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After talks at UN, Tsipras returns to grind of parliamentary politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Nikos Voutsis, a SYRIZA stalwart, as the replacement for outgoing Zoe Konstantopoulou. After
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Omnibus bill prompts no more than rumblings of discontent from coalition MPs
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAnother potential thorn in Tsipras’s side is Independent Greeks (ANEL) MP Nikos Nikolopoulos
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SYRIZA seems to be mulling a switch in Greece's energy policy
PoliticsForeign Policyand held talks with a number of Greek officials including State Minister Nikos Pappas, who is one of Prime
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Optimism and concern for Tsipras after EU summit on migration
PoliticsForeign Policywith Turkey before entering Thursday’s meeting but Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias was blunt in his
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Little trouble for Tsipras in multi-bill vote but bigger problems may lurk over revenues chief
PoliticsGreek Politicsif present. Katrivanou said she would have supported the bill. Nikos Nikolopoulos, an MP
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Athens seeks enhanced regional role via international religious conference
PoliticsGreek Politics. Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias firstly presented this idea during an EU Foreign Ministers’ Council
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Tsipras sees political mileage in bill for broadcasting licences
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat will be decided by State Minister Nikos Pappas and Greece's broadcasting watchdog, ESR. However, government
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Government meets resistance on TV permits and revenues chief
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat will be issued, instead leaving the task of setting a cap to State Minister Nikos Pappas and ESR
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Greece changing direction on energy policy, warms to US-backed projects
PoliticsForeign PolicyFollowing a meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Daniel Mitov in Athens on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias commented that “the world is changing and energy sources are changing,” which appears to be confirmation of the Greek government’s switch in energy policy. Greece now seems willing
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Passing of broadcasting bill introduces new challenges for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the hands of State Minister Nikos Pappas, one of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s closest aides
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