Politics
Tsipras seeks tone of cooperation and persistence at Merkel talks
A lengthy meeting between Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday produced little in the way of concrete developments but seems to have been a significant contribution to the normalisation of relations between the new government in Athens and its lenders, including Germany.
Minister's alleged conflict of interest a first domestic political test for Tsipras
Less than two months into his stint as prime minister, Alexis Tsipras has his first potential political scandal to deal with.
EU summit talks give Greece narrow window of opportunity for reforms
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appears to have eked out some limited breathing space for his government following talks with key European Union officials in Brussels late on Wednesday night.
Tsipras hopes to muddle through, avoid internal clash for now
Ahead of a meeting between key European Union officials and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Brussels, Athens has revealed that it hopes to reach an agreement for lenders to release some funding in return for certain reforms.
Greece and lenders already at apparent impasse, with options narrowing
The distance between the Greek government and its lenders appears to be growing, with creditors putting more pressure on Athens as technical talks appear to have stalled.
Tsipras to meet Merkel amid search for political backing
After dancing around the issue for the last few weeks, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will meet Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Monday, March 23, with the Greek government hoping that the talks could help lead to a so-called “political solution” between Greece and its lenders.
Coalition ready to pass first legislation as agenda for lenders' talks grows
The Greek government, which is entering its seventh week in power, is due to pass its first legislation in Parliament this week as technical talks with lenders aimed at agreeing a set of reforms continue for the second week.
Coalition not ditching referendum idea from policy options but details muddled
As much as it tries, the Greek government cannot escape the issue of if it will consider holding a referendum in the near future to decide whether to accept the next deal that is put on the table by the country’s lenders.
Greece and lenders start technical talks as tension between Athens and Berlin rises
Representatives of the Greek government and the country’s lenders were due to begin technical discussions in Brussels on Wednesday against a backdrop of rising tension between Athens and Berlin.
After Eurogroup, hard work, more pressure and sliver of hope for Greece
While the language and tone of eurozone finance ministers’ comments regarding Greece before and after Monday’s Eurogroup was negative, the outcome of the meeting left Athens in no worse a position than it started the day but with a huge amount of work to do over the coming days and weeks.