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SYRIZA buffeting continues as parties get set for official start of election race
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAll the indications are that Greece will appoint a caretaker prime minister on Friday, paving the way for elections to be held, most probably on September 20. Popular Unity leader Panayiotis Lafazanis is expected to hand back the exploratory mandate on ...
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Greek-Turkish relations set for turbulence after court rejects soldiers' extradition
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe decision of Greece’s Supreme Court on Thursday to reject an extradition request for eight Turkish military officers who fled Turkey after July’s coup attempt has created great uncertainty about bilateral relations between Ankara and Athens. The diff...
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With review set to resume, Tsipras looks for post-deal strategy
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing the Easter break, the Greek government’s attention will be on two main issues: Completing the review so a “global deal” can be concluded before the end of May and trying to shift the focus domestically away from the new measures and onto more ...
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Details of technical agreement between Greece and lenders set out in draft sMoU
EconomyProgrammeThe updated supplemental memorandum of understanding (sMoU), which was drafted following a technical agreement between Greece and its lenders, was leaked in German newspaer Handelsblatt on Monday evening. The 53-page document dated May 2 is broadly simi...
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Timetable set for multi-bill vote, Athens hopes for debt progress in meantime
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe political timeline for the coming days, which revolves around the vote on the multi-bill and the discussions on debt relief, has become clearer. It was revealed on Monday that the omnibus bill, containing the measures and counter-measures agreed wit...
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Lenders set ambitious e-auction targets for Athens
EconomyProgrammeGreece’s lenders have made it clear that they will keep a close eye on the unhindered conduct of auctions throughout Greece by attaching it as a condition for the second disbursement of 1 billion euros from the 6.7 billion tranche that was approved at y...
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Minimum wage increase set for end of January amid concerns about economic impact
EconomyGreece’s Labour Ministry is moving ahead with plans to increase the country’s minimum wage between 5 and 10 percent amid calls for caution over such measures. The issue is due to be discussed between Labour Minister Efi Achtsioglou and the institutions,...
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Tsipras set to secure support for name deal after delay to vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe vote on the Prespes Agreement is due to take place at around 14.30 on Friday after extra time was allowed on Thursday because of the high number of MPs who had asked to speak during the debate. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader ...
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A varied set of views on China
AgoraSince 2008, the increasingly close ties between Greece and China have caught the attention of the world media and there has been plenty of speculation about where this ‘romance’ is heading. Last October, the Athens-based Institute of International Econo...
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Deliberations over primary residence bill set to delay green light from Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammeThe chances of Greece securing the eurozone’s approval for almost 1 billion euros in debt relief measures at Monday’s Eurogroup appear slim as Athens and the institutions had not settled on the details of the legislation for primary residences by Friday...
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