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Reshuffle expected to follow minister's departure in wake of Mati disaster
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government. His offer to step down was initially rejected by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who appeared... before Tsipras speaks at the Thessaloniki Expo on September 8. The onus is now on the prime minister
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Tsipras tries to take lead in fire response amid picture of confusion
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the disaster will spare it having to take on the full political cost. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... by the prime minister should have taken place three years ago, when the current government came to power
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Tsipras seeks to capitalise on bailout exit, build platform for elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras is gearing up to make a public address on Monday or Tuesday to mark the end of Greece’s third and final programme. His aim will be not just to highlight the symbolism... and increases in social spending, although the details are not expected to be fleshed out until the prime
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Tsipras bids farewell to MoU, eyes new start for Greece and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe bailout provided an opportunity to begin a “new era.” On the former, the prime minister argued... pension cuts. In an interview with News247 radio on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister and Economy
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Athens facing diplomatic developments on several fronts in September
PoliticsForeign Policythat despite the recent row between the two sides, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’ visit to Moscow will take... departure for New York, where he will accompany Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the UN General
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SYRIZA, New Democracy promote competing narratives after MoU exit
PoliticsGreek Politicsto dismiss civil servants. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras visited Syros on Friday, promising to make... to help them. Among the promises made by the prime minister (which have been trailed for months
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SYRIZA readies itself for election battle, Mitsotakis pledges pension overhaul
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Greeks will go the polls next May. It has been reported that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants... for the prime minister to freshen up his ministerial line-up and prepare his team for the long election
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Tsipras to set out path for new cabinet as pension discussion looms
PoliticsGreek Politics. The prime minister might point to this as a sign of a more progressive approach, in line with SYRIZA’s core... cabinet meeting will be an opportunity for the prime minister to set out his ideas for the government
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Mitsotakis plans cuts to pension contributions, aims to add private element to system
PoliticsGreek Politicsoutlined his pledges just a few days before Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to take to the stage... by New Democracy politicians. Former conservative prime minister Antonis Samaras took action against him
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Athens resumes contact with Ankara as interest in FYROM referendum grows
PoliticsForeign PolicyKotzias said that it was known that FYROM’s former prime minister, Nikola Gruevski, did not want any.... In Skopje, Prime Minister Zoran Zaev claimed that this revelation by Wikileaks was an additional reason
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