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Transfer of water utilities’ majority stakes to Privatization Fund is unconstitutional, rules Greece top court

February 4, 2022 FEATURED, Greece, Politics Comments Off on Transfer of water utilities’ majority stakes to Privatization Fund is unconstitutional, rules Greece top court

Greece’s top court, the Council of State, ruled on Friday that the transfer of the controlling stake of Athens Water SA and Thessaloniki Water SA to the Hellenic Corporation of Assets & Participation (HCAP), the privatization fund, is unconstitutional. The Council of State said that under the constitution the Greek …

ANEL MP resigns, putting Greece’s coalition gov’t majority at risk

June 26, 2018 Greece, Politics Comments Off on ANEL MP resigns, putting Greece’s coalition gov’t majority at risk

A lawmaker from Independent Greeks (ANEL) resigned on Tuesday over the Macedonia Agreement. The resignation leaves Tsipras’ coalition partner ANEL with just seven lawmakers and puts to government majority at risk. It is the second MP out of ANEL in the last ten days. MP Giorgos Lazaridis who is elected …

Prior Actions Bill passed. Greece’s coalition loses 2 MPs and goes down to 153 seats

November 20, 2015 Politics 3

Creditors’ prior actions bill with provisions for foreclosures and nonperforming mortgages and red loans passed through the Greek Parliament with a slim majority of just 153 votes out of 300. Despite the ‘success’, Greece’s coalition government has nothing to cheer about. One lawmaker from SYRIZA and one from Independent Greeks …

Poll: Majority of Greeks want the Euro even with a new bailout deal

May 5, 2015 Politics 5

It has been confirmed again and again, despite Schaeubles & Co, despite the harsh austerity, despite the internal devaluation of the people’s incomes due to inability to devalue the common currency: The majority of Greeks want the country to remain in the Eurozone. Even if this mean a new bailout …

Early elections in sight? Samaras announces 440,000 jobs, while gov’t majority at risk

January 30, 2014 Politics Comments Off on Early elections in sight? Samaras announces 440,000 jobs, while gov’t majority at risk

There is the fragrance of elections hovering in the smog-free air of Greece. The country’s government announces measures here and there, measures aiming to alleviate the suffering of the austerity-ridden society. Right after his arrival to Athens from Brussels and Kefalonia where he visited the earthquake-hit area, prime minister Antonis …

Troika-fatigue: Are Greek lawmakers tired of austerity? FinMin Stournaras claims so

August 1, 2013 Politics Comments Off on Troika-fatigue: Are Greek lawmakers tired of austerity? FinMin Stournaras claims so

Maybe. Maybe not. At least Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras claimed, that Greek lawmakers were tired of austerity and that “the fatigue of MPs” could cause a political risk for Greece’s fiscal targets. Stournaras’ interview to Reuters, woke up the tired Greek MPs especially those of coalition government partner PASOK. Those …

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