Politics
Wage ruling gives gov't immediate fiscal headache, political one may come later
A new round of talks with the troika is pending so the last thing the Greek government needed at the moment was a court decision forcing it to return hundreds of millions of euros to civil servants, thereby forcing the Finance Ministry to find the equivalent savings elsewhere.
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SYRIZA gives up on "odious debt" write-off but not major debt relief
For some SYRIZA supporters it was they key to a leftist government succeeding but now the prospect of Alexis Tsipras coming to power and repudiating a large chunk of Greece's debt has been played down, by SYRIZA itself.
SYRIZA's bid to force elections by early 2015 will be a close-run thing
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras pledged on Wednesday during his speech at the European Parliament that his government would see out its four-year term and general elections would not be held until 2016. SYRIZA, however, has different ideas.
New Democracy and SYRIZA on campaign footing but for how many elections?
There was a marked rise this week in the intensity of the rhetoric from Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras, confirming that Greece has entered a pre-election phase. The only question is how many times Greeks will go to the ballot box this year.
PASOK unites forces with Greek "Olive Tree" for EP elections but will it be enough?
A fledgling centre left movement made up of personalities from several walks of life has decided to unite with PASOK at the European Parliament elections in May in a potentially significant move for Greek politics.
Topsy-turvy ride continues for Independent Greeks, as another MP goes
Greece’s quirky anti-bailout party, Independent Greeks, found itself minus one MP on Monday in the latest episode of its brief but turbulent history
Fraud probe at Hellenic Postbank a sign of bigger things to come?
One of the common complaints in Greece during recent years has been that Greeks who pocketed money illegally during pre-crisis years, especially those with political connections, have not been brought to book now that the damaging effects of this corruption have been revealed to all.
Greece takes on EU presidency and some significant challenges with it
A series of events in Athens on Wednesday marked Greece officially taking its turn at the helm of the European Union, a task that is certain to prove a challenge alongside the government’s other domestic and international challenges, which include trying to steer the Greek economy towards recovery and continuing negotiations with the troika.
Greece could still leave euro, says Simitis, PM who engineered entry
The threat of “Grexit” was supposed to have disappeared in 2013 but the man who led Greece into the euro, ex-Prime Minister Costas Simitis, believes that a departure from the single currency should not be ruled out.
DIMAR faces struggle to survive in 2014, a year of elections
The New Year has at least two elections in store (local and European) for Greece, while the possibility of a third ballot (national) cannot be ruled out. In these circumstances, the role of Greece’s smaller parties – the ones that could act as future coalition partners – is crucial.