Politics
PM hopes North Macedonia visit, debt relief decision will provide lift
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s visit to North Macedonia this week and the rising chances of Friday’s Eurogroup approving the disbursement of almost 1 billion euros have given the government the opportunity to go on the attack following successive corruption allegations.
In Skopje, Tsipras focuses on name deal positives as trademark issue looms
Athens believes that the first official visit by a Greek prime minister to North Macedonia went smoothly on Tuesday.
Tsipras visits Skopje to highlight name deal positives as implementation work continues
The beginning of a new era in bilateral relations between Greece and North Macedonia is the main aim of Alexis Tsipras’s trip to Skopje on Tuesday, which will be the first visit by a Greek premier to the neighboring country.
Name protests, scandal allegations inflame SYRIZA-ND rivalry
The week began in true pre-election manner, with SYRIZA and New Democracy at each other’s throats over a range of issues.
After local elections in Turkey, Athens hopes recent tension with Ankara will ease
Greece is hoping that the end of the campaigning linked to the local elections held in Turkey last weekend could lead to a de-escalation of recent tension between the two countries.
KINAL vies for space, plays hard-to-get ahead of elections
Centre-left Movement for Change (KINAL) has staked its claim for a say in the future of Greek politics even though its chances of being involved in the next government seem slim.
Mitsotakis targets undecided, young voters as he banks on anger to end SYRIZA's reign
Speaking to his party’s MPs on Thursday, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mistotakis urged voters who are disgruntled with SYRIZA to use the European Parliament and local elections due on May 26 as an opportunity to vent their anger against the left-wing party.
Protection of main homes the next step in assembly of election ammunition for SYRIZA
The government hopes it has done enough to secure almost 1 billion euros in debt relief measures at the April 5 Eurogroup after tabling the draft legislation for the protection of primary residences and hopes to follow this up by launching settlement schemes for social security and tax debts in due course.
SYRIZA set to name more MEP candidates, hoping for better results
Having navigated Monday’s national holiday without major incident, SYRIZA is turning its focus to Tuesday’s meeting of its political secretariat and the announcement of the latest batch of candidates for European Parliament elections.
Government move over primary residences raises questions
The announcement by government sources on Wednesday that draft legislation regarding the protection of primary residences will be submitted to Parliament on Friday without there necessarily being an agreement with the institutions has prompted questions about SYRIZA’s motives.