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After raising labour concerns, back to grind of talks for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter raising Greece’s concerns about labour reform at the highest level over the last few days, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras knows that his government must return to negotiations with its lenders... been one of the gains the prime minister wanted to walk away with but the IMF seems adamant
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Squeezed at home, ministers return to Brussels to look for deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsto reach a settlement with the lenders. It also cast doubt on whether Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras could... of GDP in one go in 2019. One of the reasons that the prime minister is concerned about
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Tsipras eyes euro summit if new plan to break deadlock fails
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn an apparent attempt to bring negotiations with Greece’s lenders to a swift and positive conclusion, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday that he would seek an emergency meeting... years ago, Tsipras accused the lenders of being to blame for the hold-up. The Greek prime minister
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With review set to resume, Tsipras looks for post-deal strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsdomestically away from the new measures and onto more positive interventions by the coalition. Prime... with Fraport for 14 regional airports and the completion of the new Corinth-Patra highway. The prime
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Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
Agorapower but in influencing the political debate. UKIP in Britain is a prime example of this given... the country’s authoritarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who feels he has the tacit approval of his EU
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Newsletter 116 - 28/04/2017
on Thursday that the legislation would at least be submitted to Parliament before Prime Minister Alexis... are our ticket out of the programme,” said the prime minister, repeating the government’s position
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After agreeing measures, coalition sets sights on vote and debt relief deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeasures and expansionary counter-measures would take place “as soon as” Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has... Greek debt would also provide Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his administration with a political
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Mitsotakis responds to coalition's counter-measure challenge with own proposal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOpposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has attempted to respond to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s efforts to put New Democracy in a difficult position by suggesting that the government should... the reduction in the tax-free threshold. The New Democracy leader said if he becomes prime minister, he
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Tsipras tries to take pressure off MPs but debt proving hard to settle
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSYRIZA’s parliamentary group is due to meet on Friday after a straightforward cabinet meeting on Thursday, during which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras even envisioned the possibility of his party... of the Greek constitution. This was the first time that the prime minister presented a vision for his
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Tsipras clears hurdle but isn't over finishing line
Agoraprospects diminish and anxiety grow among depositors, consumers and investors, Prime Minister Alexis... cuts and lowering of the tax-free threshold. The ultimate political prize for the Greek prime minister
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