Politics
Govt hopes counter-measures, debt relief talks enough to escape multi-bill maelstrom
A crucial week begins for the government, which submitted to Parliament late on Saturday the multi-bill of measures, including the 2018-2021 Medium-Term Fiscal Strategy (MTFS), ahead of a vote on Thursday night.
Ahead of vote, Tsakalotos appeals to SYRIZA MPs with positive message
The government has made a last-minute bid to secure the votes of all 146 SYRIZA MPs in the upcoming vote on the multi-bill, which appears on track to be held before the May 22 Eurogroup.
Despite snags, coalition expects multi-bill approval before Eurogroup
SYRIZA MPs are due to be briefed by a group of senior ministers on Thursday afternoon as the time nears for coalition deputies to back the multi-bill that will bring Greece a step closer to completing the second review.
Court ruling on pension cuts more political problem than legal obstacle for govt
The government insisted on Wednesday that the vote on the multi-bill is due to go ahead as normal next week despite the Court of Audit raising doubts about the pension cuts included among the measures that Greek MPs need to approve.
Greece tries to navigate through uncertainty in Western Balkans
The political crisis in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) has been a cause of concern for Athens for some time, especially following the violent incidents in the country's parliament, two weeks ago.
Timetable set for multi-bill vote, Athens hopes for debt progress in meantime
The political timeline for the coming days, which revolves around the vote on the multi-bill and the discussions on debt relief, has become clearer.
Tsipras and Mitsotakis cheer Macron win, hope to benefit
Prime Minister and Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis appear to see the victory of Emmanuel Macron in France’s presidential election as a potential boost for their political hopes.
Ankara directs ire at Athens over ruling on soldiers as Cyprus talks drift
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry blamed “political motives” for a decision this week by a Council of Appeals’ Court Judges in Athens to block to block the second extradition request for Turkish soldiers who fled to northern Greece after the attempted July 15 coup.
Tsipras tries to take pressure off MPs but debt proving hard to settle
SYRIZA’s parliamentary group is due to meet on Friday after a straightforward cabinet meeting on Thursday, during which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras even envisioned the possibility of his party being in power for a second term.
Mitsotakis responds to coalition's counter-measure challenge with own proposal
Opposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attempted to respond to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s efforts to put New Democracy in a difficult position by suggesting that the government should implement counter-measures straight away rather than waiting until 2019 and 2020.