Greek Politics
Athens hopes for timely boost from visits by EU officials
The Greek government is hoping that visits to Athens on Tuesday by European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker and European Stability Mechanism managing director will provide a timely boost ahead of the referendum in the UK on Thursday, with the outcome of the vote still in doubt.
Tsipras unveils growth plan but little in way of new ideas
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made the clearest attempt yet on Thursday night to change the negative mood surrounding his government by presenting a growth plan for the coming years.
SYRIZA not entirely behind plans for changes to constitution, electoral system
The relatively low turnout for the anti-government protest held in Athens on Wednesday means that internal party issues are coming to the fore again.
Protests give Mitsotakis chance to round on under-fire coalition
New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis is seeking to build on his party’s lead over SYRIZA by making the anti-government protests planned for Wednesday evening in Athens and Thessaloniki as uncomfortable as possible for the coalition.
Labour laws already emerging as key issue for next bailout review
Even though the first review of Greece’s third bailout has barely concluded, attention is already shifting to the next review this autumn, which also promises to be far from straightforward.
Government steels itself for protests, looks for positive in polls
Having completed the bailout review, the coalition’s main task this week will be to steel itself for, and then respond to, anti-government protests planned for Wednesday.
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PASOK and Potami aim to firm up joint platform
After several weeks of deliberations, PASOK and To Potami are preparing to present their common policy platform in a show of partial unity that may act a as a precursor to the two parties joining forces at the next elections.
Coalition and New Democracy at odds over anti-government protests
The government distanced itself on Thursday from comments made by Education Minister Nikos Fylis in which he suggested plans to hold next week protests in Athens and Thessaloniki against the government are at the “outer edge of what is permissible” under the Greek constitution.
Greece and Albania seek path to resolving stack of differences
The foreign ministers of Greece and Albania, who met in Tirana, on Monday agreed a “road map” to resolve the outstanding issues between the two countries.
Potential changes to constitution and electoral law move onto main agenda
The government looks set to present its proposals regarding changes to the Greek constitution in the coming weeks, spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili suggested on Tuesday.