MacroPolis

PASOK prepares to change leader but perhaps not its fortune

08/06/2015 - 07:30

Beleaguered PASOK is heading for a leadership contest next Sunday after current president Evangelos Venizelos confirmed his departure from the post at this weekend’s party congress.

Tsipras briefing suggests he is still searching for deal with lenders

05/06/2015 - 23:48

There were few fireworks in Parliament on Friday, when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras's spoke to MPs about his government's negotiations with lenders – the first such briefing since he came to power in January.

Tsipras keeps IMF waiting, turns focus to MPs and opposition

05/06/2015 - 11:56

Alexis Tsipras is due to speak in Greek Parliament at 6.30 p.m. local time on Friday in one of the defining political appearances of his career and one that is likely to have a pivotal impact on whether Greece can reach a deal with its lenders in the next few days.

Brussels talks inconclusive, Tsipras has tough sell at home if deal reached

04/06/2015 - 03:04

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was briefed last night on the content of lenders’ proposals and everything points to him having his work cut out to convince his party to support the deal if he reaches the point where he accepts it.

SYRIZA prepares to debate deal as Tsipras's options narrow

03/06/2015 - 16:44

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras left for Brussels on Wednesday insisting that he was going to meet European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker to discuss the proposals Athens had sent to its lenders on Monday, rather than to receive an ultimatum as most media have reported.

Lenders put together proposal that may leave Tsipras struggling

02/06/2015 - 16:44

The details of the proposal Greece’s lenders are set to put to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in the next few days have begun emerging, raising questions about whether the Greek leader will be able to convince his party to support an agreement.

Creditors devise proposal in Berlin, Tsipras prepares ground in Athens

02/06/2015 - 01:56

Greece’s negotiations with its lenders have entered the final stretch after creditors met in Berlin on Monday night to discuss the details of the offer that will be put to Athens in a bid to conclude the process and pave the way for the release of 7.2 billion euros in bailout funding.

As talks enter final stretch, Tsipras addresses broad, varied audience

01/06/2015 - 14:03

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held another teleconference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on Sunday night in what Athens insisted was a “warm atmosphere.” But this seems in complete contrast with the tone of an op-ed published by the Greek leader in Le Monde on the same day.

IMF appointment sends ripples of discontent through SYRIZA

01/06/2015 - 09:25

The appointment of Greece’s representative at the International Monetary Fund would not normally become a hot political issue but SYRIZA has continued its tradition of doing things differently by finding itself in a state of unrest over who will be sent to fill the post in Washington.

Greece and Albania at loggerheads over hydrocarbons research in Ionian

29/05/2015 - 12:40

Athens has found itself caught up in somewhat of a diplomatic crisis with Albania over the last few days.