MacroPolis

Complications over president a taste of things to come for Tsipras?

16/02/2015 - 09:14

Two seemingly unconnected events became linked on Sunday when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras decided to put off his decision to nominate a successor to President Karolos Papoulias until Tuesday, several hours after a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels.

Greece and eurozone edge towards deal but details remain sketchy

13/02/2015 - 10:51

In a sign that Greece and its lenders may be moving closer to an agreement, Greek officials and representatives of the troika are due to begin technical work on Friday to prepare for Monday’s Eurogroup.

Signs that Greece-eurozone deal may be in sight but much work remains

12/02/2015 - 14:29

As the dust settles from Wednesday’s inconclusive Eurogroup, it is difficult to assess with certainty whether events in Brussels leave Greece and the eurozone closer or further from an agreement.

No deal at Eurogroup but also no clear way forward

12/02/2015 - 02:43

As expected, Wednesday's Eurogroup failed to result in an agreement for Greece and the eurozone but the gap between the two sides was emphasised by the absence of a joint statement at the end of the meeting.

As negotiations start, Greek coalition draws confidence from public opinion

11/02/2015 - 13:23

The Greek government goes into Wednesday night’s crucial, but not definitive, Eurogroup meeting buoyed by a number of domestic factors.

Beyond economic policy, new Greek coalition starts setting out agenda

10/02/2015 - 13:22

Understandably, after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras set out his government’s policy programme on Sunday, all the attention has fallen on whether Greece will be able to reach an agreement with its lenders, starting with Wednesday’s Eurogroup.

Greece prepares set of proposals for bridging deal with eurozone

09/02/2015 - 20:42

One day after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s presented his government’s policy programme in Parliament, the Finance Ministry has been briefing journalists on what will be the four pillars of Greece’s proposal to the Eurogroup on Wednesday.

Tsipras sticks to pre-election pledges as eurozone negotiations loom

08/02/2015 - 23:41

Despite expectations that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras would moderate his goals when announcing his government’s policy programme in Parliament on Sunday, the Greek leader’s stuck almost rigidly to his pre-election pledges, many of which run counter to the policies that the country’s lenders would like to see.

This is the deal Greece will go in search of at Wednesday's sceptical Eurogroup

07/02/2015 - 10:27

There seems to be some unnecessary confusion surrounding what position Greece will take at the extra Eurogroup meeting on Wednesday, February 11.

After Schaeuble talks, Greek gov't still focussed on ditching existing bailout

05/02/2015 - 16:08

A meeting between Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis and his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble in Berlin on Thursday failed to result in any agreement but underlined the SYRIZA-led coalition’s determination to reject the option of extending the current bailout.