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Greeks' confidence in democracy faltering, survey suggests
SocietyAlmost half of Greece’s citizens (47 percent) believe the statement that “we have a democracy in name only, not substance”, only a third (32 percent) agree that democracy is the best political system despite its problems while almost a fifth (18 percent) would prefer less democracy and more
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Davutoglu departure prompts concern about Turkish unpredictability in Athens
PoliticsForeign Policyappeared keen to achieve - at least with Greece - his theory of “zero problems” with neighboring
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Majority of Greeks believe refugees cannot ‘integrate’
Societywould certainly or likely create problems, compared to 22 percent who said it would
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Tsipras seeking repeat of full support from coalition MPs in upcoming bailout vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Tsipras, whose government needs fresh funds because of liquidity problems but also because
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IMF sets out stall ahead of crucial Eurogroup by proposing immediate debt relief
EconomyProgrammeAhead of the Eurogroup meeting on Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund published its preliminary debt sustainability analysis (DSA), which was distributed to its Executive Board but was neither discussed nor approved. The report notes that the programme’s initial implementation problems mounted
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Tsipras and Erdogan seek ways to overcome Greek-Turkish tension
PoliticsForeign Policydeal with the EU but it is clear that a number of problems remain with the implementation
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Feeling weight of measures, SYRIZA seeks way to re-connect with voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe public sector because of problems with the authenticity of their educational qualifications
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Reshuffle speculation mounts as offshore law sparks new political row
PoliticsGreek Politicsbefore the vote and the problems that some officials, such as Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis, have
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OECD sees economy picking up from second half of 2016, underlines need for reforms
EconomyMacroeconomy) in 2017 noting that the still very high jobless rate is causing serious social problems. Debt to GDP
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After Brexit vote, Tsipras stresses need for political response to EU shortcomings
PoliticsForeign Policyproblems for the Union to tackle: · Austerity policies that are widening the gap between the north
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