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The messages and the day after the double upgrade by Moody’s and Scope: Greece reaches BBB+ for the first time in 17 years – How it will return to A
A message of security and stability from Scope and Moody’s – Greece moves up while the “big” economies count the cost of the crisis – Market stress tests pave the way for more investors
‘They are ready for war at any time’: Turkish defence minister’s response when asked about the S-400s
Yaşar Güler avoided providing precise details about the operational status of the Russian air defence missiles – “The Armed Forces are taking all measures to be ready for every eventuality”
North Macedonia-based group calls for armed self-organisation against “fascist Greece” after Florina festival song probe
“20,000 armed Macedonians could overwhelm Greece,” Skopje page warns after irredentist song video sparks probe - The group invokes KLA/NLA as it threatens with armed action against Greece
What the polls show after TIF: the ‘ceiling’ for ND, ELAS & PASOK, the two “gaps” and…Michael Jordan
Marc puts New Democracy at 31%, Alexis Tsipras’s ELAS at 16% and PASOK at 11.5% in its vote estimate - MRB puts ND at 29% after adjustment, ELAS at 17.4% and PASOK at 12.4%
Mitsotakis signals ND self-sufficiency as only governing alternative: “jabs” at PASOK and new approach to Samaras
‘Only we have a government proposal capable of forming a government,’ Mr Mitsotakis told ERT, also bringing the credibility of his pledges into the equation
Marc Poll: New Democracy rises to 31%, 15-point lead over second-place Tsipras, PASOK at 11.5%
38.4% viewed Mitsotakis’ announcements positively, while 35.7% said he had the best performance – 27.8% prefer a single-party New Democracy government, 27.1% want cooperation between PASOK-ELAS and smaller left-wing parties, while 9.6% call for cooperation between New Democracy and PASOK
