Politics
Lavrov visit yields little for Athens, which denies Iranian bank veto
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's visit to Athens this week did not produce any concrete results even though the Greek government had been expecting at least a positive sign with regards to the prospects of a bilateral cooperation in the energy sector.
After TV permits setback, scrutiny of State Minister Pappas intensifies
The state minister has come under the spotlight since vowing to take on media owners and overseeing the licencing process that limited the number of permits to four from the current nine, only for the Council of State to deem it unconstitutional last week.
Ministry changes lined up ahead of reshuffle but no breakthrough on watchdog
The ground is being prepared for the cabinet reshuffle Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been pondering for the last few weeks.
New Democracy seeks higher ground in escalating TV permits row
A new chapter in the ongoing saga relating to Greece’s TV licences is due to be written this week, with the government hoping to recover from the blow dealt by the Council of State and New Democracy hoping to inflict further damage on the coalition.
TV licencing becomes key political battleground after court verdict
After suffering the blow of seeing its centrepiece legislation on TV licences being shot down by the Council of State, Alexis Tsipras and his government are seeking a way to rebound and deflect accusations of incompetence or attempting to control the media and the judiciary.
Court delivers serious blow over TV permits, gov't vows to fight on
The ruling that the government feared materialised late on Wednesday night, when the Council of State deemed that the recent tender leading to four bidders gaining TV licences and existing channels being prevented from continuing to broadcast was unconstitutional.
Reshuffle expectations doused as coalition braces for TV permits ruling
Greece’s governing coalition is on tenterhooks over the imminent verdict on the TV licences tender from the Council of State, which is holding its second session of the week on Wednesday.
Tsipras encounters SYRIZA resistance, waits for court verdict on TV licences
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has been given a reminder by his party that he will not have it all his way, despite his recent resounding re-election as SYRIZA leader.
Cyprus talks enter crucial stage as Greece makes position clear on guarantees
The Cyprus reunification talks are due to enter a crucial stage next month as the Greek- and Turkish-Cypriot leaders, Nicos Anastasiades and Mustafa Akinci, have agreed to begin negotiations on the sensitive “territory” chapter.
Tsipras ponders risking reshuffle to finish review on time, get debt talks going
There is growing speculation that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is on the verge of announcing a cabinet reshuffle with the aim of removing some ministers who are not deemed as being cooperative and increasing the government’s chances of concluding the programme review that began last week as soon as possible.