Politics
Coalition guards unity as Tsipras briefs opposition leaders
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras concluded on Tuesday afternoon his round of meetings with opposition leaders to discuss last week’s Eurogroup decision as his government reacted angrily to suggestions that some of its ministers are blocking privatisations and other measures.
Greek and Turkish PMs tone things down, look to new Cyprus talks
Athens is seeking a way to move towards a normalisation of Greek–Turkish relations through Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim’s visit to Greece on Monday, when he held substantial talks with Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras.
Coalition defends deal with lenders, opposition exerts pressure
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is expected to step up his efforts to present last Thursday’s Eurogroup agreement in the best possible light, before he leaves for the European Council later in the week.
Athens blocks EU statement on China amid growing economic ties
Athens has blocked a European Union statement at the United Nations that aimed to strongly criticise China’s human rights record.
Tsipras eyes next step after mixed Eurogroup deal
The government began on Friday the task of talking up the agreement that it reached with its creditors at the Eurogroup but immediately came under fire from the opposition.
Greece gets bigger tranche from Eurogroup but Tsipras misses other key targets
Thursday’s Eurogroup in Luxembourg ended in an agreement that will see Greece receive another 8.5 billion euros in loans but fell short of giving the International Monetary Fund the clarity it wanted on debt relief measures in order to immediately join the Greek programme with new funding.
Greece secures next bailout tranche, moves towards deal with lenders
Greece and its lenders appeared on Thursday to be on the way to an agreement that would provide Athens with its next bailout tranche and little more clarity on debt relief, but not the level of detail that Athens had hoped over the past few months.
Rhetoric ramped up ahead of Eurogroup but deal still in sight
As Thursday's Eurogroup approaches, Athens and Berlin are dialling up their rhetoric but an agreement that will fall short of Greek expectations while still leaving Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras with something to grasp on to still seems the most likely outcome of the meeting.
Expectations for deal on Thursday rise as Athens tempers own
An agreement at Thursday’s Eurogroup seems the most likely outcome even though Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras repeated his warning on Tuesday that he would take the matter to the European Council a week later if there is no deal.
Athens cautious after Skopje suggests concession on name issue
The new government in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) is considering new proposals regarding its provisional name in order to overcome its name dispute with Greece and become a NATO member.