Radical Left Coalition
Kammenos managed finally to land on Kos to visit hotspot (pics + vid)
Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader/Defence Minister Panos Kammenos was restricted from landing on the island of Kos where dozens of people are protesting at different parts of the island against the refugee crisis. But, he finally managed to land on a different location away from the protesters and despite the reactions of the residents.
SYRIZA’s paradox: Keeping “red lines” but pledging to implement bailout deal
The Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) has been rushing over the last 24 hours to meet its contradictory pledges to creditors while also ensuring that the social groups that have supported the party’s rise to power are also protected. A dangerous game of balances looks set to topple as government ministers rush to find the golden mean that would ensure a balance between divergent forces.
Sakellaridis: They say I’m getting married in NY… Grandiose! (pics + vid)
The former Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government spokesman Gabriel Sakellaridis says he is “laughing” at ludicrous publications that want him “married” to an unnamed man that isn’t described but is pictured to be the Harvard-educated Panagiotis Angelopoulos, the lefty son of powerful businesswoman Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki.
Greek Parliament fails to decide on make-up of national media watchdog
The creation of a new Greek National Radio and Television Council (NCRTV – ESR) to act as an independent administrative authority to supervise and regulate the media market is currently at a deadlock while vagueness prevails following claims of Turkish business interests to bombard Greek radio frequencies.
Govt panics as farmers escalate battles with tractors at every corner
Four days ahead of strike action scheduled for Thursday, February 4, the government appears unable to appease farmers in their social security demands. The intensity of the farmers’ reaction to planned measures with road blocks around the country appear to have surprised the government with fears that the situation could create a spill-over effect of discontent to other factions.
Farmers spill milk and burn flags in protest of govt’s social security reforms (pics)
Protesting farmers in western and central Macedonia continued their mobilizations on Friday and planned more coordinated action heading into the next week with road blocks around the country.
Greek lawmakers fued over media licensing law
The atmosphere was tense when Greek lawmakers met to discuss the new media licensing law on Friday morning. Discussion on the modifications submitted by the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) government on Thursday evening met with disagreement over the way in which the number of channels will be defined.
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Lenders “Quartet” rehearses for next visit to Greece with IMF rep Delia setting the tone
The members of the so-called “Quartet” of Greece’s creditors (EC, ECB, ESM and IMF) are preparing for their next visit to Greece around February 1 say sources. They will stay at a central hotel in Athens and meet with Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos as well as a number of other MPs.
Conservative leader shows he has a liberal dose of humor (see Tweet)
The main opposition conservative New Democracy party leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis showed his usual brand of humor with a Tweet dedicated to Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. In particular, Mitsotakis tweeted the cartoon sketch by Dimitris Handzopoulos from kathimerini showing the two leaders boxing. As Kyriakos punches Tsipras he says:
Giannis Panoussis: “I had warned that 1 mln migrants would come flooding Greece, but they wanted open borders!”
The Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA) ruling party has been struck by negative developments concerning concerning its migrant policy. There is real danger that Greece may be ousted from the Schengen Zone within the next three months, with former migration policy minister John Panousis stressing that he had warned the government of this threat.