Politics
PM moves quickly on policy pledges in bid highlight benefits of MoU exit
The government is moving ahead with efforts to legislate, and in some cases pre-legislate, the measures announced by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) recently as it attempts to convince voters that they were not just empty pledges.
Divisions emerge within ANEL over vote on Macedonia name deal
The insistence by Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who leads junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), that he will bring down the government if the Macedonia name agreement comes to Greek Parliament has met with opposition from some of his own MPs.
ND defends economic pledges as Kammenos repeats walkout threat
The fallout from the economic pledges made by New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) over the weekend have dominated the political discussion at the start of this week, but observers also have one eye on the turmoil that could be caused by the Macedonia name issue.
Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts to jump-start economy, also seeks unity but not with SYRIZA
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis took his turn at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) on Saturday to present a plan of tax cuts, but also to send a more conciliatory message than Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who made his economic policy pledges in the northern city a week earlier.
Mitsotakis prepares to unveil economic plans, leave imprint ahead of elections
This weekend will mark Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s turn to try to impress voters as he takes to the stage at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) a week after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
Tsipras confident on pension cuts, reticent on snap elections
Amid renewed speculation about snap elections next year, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has insisted that his government will be able to come to an arrangement with the institutions over the pension cuts that are due to implemented in 2019 and then hold out for a full four-year term.
PM stands by Macedonia name deal, Kammenos continues to sow confusion
Speaking to MEPs in Strasbourg on Tuesday, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras launched a defence of his government and the European left, but the Macedonia name issue also featured heavily in his comments, as it did at home.
Tsipras pledges array of tax cuts, hopes for break on pensions
Alexis Tsipras did not spring any surprises during his speech at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) on Saturday, when he made a range of promises, particularly regarding his government’s fiscal plans, that were largely within the expectations that had been cultivated in previous weeks.
SYRIZA and ND go head-to-head over promises to lighten tax burden
As the inauguration of the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) on Saturday approaches, the competition between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to win over voters with their pledges is heating up.
Tsipras and Mitsotakis gear up for economy pledges, with eyes on fiscal targets
As Alexis Tsipras finalises his speech for the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) on Saturday, his government is fending off accusations that the prime minister is preparing to make pre-election handouts and insists that any pledges made will be within the fiscal targets Greece has agreed with its lenders.