Greek Politics
Coalition's future in question over minister's gaffe
Greece’s governing coalition was plunged into uncertainty on Tuesday night after Migration Policy Minister Yiannis Mouzalas slipped up in a TV interview and referred to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) simply as “Macedonia.”
PASOK leader seeks alliances to improve party's footing
PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata continued this week to search for political alliances to boost her party’s standing but with mixed results.
Bailout review resumes in Athens but substantial gap remains
The new round of negotiations on the first programme review between the Greek authorities and the mission chiefs began in Athens on Wednesday.
Mitsotakis, Konstantopoulou intending to test Tsipras's mettle
Having adopted a moderate stance on the refugee crisis in previous weeks, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has decided to be more aggressive in his criticism of the government over this issue.
Mitsotakis aims to prove credentials by tackling party's finances
Setting aside the current hot button issues, such as the refugee crisis and the pending bailout review, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis pledged on Thursday to restore his party’s dire finance to proper health.
Brewing dispute with media adds to Tsipras's headaches
A rare live TV appearance by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday night provided little information regarding how his government might conclude bailout negotiations with its lenders or tackle the growing refugee crisis.
As SYRIZA's sparkle fades is there a centrist alliance in the making?
Stavros Theodorakis was re-elected as To Potami’s leader on Sunday at the end of a three-day congress that was more interesting because of the potential for cooperation that emerged between the main opposition parties than any major developments in the centrist party.
Under pressure to justify existence, To Potami goes to congress
Facing a renewed challenge to defend its existence, To Potami launches its three-day congress on Friday afternoon.
Fragility of summit pledge for border status quo already evident
Although the Greek government emerged relatively pleased from the European Council that ended on Friday, by Monday it was already clear that Greece will be living on the edge until the EU and Turkey sit down to discuss the refugee crisis at a special summit on March 6.
Meeting with farmers marks start of renewed effort to reach bailout review deal
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to meet with representatives of farming unions at noon on Monday to discuss their objections to the government’s plans for increases in tax and social security contributions.