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Greece and Albania at loggerheads over hydrocarbons research in Ionian
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Albania led by the current Prime Minister Edi Rama blocked the adoption of the agreement... in Tirana the Albanian prime minister said that his country’s national interest was more important... hardening its stance and going much further than criticising Rama’s comments. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras
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IMF appointment sends ripples of discontent through SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politics. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, for instance, was asked by SYRIZA MPs in the wake of the February 20... of the previous 48 hours raises questions about why the prime minister approved the appointment or whether he... this issue, the prime minister might have a clearer run when it comes to presenting the pending agreement
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Creditors devise proposal in Berlin, Tsipras prepares ground in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsdeadline is to pressing to allow for any other route than a take-it-or-leave-it offer for Prime..., this cannot be enforced by the prime minister as the Greek Constitution allows MPs to hold... the institutions themselves, it gives the prime minister a better chance.
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Lenders put together proposal that may leave Tsipras struggling
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe details of the proposal Greece’s lenders are set to put to Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... of the domestic theatre that will play out over the next few days as the prime minister tries to deflect... SYRIZA figures (Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis, Labour Minister Panos Skourletis
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Newsletter 29 - 05/06/2015
and will keep SYRIZA in power. It seems unlikely that having gone through all this turmoil, the prime... sketched out in Brussels between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and the President of the European... under the auspices of former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras now appears to have reached its end game
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Tsipras and lenders leave themselves with fading chances of salvaging deal
PoliticsGreek Politics, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras told Parliament on Friday that he felt let down by the plan presented..., it was by no means his most defiant or aggressive speech as prime minister. Tsipras said a number of times... feels a deal is “closer than ever.” The prime minister’s speech did not appear to be that of a man who
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Lenders dismiss Greek proposals but SYRIZA also ups pressure on Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicsit believed that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had agreed to adopt the lenders’ position on primary surplus... liberalisation but for the government to also abandon its aim of rolling back previous reforms. The prime... at the heart of government, including Deputy Prime Minister Yiannis Dragasakis and State Minister
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Tsipras points to debt relief roadmap as deal clincher
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras gave the impression of a man who is not willing to compromise as he... are at the upper end of the aggressive rhetoric that he has used since becoming prime minister. Also..., his speech outlined a number of points that could lead to a compromise. The prime minister repeated
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Newsletter 31 - 19/06/2015
a settlement. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s office issued a statement expressing confidence... Military expenditure has already fallen 47.7 percent since 2009 As a left-wing politician, Prime... difficulty that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces in slashing the defence budget is that – contrary
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Government sceptical about deal with lenders, PM with convincing to do
PoliticsGreek Politicsministers playing down hopes of a deal and others suggesting the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras should... Central Bank’s QE programme. This could also be used by the prime minister to argue..., Antonis Samaras, in November 2012. The current prime minister will need something tangible to secure
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