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Athens gears up for name talks as coalition and opposition try to define their positions
PoliticsForeign Policythe two governments at the moment. This was underlined during a telephone conversation between Prime... the two governments. According to reports in the press, FYROM’s Deputy Prime Minister Bujar Osmani
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Coalition hits some turbulence but expects cohesion for multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsof recipients will be better off under the new system. SYRIZA MP Georgia Genia wrote to Prime... expected for some time that the prime minister will carry out a cabinet reshuffle once the third
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Despite speculation, post-MoU credit line seems unlikely
EconomyProgrammeit previously described as a “clean exit,” but which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has recently... and, as such, is not in the government’s intentions. For Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to argue at the end
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Tsipras tries to secure church's support in Macedonia name talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsis that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is facing significant scepticism and resistance at home over the efforts... Ieronymos to defuse the crisis. The prime minister also took the unusual step of going to see the head
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Thessaloniki rally highlights political complexities of addressing name issue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA large rally in Thessaloniki on Sunday underlined that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will have his work cut out to reach a settlement with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) over... importance. Tsipras Like his rival, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras also finds himself in a quandary
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Athens set for 6.7 bln bailout tranche, talks on post-MoU framework
EconomyProgrammeof arrears has been fully allocated. According to Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis... of president, reports suggest. In an interview with Sunday’s To Ethnos, Prime Minister Alexis
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Name issue and auction targets make waves in domestic politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMuch of the attention in Greece this week will be on whatever developments emerge from the meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM... the position carved out by one of his predecessors, Kostas Karamanlis, when he was prime minister. Speaking
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis head in opposite directions over talks with Skopje
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis took completely different paths over the Macedonia name issue on Wednesday in what appears will be a major political... agreement palatable to his domestic audience. For the Greek prime minister, it is vital that he
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IMF sticks to reform, debt relief demands as programme role remains in doubt
EconomyProgrammeA meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the International Monetary Fund’s managing director Christine Lagarde at the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday has... financing later this year,” said Lagarde. “The Prime Minister and I agreed to work together toward
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Greek parties face fine balance as they discuss name issue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras was due to begin on Friday the process of informing Greek officials of the state of play in the talks with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) aimed... discussion with FYROM Prime Minister Zoran Zaev in Davos on Wednesday, Tsipras is due to brief
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