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Samaras finger wagging at troika a sign of pressure on Greek government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras took the unusual step of criticising the troika on Tuesday, an indication of how frustrated the government feels as it is squeezed between lenders’ demands and domestic political pressures. Among the quotes that stood out during the premier’s speech at a conference
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Piraeus Bank seals milestone deal with KKR over 1.2 bln of non-core assets
EconomyBankingIn an unusual move by the standards of the Greek banking sector, Piraeus Bank has announced an agreement with leading global investment firm KKR for the transfer and securitisation of 1.2 billion of non-core assets to a new structure managed and controlled by KKR Credit and serviced by Piraeus
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Heading for slim election win, SYRIZA tries to secure MPs' loyalty
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government’s existence. However, SYRIZA took an unusual step a few days ago which could, theoretically
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As reform talks continue in Brussels, Tsipras gauges reaction at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe unusual step of asking for a brief debate (party leaders only) about the extension of the loan agreement
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Parliament starts process of probing Greek debt and MoUs - further division likely
PoliticsGreek Politicsup by parliamentary speaker Zoe Konstantopoulou who, in an unusual move, will also preside over its
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China-Greece: One belt, one road?
Agorathe rather unusual step of buying T-Bills of a eurozone member state. The initial financial
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Reopening public broadcaster poses multiple challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe unusual step of presiding over the committee herself. As we have highlighted before
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Tsipras gives air of resistance but leaves door ajar for agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsraised eyebrows given that Tsipras’s other meetings were with party leaders. It is highly unusual
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With onerous measures looming, Tsipras seeks talks with opposition leaders
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlexis Tsipras took the unusual step of requesting a meeting of party leaders on Thursday, which comes a few days after he appealed for a minimum level of consensus between the government and the opposition. As protocol demands, the prime minister called President Prokopis Pavlopoulos to ask him
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Mood sours as focus switches to next set of prior actions
PoliticsGreek Politics, since it is highly unusual for a national government to react to a report in the foreign media. The Die
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