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Confidence vote and relief measures expected after Easter break

30/04/2019 - 11:05

Following the Easter break, Greek politics is set to get back into full swing this week as the government, which is working on a new package of “positive measures”, is expected to face a confidence vote in Parliament.

PM aiming to unveil expansionary fiscal measures after Easter

25/04/2019 - 14:41

The government is preparing a series of permanent and one-off fiscal measures aimed at providing taxpayers with relief ahead of the European and local elections coming up in May.

Tsipras on the spot again following minister's latest outburst

24/04/2019 - 13:20

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has again been forced to back his controversial Alternate Health Minister Pavlos Polakis, who New Democracy sees as a weak link in the government due to his outbursts.

Tsipras, Mitsotakis step up rhetoric ahead of EU vote as polls show little change

23/04/2019 - 11:05

Campaigning for the May 26 European Parliament elections continues apace as a new opinion poll shows New Democracy having a sizeable lead but not increasing the gap over SYRIZA.

Tsipras leads the line as New Democracy has victory and majority in its sights

19/04/2019 - 13:58

Alexis Tsipras is taking on an ever-more prominent role in SYRIZA’s campaign ahead of the European Parliament elections as a new opinion polls suggests the leftists are closing the gap on New Democracy, which is still on course to win the May 26 ballot and the national vote later this year.

Mitsotakis seeks inspiration from Cyprus as SYRIZA faces domestic mire

18/04/2019 - 16:31

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis help up Cyprus as an example that Greece should follow in the coming years in order to achieve a higher rate of growth.

SYRIZA lines up more relief measures to entice voters

17/04/2019 - 12:30

Trailing in the opinion polls ahead of the European and local elections on May 26, the government appears to be searching for more policies that will appeal to voters and prevent SYRIZA from suffering a crushing defeat next month.

Athens eyes multiple benefits from joining China-backed 17+1 initiative

17/04/2019 - 09:56

Greece joined last week the China-backed coalition of central and eastern European nations, the so called 16+1 group, becoming the 17th member of the collective.

In latest election pledge, Tsipras vows to ditch lower tax-free threshold

16/04/2019 - 11:38

Alexis Tsipras has thrown a new pledge into the pre-election mix by promising not to reduce the tax-free threshold for incomes next year if he becomes prime minister again.

SYRIZA seeks to bolster post-MoU narrative with early IMF repayment

15/04/2019 - 09:12

The talks Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos held with International Monetary Fund officials at the sidelines of the spring meetings in Washington over the past few days appear to have paved the way for Greece to make an early repayment to the IMF, a move that the government wants to include in its pre-election agenda.