Politics
Sustained friction with Turkey reveals differing views, approaches in Athens
Athens has tried to downplay an incident on Monday night involving a Turkish Coast Guard helicopter, which allegedly flied at low altitude with its lights off near the Greek islet of Ro, in what was the latest example of sustained friction between the two countries
Kotzias takes next step in effort to reach name deal, settle Balkan issues
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias is due to visit Ohrid in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) this week for a new meeting with his counterpart Nikola Dimitrov, just a few days after their talks with UN mediator Matthew Nimetz in Vienna on March 30.
Politicians increasingly focussing on post-MoU landscape
Although dozens of prior actions from the fourth review have to be completed in the coming days, the Greek government is doing its utmost to focus on the period after the exit from the programme.
Tsipras fends off election rumours, Mitsotakis talks up moderate qualities
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras attempted this week to dampen the latest round of speculation regarding when the next general elections might be held.
Greece seeks better relations with Albania as wariness of Turkey grows
Greece is stepping up its efforts to improve relations with neighbours such as Albania so it can devote more attention to dealing with Turkey.
Soldiers' ongoing detention troubles Tsipras, riles Kammenos
Foreign policy issues featured prominently on the agenda of the cabinet meeting that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras chaired on Tuesday as the detention of two Greek soldiers by Turkey continues to cause problems for his government.
Despite stumbling blocks, Athens more upbeat after latest talks on name issue
Athens seems to be more optimistic about a possible solution on the Macedonia name issue following the trilateral meeting involving the foreign ministers of Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), and UN special envoy Matthew Nimetz in Vienna last Friday.
Ankara tension and Macedonia name talks weigh down coalition
Foreign policy issues continue to dog the government and provide opportunities for New Democracy to portraying the coalition as incapable of handling issues of national importance.
Tsipras eyes common ground with centre-left over revision of constitution
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has declared his willingness to discuss a revision of Greece’s constitution following a proposal by centre-left leader Fofi Gennimata, rekindling speculation about SYRIZA and social democratic grouping Movement for Change cooperating in a more formal manner in the future.
Tsipras suffers setbacks in bid to build momentum ahead of MoU exit
If Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was considering the option of calling snap elections soon after exiting the third programme in August, recent developments may have put him off the idea.