Politics
Obama emphasises need for debt relief in Athens but Berlin keeps expectations low
US President Barack Obama ended his two-day visit to Athens on Wednesday with a significant speech on democracy and the threat it faces but without adding anything significant to issues related exclusively to Greece.
Obama puts emphasis on issues deemed vital by Greece in Athens visit
The Greek government got what it hoped for from the initial stages of US President Barack Obama’s visit to Athens on Tuesday.
Kammenos's odd partnership with Tsipras still holding together
Defence Minister Panos Kammenos was re-elected as leader of SYRIZA’s coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) over the weekend, while also managing to highlight the odd nature of the cooperation between the two parties.
Parties reach consensus on broadcasting watchdog after coalition backs off
After five failed attempts, Greece’s political parties managed to agree on Thursday over the appointment of a new board at the National Council for Radio and Television (ESR), which is crucial to the government’s efforts to regulate the TV sector.
Athens digests Trump victory, sees economic complications
The Greek government is digesting the unexpected result of the US elections, which is particularly inopportune for Athens as the current US President Barack Obama is due to visit Greece next week.
Coalition puts on fresh face but poll sees support draining away
The government’s new spokesman, Dimitris Tzanakopoulos, (the 34-year-old who headed Alexis Tsipras’s political office since last year) made his first appearance in his new role on Tuesday but the latest opinion poll underlines that the coalition will need much more than fresh, young faces to revive its fortunes.
Cabinet reshuffle leaves some bitterness within SYRIZA
Alexis Tsipras’s new cabinet has mostly been welcomed as an attempt to conclude the second review and improve the government’s capacity in certain areas but on Monday it became apparent that the changes have not all been embraced by his party.
Tsipras freshens up cabinet, looking for balance with party and lenders
Greece’s new 48-member government will be sworn in on Saturday after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras completed his reshuffle late on Friday night.
Lavrov visit yields little for Athens, which denies Iranian bank veto
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to Athens this week did not produce any concrete results even though the Greek government had been expecting at least a positive sign with regards to the prospects of a bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.
After TV permits setback, scrutiny of State Minister Pappas intensifies
The state minister has come under the spotlight since vowing to take on media owners and overseeing the licencing process that limited the number of permits to four from the current nine, only for the Council of State to deem it unconstitutional last week.