Politics
Apart from bailout review, plenty to keep Tsipras busy in autumn
With the summer holidays winding down, focus in Greece is gradually shifting to the varied tasks that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will face this autumn, both domestically and on the European and international stages.
Mitsotakis tends to internal disputes ahead of renewed assault on Tsipras
New Democracy moved into new headquarters on Thursday in what its leader, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, hopes will be a move with high symbolic, as well as practical value.
Tsipras tries to push snap election talk off political agenda
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried on Tuesday to rule out the possibility of snap elections, or at least remove the subject from the current political agenda.
Recent steady rise in refugee arrivals pose extra challenge for Greece
The Greek government labelled as “unsubstantiated” claims that it is about to accept refugees from Germany on Crete, a move that would be incompatible with concerns in Athens that the small but steady rise in migrant arrivals over the last few weeks being the pre-cursor of bigger challenges.
Greece sets up working group to monitor implications of Brexit
The Greek Foreign Ministry has decided to monitor closely European developments linked to the result of the UK referendum so Athens can be prepared for the developments leading up to, and following, the UK’s possible departure from the EU.
Final list of bidders confirmed ahead of contentious auction for TV permits
The final list of companies that will be competing for the four national TV licenses on the digital network that the government is due to put to tender later this month was announced on Thursday.
Athens watches Turkey-Russia rapprochement with interest
Athens has been closely monitoring Turkey’s attempt to mend fences with Moscow, a process that was highlighted by the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Russia on Tuesday.
Coalition seeks to quash concerns about complications with Hellenikon development
Reports that the Culture Ministry has launched a bid to categorise almost the entire area of the former Athens airport, known as Hellenikon, as an archaeological site, a move that could jeopardise the bid to redevelop the largely abandoned space, appear to have highlighted SYRIZA’s unpredictably, although the government insists that the impact of the move has been exaggerated.
Tsipras seeks "Club Med" unity as refugee crisis, debt talks move up agenda
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is reportedly trying to line up a meeting of southern European, or “Club Med,” leaders in early September as the Greek government seeks allies in its efforts to secure debt relief, but also as concerns grow about how the refugee crisis will unfold.
Energy cooperation provides platform for Greece and Bulgaria to strengthen ties
Greece and Bulgaria should seek ways to enhance their cooperation and model their relationship on the one between Germany and France, Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boiko Borisov is said to have told his Greek counterpart Alexis Tsipras when the pair met in Sofia earlier this week.