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Under relentless pressure from opponents, Tsipras unveils plans for new crisis agency
PoliticsGreek Politicsexit, which is due in less than two weeks. It had been hoping the end of the bailout would mark
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Reshuffle on backburner as Tsipras draws ideological battle lines
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe timing of the cabinet reshuffle that has been trailed in the media, and by some government officials, over the last few weeks looks set to change following Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s address from Ithaca on Tuesday. It had been expected that the ministerial changes would be announced
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Focus turns to first post-MoU visit by creditors and talks on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammeby Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the Thessaloniki Expo in less than three weeks. This will all
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SYRIZA readies itself for election battle, Mitsotakis pledges pension overhaul
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA meeting of SYRIZA’s central committee on Monday is expected to clear the path for the cabinet reshuffle that has been expected over the last couple of weeks. In the meantime, New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has been fleshing out his policies as Greece’s parties gear up for what
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Tsipras conducts varied reshuffle in further bid to revitalise coalition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing weeks of speculation, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras unveiled his new cabinet on Tuesday, announcing a range of changes but making few eye-catching appointments. The new ministerial line-up contains 13 new faces, some former PASOK and New Democracy officials and includes a few notable
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Athens eyes cancellation of pension cuts as Tsipras prepares Thessaloniki package
EconomyProgrammeofficials have been arguing for the last few weeks that the pension cuts are not necessary in fiscal
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Lenders' visit concludes with no firm answer on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammefrom the Greek government in the coming weeks. These mostly have to do with the 50 reforms that were
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Card transactions in Greece experience boost due to capital controls
EconomyBankingof 840 euros every two weeks which is the limit currently in place, or 1,680 across a total of 28
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No imminent decision on pension cuts as Athens moves ahead with minimum wage increase
EconomyProgrammethe draft budget to Greek Parliament on October 1, and then to the European Commission two weeks later
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Athens prepares 2019 draft budget amid pension cuts dilemma
EconomyProgrammeto include the cuts in the draft, which is also due to be sent to the European Commission two weeks later
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