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After Eurogroup, hard work, more pressure and sliver of hope for Greece

09/03/2015 - 23:32

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.

Coalition rhetoric opens up more fronts for Greece

09/03/2015 - 09:54

Preparations for Monday’s Eurogroup, when eurozone finance ministers will have their first opportunity to respond to Greece’s initial reform proposals, took an unexpected twist on Sunday following a report that the government in Athens might consider a referendum.

Rifts in New Democracy as Samaras vows to stay as leader

06/03/2015 - 14:04

Prime Minister Antonis Samaras presided over the first meeting of New Democracy’s parliamentary group on Thursday but the mood during the gathering suggests that conservative unity will be tested in the days to come.

The six reform proposals Greece hopes will help unlock more funding

04/03/2015 - 15:38

Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is expected to present six reform proposals to the Eurogroup on Monday. The content of these proposals has started to emerge.

Greece's opposition parties back in spotlight

03/03/2015 - 13:15

Amid the tense negotiations between the government and Greece’s lenders as well as the scramble to cover the funding needs for March, the plight of the country’s opposition parties has gone largely unnoticed.

Strong resistance within SYRIZA leaves Tsipras with tough juggling act

02/03/2015 - 09:45

The fine balances within SYRIZA that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is confronted with came to the fore over the weekend, when the party's central committee met for two days of discussions.

Public support for coalition still strong but Tsipras walks fine line with party

28/02/2015 - 12:48

In setting out his government’s first pieces of legislation on Friday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to dispel doubts about whether the government would bring the four-month extension of its loan agreement to Parliament for approval.

Tsipras identifies first bills, domestic approval assured

28/02/2015 - 11:59

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras outlined on Friday night the content of the first four draft laws that his government plans to bring to Parliament next week as it begins the marathon effort to execute the reforms it has pledged both to lenders and Greek voters.

As coalition prepares first draft laws, Tsipras may avoid Parliament vote on extension

27/02/2015 - 13:26

The government appeared on Friday to be leaning towards not submitting the four-month extension of Greece’s loan agreement to Parliament for a vote.

Tsipras faces dissent from SYRIZA MPs but serious rift unlikely at this stage

26/02/2015 - 10:32

The size of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s task in keeping his party united through the challenging process of implementing the agreement his government has reached with Greece’s creditors became evident on Wednesday night.