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New bribe claims likely to poison Greek politics further ahead of presidential vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the February vote. The government faces a tall order in gaining the extra 25 votes it needs to elect
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From London to Paris, no happy returns for Greece
AgoraLast week saw Greek politicians clock up air miles to European destinations. Government representatives flew to Paris in order to meet a troika delegation that has repeatedly delayed its return to Athens. Equally, members of Greece’s largest opposition party SYRIZA took to the runway and boarded
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Talk of negative impact from political risk sees tightening of Greek polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsconsiders Samaras capable of staging a bank run in order to stoke fear about a future SYRIZA government
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New claim of attempt to bribe MP casts shadow over presidential vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsHaikalis up to 3 million euros in order to vote for the presidential candidate, Stavros Dimas
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Manufacturing PMI up for third straight month but still falls short of growth
EconomyMacroeconomyof marginal output, new order intakes fell again in December, signalling continued underlying
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Voting for brinkmanship while the real economy needs solutions
Agoraincrease T-bill issuance in order to finance ongoing government expenditure will only further drain
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SYRIZA looking for six-month breather from troika
PoliticsGreek Politics, especially the European Central Bank, in order to overcome the funding and debt obstacles that may
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Appealing to dual audiences compounds mixed messages from SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsvoters and PASOK just 33 percent. In order to get closer to an absolute majority, SYRIZA must draw from
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Three things to watch out for in today's Greek elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsneed the non-parliamentary parties to amass 11 percent in order to secure 151 seats. A figure
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New Greek cabinet a mixed bag, prompting hope and concern
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe coalition environment to take over the Public Order (or Citizen's Protection) Ministry. Tsipras
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