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Between the sword and the olive branch: Dilemmas of Greek diplomacy
Agora"In one hand Greece holds an olive branch but in the other it holds the sword of justice," said Greece's new Defence Minister Nikos Dendias as he was sworn in on Monday. The danger is, though, that Greece is bringing a sword to a gunfight. Within hours of Dendias taking over the role, the Turkish
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Challenging three days of diplomatic talks, protests and budget voting ahead for Greece
PoliticsForeign Policycharged than in the past because of a hunger strike by Nikos Romanos, a friend of Grigoropoulos who
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Greek MPs pass 2015 budget but give few clues for presidential vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsby a policeman. Many were also marching in support of anarchist Nikos Romanos, a friend of Grigoropoulos who
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All the numbers that matter in the Greek presidential election
PoliticsGreek Politicsballot and a date for early elections. One of them (Nikos Tsoukalis), though, said on Monday that he
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Opposition parties' stance on president provides gov't with little hope so far
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom the coalition’s total of 155 deputies. A few DIMAR MPs, such as Niki Founta and Nikos Tsoukalis
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PM and SYRIZA deaf to calls for compromise over president so far
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat he was expressing a personal opinion rather than a party position. Another PASOK lawmaker, Nikos
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Samaras softens stance on snap elections as decisive presidential vote looms
PoliticsGreek Politics, that this position expresses all of DIMAR’s MP, especially the three (Nikos Tsoukalis, Thomas Psyrras and Niki
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Coalition to gain more support for president but still short of 180
PoliticsGreek PoliticsLeft (DIMAR) MPs seem less willing to do so. Two of the three (Niki Founta and Nikos Tsoukalis
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Coalition edges towards 180 votes for president but close to exhausting resources
PoliticsGreek Politicsin 2015. Founta, along with the other two (Nikos Tsoukalis and Thomas Psyras) are considered possible
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Final presidential vote likely to segue into snap elections for Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat remain in the party: Yiannis Panousis, Nikos Tsoukalis and Thomas Psyrras. However, even
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