Nektaria Stamouli

Eastern Mediterranean Correspondent at POLITICO Europe

EastMed Correspondent @POLITICOEurope https://t.co/ZmVJGuoSOb Dep. editor-in-chief @ekathimerini - @amna_news, ex @WSJ, All views my own

Articles

Renters becoming a pressure group

1 week ago | ekathimerini.com | Nektaria Stamouli

REAL ESTATE Renters becoming a pressure group Housing shortage reaches crisis proportions, but government prefers short-term fixes Despairing of ever finding affordable housing, renters are organizing, following the influential property owners some decades later – perhaps too late.
Tempe crash, youth violence, public health on this week’s political agenda

1 week ago | ekathimerini.com | Nektaria Stamouli

POLITICS PREVIEW Tempe crash, youth violence, public health on this week’s political agenda The political fallout from the Tempe train disaster and potential legal liabilities for former ministers will remain high on the political agenda this week. Meanwhile, the conservative government seeks to redirect public attention toward social issues, including youth violence and public health.
‘We only want the ones that we choose’

1 week ago | ekathimerini.com | Nektaria Stamouli

ANALYSIS ‘We only want the ones that we choose’ Apart from repelling irregular migration, does the government have a plan to attract foreign workers needed in the economy? The recent lemon harvest in Greece exposed the shortage of labor.
Financing scandal rocks Greece’s ruling party

1 week ago | defenddemocracy.press | Nektaria Stamouli

Opposition parties demand probe into links between a PR company and the New Democracy party of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis. By Nektaria StamouliMay 1, 2025ATHENS — Greece’s opposition parties are demanding an investigation into the government’s ties to a politically connected communications company that they link to shadow financing and online propaganda for the ruling New Democracy party.
Financing scandal rocks Greece’s ruling party

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Nektaria Stamouli

ATHENS — Greece’s opposition parties are demanding an investigation into the government’s ties to a politically connected communications company that they link to shadow financing and online propaganda for the ruling New Democracy party.
Tempe train crash back to the fore

2 weeks ago | ekathimerini.com | Nektaria Stamouli

POLITICS PREVIEW Tempe train crash back to the fore The deadly Tempe train collision is back on the political agenda this week, as a new judicial file concerning the potential liability of former Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis is set to be sent to Parliament. The Larissa prosecutor will forward the indictment against Karamanlis and possibly other senior officials at the Transport Ministry.
The (near) one-woman show courting Greek voters

2 weeks ago | ekathimerini.com | Nektaria Stamouli

ANALYSIS The (near) one-woman show courting Greek voters What are the characteristics of the people who currently say they prefer Zoe Konstantopoulou and her Course of Freedom party? Zoe Konstantopoulou is seen in Parliament during a debate on a no-confidence motion against the government in March.
Greece must face punishment over abuses against migrants, Frontex official says

3 weeks ago | politico.eu | Nektaria Stamouli |Tim Röhn

ATHENS — The European Union’s border agency is so frustrated with Greece’s repeated pushbacks of migrants that it is considering calling on Brussels to bring disciplinary proceedings against Athens, a Frontex official told POLITICO and WELT.
Zoe Konstantopoulou’s rise and the shifting political landscape

3 weeks ago | ekathimerini.com | Nektaria Stamouli

POLITICS Zoe Konstantopoulou’s rise and the shifting political landscape [Ismini Vlassopoulou/AMNA] Since the Greek parliamentary elections in May 2023, the contest for second place in political polls has resembled a game of musical chairs. The runner-up spot has rotated between leftist SYRIZA, once the main opposition party; socialist PASOK, currently holding that title in parliament; and, most recently, the anti-establishment party Course of Freedom.
Wie Griechenland mit „Pushbacks“ die EU-Grenzschützer in Rage bringt

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Tim Röhn |Nektaria Stamouli

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