Politics
Mood sours as focus switches to next set of prior actions
The 2016 budget was passed relatively comfortably on Saturday, with all 153 coalition MPs voting for the economic plan, but attention is quickly shifting to the next set of prior actions that Greece has to pass before Christmas.
Kerry positive during Athens visit, shows keen interest in Cyprus and energy
Strong support for Greece over its struggle to handle the refugee situation and the economic reform programme were the main public messages to emerge from the visit to Athens by US Secretary of State John Kerry last Friday.
Greece seeks EU help on refugees after Schengen threat but big challenges remain
The Greek government appears – for the time being, at least – to have averted a major confrontation with European Union partners after making a formal request on Thursday for help in dealing with the refugee and migrant crisis.
Broad agenda for Kerry's visit to Athens
US Secretary of State, John Kerry is expected in Athens on Friday, some three weeks after his scheduled visit to Greece on November 14 was postponed due to an extraordinary meeting on the Syrian crisis in Vienna.
New Democracy to take second stab at leadership vote on Dec 20
The saga that is the New Democracy leadership election looks set to come to a conclusion as the four candidates have agreed to hold the ballot on Sunday, December 20.
Greece steps up effort to bolster relations with Iran
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias visited Tehran on November 29-30 in an effort to enhance Greece’s bilateral relations with Iran as well as to prepare the ground for the visit of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who is expected to travel in the early party of 2016.
Tsipras turns attention to nervy party ahead of new measures
Alexis Tsipras called a meeting of his parliamentary group on Tuesday amid insistence from the government that there is no danger of further defections despite the challenging measures the coalition has to adopt in the coming weeks.
Uncertainty lingers after Tsipras and opposition leaders find no common ground
A meeting of party leaders on Saturday did nothing to clear up the uncertainty surrounding the short-term future of Greek politics as Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to convince his rivals he was making a genuine effort to find common ground.
With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders
Alexis Tsipras took the unusual step of requesting a meeting of party leaders on Thursday, which comes a few days after he appealed for a minimum level of consensus between the government and the opposition.
Tsipras visits Israel but his aims are not yet clear
Greece and Israel made the first steps towards a concrete rapprochement in 2010, which was initiated by the then Prime Minister George Papandreou.