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In Erdogan's shadow
Alexis Tsipras is reportedly preparing to travel to Turkey for talks with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has been bolstered by the surprise elections results on Sunday that gave his Justice and Development Party (AKP) an outright majority in Parliament after gaining almost 50 percent of the vote.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Greece (519)
Prior actions, pending actions and milestones along the bumpy road
When the Eurogroup of finance ministers met in Brussels last week, a major reform roadmap was agreed with the Greek representative, Euclid Tsakalotos. The 49 prior and pending actions that have to be adopted by the Greek government by mid-October in order for urgently needed financial assistance to be released are a work in progress taking place under severe time constraints.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Economy (341), Greece (519)
Refugee influx pushes Tsipras towards crisis nexus
The nexus of Greece’s most challenging problems, and perhaps the ones that will make or break the current government, were indirectly highlighted by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last week.
Contributor: Nick Malkoutzis
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Society (149), Greece (519)
Portuguese election: Where those who lost may decide
Anyone who might have listened the European Commission statement in the aftermath of the Portuguese general election, saying that the result “confirms the will of the Portuguese people majority to pursue the path of reforms,” may have got the impression that everything will continue exactly the same.
Contributor: Vitor Rodrigues Oliveira
Categories: Europe (289), Politics (407), Economy (341)
If it's debt restructuring you're looking for, Regling's not your man
The head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling leads an organisation that in its previous form as the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF), issued loans of 17.7 billion euros to Ireland, 26 billion euros to Portugal and just under 131 billion to Greece.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Europe (289), Economy (341), Greece (519)