Search
-
Tsipras rallies MPs, marks dividing lines with opposition
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras stepped up on Wednesday his effort to put distance between SYRIZA... still believes the prime minister and his party are genuinely interested in taking on vested interests... of the most significant political prizes that the prime minister can claim in the coming months. He pledged
3% -
Tsipras reveals how excess surplus will be shared out, eyes political relief
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced in a televised address on Monday night that his government.... The prime minister argued that the handouts were made possible by the fact that the Greek economy has... dividend” as a political gimmick by the prime minister. New Democracy labelled Tsipras “the prime
3% -
Mitsotakis bids for nation's soul, Tsipras ramps up handouts
PoliticsGreek Politicsa strong attack on the government, which Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to repel. Mitsotakis... virtual silence since his tenure as prime minister ended in 2009. For all the attempts to convince... by the government. The prime minister again tried to link New Democracy with the failures of the past, which
3% -
Coalition in last-minute legislative rush, extends helping hand to MPs
PoliticsGreek Politicsthis week, during a meeting with bank executives, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called on lenders... but there have been suggestions that the Prime Minister’s office has some concerns about their behaviour... of Centrists, approve the economic plan for 2018. The lawmaker said she had been convinced by the prime
3% -
Concerns prompt Athens to dampen optimism as Macedonia name talks begin
PoliticsForeign Policy, it is quite likely that this will allow Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his FYROM counterpart Zoran Zaev... would bring any substantial progress. Additionally, the Prime Minister's office and the Foreign... following former Prime Minister Nikola Gruevksi's resignation, has not changed its rhetoric. In Athens
3% -
Tsipras confirms Parliament will probe contentious Novartis bribery claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras confirmed on Monday that the government is going to launch a parliamentary inquiry into allegations that Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis bribed former prime... of the alleged scandal, which has led to accusations being levelled at former Prime Ministers Antonis Samaras
3% -
Macedonia name talks move along but key issues still to be addressed
PoliticsForeign Policyissue have progressed over the last couple of weeks. In fact, FYROM’s Prime Minister Zoran Zaev said... by the end of February the concessions of a symbolic nature that were publicly announced by the Prime... issues may have been completed, but his junior coalition government partner and deputy prime
3% -
No sign of coalition letting up on Novartis case as poll shows gap closing
PoliticsGreek Politics, with the government suggesting that more revelations could surface in the days to come. The prime minister’s... establishment does not wish to be held accountable for the waste of public funds.” For Prime Minister Alexis..., Georgiadis and Samaras have threatened to send members of the government, including the prime minister
3% -
Tension between coalition and political opponents here to stay
PoliticsGreek Politics, two of the most valuable political prizes Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants to claim ahead...-ministers and former prime ministers named by the protected witnesses continue to appear..., Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras referred to the need for the current government to “settle past
3% -
Greece seeks better relations with Albania as wariness of Turkey grows
PoliticsForeign Policydevote more attention to dealing with Turkey. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras indicated to his cabinet... of Greeks do not support the coalition’s moderate approach, the prime minister’s office upped... Minister Panos Kammenos publicly claimed that the two could face up to 15 years in prison. The Prime
3%