Politics
Rifts in New Democracy as Samaras vows to stay as leader
Prime Minister Antonis Samaras presided over the first meeting of New Democracy’s parliamentary group on Thursday but the mood during the gathering suggests that conservative unity will be tested in the days to come.
The six reform proposals Greece hopes will help unlock more funding
Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is expected to present six reform proposals to the Eurogroup on Monday. The content of these proposals has started to emerge.
Greece's opposition parties back in spotlight
Amid the tense negotiations between the government and Greece’s lenders as well as the scramble to cover the funding needs for March, the plight of the country’s opposition parties has gone largely unnoticed.
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Strong resistance within SYRIZA leaves Tsipras with tough juggling act
The fine balances within SYRIZA that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is confronted with came to the fore over the weekend, when the party's central committee met for two days of discussions.
Public support for coalition still strong but Tsipras walks fine line with party
In setting out his government’s first pieces of legislation on Friday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to dispel doubts about whether the government would bring the four-month extension of its loan agreement to Parliament for approval.
Tsipras identifies first bills, domestic approval assured
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras outlined on Friday night the content of the first four draft laws that his government plans to bring to Parliament next week as it begins the marathon effort to execute the reforms it has pledged both to lenders and Greek voters.
As coalition prepares first draft laws, Tsipras may avoid Parliament vote on extension
The government appeared on Friday to be leaning towards not submitting the four-month extension of Greece’s loan agreement to Parliament for a vote.
Tsipras faces dissent from SYRIZA MPs but serious rift unlikely at this stage
The size of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s task in keeping his party united through the challenging process of implementing the agreement his government has reached with Greece’s creditors became evident on Wednesday night.
Tsipras begins effort to avoid SYRIZA division over deal with creditors
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras began on Wednesday his effort to quell any unrest within his party after Friday’s Eurogroup agreement and the reform proposals agreed by lenders on Tuesday signalled a retreat from many of SYRIZA’s pre-election pledges.
Greek reform proposals set for broad approval but include some political obstacles
The reform proposals sent to Greece's lenders on Tuesday include a number of ambitious goals that are likely to receive wide support within the country but also contain several points which will sit uncomfortably with members of the government.