Politics
Greece braces for complex EU-Turkey summit on refugee plan
Athens broadly agrees with what European Council President Donald Tusk said on Tuesday following talks in Nicosia and Ankara that the migrant deal “still needs to be rebalanced so as to be accepted by all 28 member states and the EU institutions.”
Idomeni exodus complicates management of refugee crisis for gov't
A breakout from the Idomeni refugee camp by hundreds of people on Sunday, before they were later arrested in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM), has added to the challenges faced by the government in dealing with the crisis.
Refugees crisis grows in Greece as EU-Turkey deal hangs in balance
The Greek government faces a tense few days before the second EU-Turkey summit on Thursday and Friday this week as there are still doubts about whether an agreement for refugees to be resettled directly from Turkey, which is seen as reducing flows to Greece, will be reached.
PASOK leader seeks alliances to improve party's footing
PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata continued this week to search for political alliances to boost her party’s standing but with mixed results.
Bailout review resumes in Athens but substantial gap remains
The new round of negotiations on the first programme review between the Greek authorities and the mission chiefs began in Athens on Wednesday.
Greece banking on Turkish cooperation in refugee plan
Greece and Turkey appear to see eye to eye on the need to share the burden of the refugee crisis and creating a legal framework to combat illegal immigration.
Mitsotakis, Konstantopoulou intending to test Tsipras's mettle
Having adopted a moderate stance on the refugee crisis in previous weeks, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has decided to be more aggressive in his criticism of the government over this issue.
Benefits and banana skins for Greece in EU-Turkey refugee deal
The outlines of a deal between the European Union and Turkey on refugees were reached at the summit on Brussels on Monday and appear to offer potential relief for Greece.
EU meets on refugee crisis, bailout review but Greece's immediate fate seems sealed
Monday marks a crucial moment for the fortunes of Greece and its government as their two key challenges, the refugee crisis and the bailout review, will be under discussion in Brussels.
As Greek leaders mull position on refugee crisis, EC sets out timetable of targets
Greek political leaders were locked in lengthy talks on Friday as they tried to form a common position on the refugee crisis before Monday’s European Unit summit with Turkey, which is seen as key to reducing the flow of migrants arriving in Greece.