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Tsipras bet on recovery a long shot but offers better odds than snap polls
Agora. The mantra of snap elections being the only way out of the country’s problems that emanates from... rash to turn away from an agreement that includes debt relief and little in the way of truly
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Eurogroup grants short-term debt relief but leaves Athens fretting over fiscal targets and IMF
EconomyProgrammebetween Greece and its creditors so that it is in place after 2018 now seems the most likely way.... When everything is added up, it appears that the Eurogroup came in some way under the bar
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Lenders' reaction to pension pledge leaves Tsipras short of options
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe at risk. The sudden escalation leaves Tsipras in a grim position. The amendment paving the way... to make such an embarrassing climbdown, especially as his pledge was seen as a way of currying favour
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Tsipras gets no encouragement from lenders, left to consider next move
PoliticsGreek Politicsa technical capacity, which might have been a way to overcome the main obstacle to concluding the second... and disagrees with the way that the excess surplus was used but it leaves just about enough leeway
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After holiday hiatus, Athens tries to get review moving again
EconomyProgrammeproposal aimed at paving the way for a compromise with the lenders. The proposal will reportedly relate... confirming the Greek government’s commitments to previous agreements cleared the way for the European
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Greek-Turkish rift puts strain on Cyprus reunification talks
PoliticsForeign Policypave the way for the prime ministers of the three guarantor powers to meet. The ambition of the United... equality and who will have the right to return to their property. Analysts underline that the only way out
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Lenders to put onus on Tsipras with offer to wrap up review
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAthens may accept the lenders’ demands, paving the way for the institutions to return to Greece next... debt relief measures would be a significant prize for Tsipras and would pave the way for the European
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Greece watches closely as Turkey prepares for referendum
PoliticsForeign Policyway. The Greek government is well aware of the current polarisation in Turkish society, which has... Greece in the Aegean just reflect longstanding claims but in a renewed way. The main areas
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Tsipras looks to build political capital from 2016 overperformance
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the budget primary surplus reached 3.9 percent of GDP (or 4.19 percent, according to the way.... This assurance may go some way to calming any last-minute jitters within SYRIZA about voting the fiscal
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Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
Agorafor newcomers, who carry with them uncertainty about the way they may shape the political agenda..., unemployment levels in southern Europe are disgracefully high and likely to remain this way for some
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