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SYRIZA leadership contenders enter final stretch, as ID cards become latest headache for govt
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSunday. The betting odds still put Achtsioglou ahead of the race, with Kasselakis second, while... on social media have been circulating warnings about the RFID chip contained in the new cards. While
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Government braces for farmers' protest, SYRIZA officials put out by leader's approach
PoliticsGreek Politicsdemonstrations. After the meeting, the farmers decided to put into action a plan to hold a protest... from criticising the farmers for protesting, be it in roadblocks on the national or country roads
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
AgoraAlexis Tsipras are becoming clearer. The proposal put to Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos by Greece’s... surplus target being beaten by 1.5 percentage points in 2016 (an assessment that the European... using the influence the US has within the IMF to force the Fund to drop out of the Greek programme
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Tax chief's departure brings coalition revenue plans under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politics. The government’s decision to force Theoharis out as it prepares for a cabinet reshuffle has put... euros. #Greece new unpaid taxes at €763 mln in Apr (from €1.21 bln in Mar) & at €4.33 bln year
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Mitsotakis starts to put New Democracy on election footing
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe way that the government is negotiating, using secret diplomacy, with Mr Kotzias under the orders
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PM pins hopes on conciliatory approach to soften farmers' protests
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be enough to calm the voices threatening an escalation in protests which have put PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis... a series of amendments to a farming bill being debated in Parliament, while the party has also put... enraged the opposition. Karamanlis accused committee members of using the inquiry for political gain
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Bond difficulties put a dent in coalition's exit plans
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the third bailout in August has put another dent in the government’s hopes of making as clean a break... official told Reuters that the bond issue plans have been put on hold due to the market turbulence... sensing that the debt relief package which Greece’s lenders are due to put forward is likely to fall
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Differences over Macedonia name issue put coalition unity under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the two coalition partners to put this course at risk over this issue, which might not be solvable... the NATO summit in July. This could put the coalition parties in an awkward position before
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PM livens up ministers over fourth review as debt relief proposals are put together
EconomyProgrammePrime Minister Alexis Tsipras urged his ministers on Tuesday to concentrate on any tasks they have related to the fourth review, thereby ensuring that the government does not put at risk the timely... the exit from the MoU in August to be put at risk. “We are in the final stretch to leave behind
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Opposition tries to put surveillance scandal back on political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsand transparency committee is the first step in the effort to put New Democracy under more pressure as opinion... and on Tuesday he indicated that the government is unlikely to put forward a third round of its Fuel Pass
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