particular situation in the Aegean for Greece and how much of the weight of caring for refugees is left to the effort (and finances) of Greeks, or that there are groups who use NGO status as a cover for smuggling and other money-making exploits of migrants. Story at Jurist [English]

SYRIZA communication manager Iliopoulos accusations against the gov't over surveillance

Story at Imerazante [Greek]

Russian missile attacks on Ukraine continue unabated

Though Russia is stating that military targets are being hit, Ukraine is listing the civilian locations that are being struck. Story at Ethnos [Greek]