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Tsipras and Kammenos ready to call time on coalition after agreeing Friday meeting
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Elena Kountoura is another ANEL MP that is expected to vote in favour of the Macedonia... of the official separation between SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL), paving the way for the prime minister... that the four-year alliance between SYRIZA and ANEL was due to come to a messy and acrimonious end. Tsipras
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Name deal set to be key factor in determining lifespan of SYRIZA-ANEL coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough differences between coalition partners SYRIZA and Independent Greeks (ANEL) over... views will not trigger a premature end for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s administration. ANEL leader... the confidence vote, thereby suggesting that even if ANEL is against the agreement, it would not bring
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Opposition pressures SYRIZA by refusing to support bills ANEL dodges
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIndependent Greeks (ANEL) have disagreed on a number of issues since first joining forces in January..., such as education, the Church of Greece and migration. Most famously, in June 2015 ANEL failed to support... by Brussels. However, New Democracy and ANEL were among those that expressed concern this would lead
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General govt primary cash deficit at 7.01 bln in Sept, arrears up by 113 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s general government (gg) primary cash deficit came to 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of the year compared to a surplus of 4.53 billion in the same period last year, according... at a deficit of 7.01 billion euros. The budget primary balance for the same time last year came
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SYRIZA looks back at time in office as it searches for way forward
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreeks (ANEL) over the Prespes Agreement as having hampered the government’s efforts to raise awareness...’s alliance with ANEL, arguing that it was the only option open to Alexis Tsipras. It criticises... in Parliament following the break-up with ANEL, served to lull the leftists into a false sense of security
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EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
AgoraDemocracy’s more recent behaviour with regard to the Macedonia issue. SYRIZA seemed just as focussed... coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), with which Greek Solution has some similarities. ANEL went... career (at least for now) of its leader Panos Kammenos. Many of the 155,000 votes ANEL lost ended up
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SYRIZA states intention to continue as minority govt after ANEL leaves coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who leads ANEL... Agreement, despite the expected departure of junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) from... in SYRIZA see the divorce from ANEL as a positive, considering that it was a political compromise
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Budget primary shows deficit of 7.01 bln as revenues suffer in September
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus of 4.47 billion noted in September 2019, the preliminary Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution bulletin for September showed on Thursday. The primary surplus was below its
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Countdown to Macedonia name deal vote has PM weighing up support
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the agreement. This prompted a strong reaction from junior coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL), which is opposed to the deal. ANEL spokesperson accused Kotzias of trying to create problems in the governing coalition. This prompted a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and ANEL leader
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Macedonia name deal in hands of Tsipras and Zaev
PoliticsForeign Policy, that the implementation of any agreement, especially with regard to the revision of FYROM’s constitution... the proposals made by UN special envoy Matthew Nimetz: “New Macedonia,” (Nova Makedonija) “Northern Macedonia” (Severna Makedonija) and “Upper Macedonia” (Gorna Makedonija). Reports claim
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