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After pension dispute with lenders, coalition faces domestic unease
PoliticsGreek Politics 27/12/2016 - 13:06
Opposition parties pressed the government on Tuesday to make public the letter sent by Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos to the institutions to smooth over the row that broke out after the government decided to grant pensioners a 617-million-euro Christmas bonus from the excess surplus produced in 2016.
Dispute over handouts drags on, allowing tension with creditors to rise
PoliticsGreek Politics 23/12/2016 - 16:42
The Greek government looks set to respond to the institutions’ apprehension about Greek commitment to the programme and its fiscal targets after Christmas, according to reports on Friday.
Tsipras mixes rhetoric as review conclusion demands political decisions
PoliticsGreek Politics 22/12/2016 - 11:17
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras continued to issue mixed messages on Wednesday: On the one hand, he defended his decision on the pension bonus despite his government frantic efforts to avoid this delaying short term debt relief, while on the other he insisted that the review could be concluded by the end of January and that talk of snap elections is “nonsense.”
Poll suggests scepticism about deal with lenders as Tsipras ponders options
PoliticsGreek Politics 20/12/2016 - 16:56
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras continued to focus on his domestic audience on Tuesday, when he visited Crete to hold a meeting with local farmers, but there is no getting away from the problems facing his government due to the loose ends it has left in its dealings with the institutions.
Tsipras gets no encouragement from lenders, left to consider next move
PoliticsGreek Politics 19/12/2016 - 12:22
Following his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Friday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has a few days ahead to consider what action he wants to take next in what now looks set to be a prolonged negotiation with lenders over the second review.
Tsipras wins domestic support for pension bonus but key struggles lie abroad
PoliticsGreek Politics 16/12/2016 - 11:45
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras heads for talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin on Friday boosted by broad support in Greek Parliament for his controversial pledge for a Christmas bonus to 1.6 million pensioners and knowing that he has put main opposition party New Democracy in a tricky position.
Lenders' reaction to pension pledge leaves Tsipras short of options
PoliticsGreek Politics 14/12/2016 - 19:07
Greece’s negotiations with its lenders became more complex on Wednesday when the European Stability Mechanism revealed that it has put on hold the implementation of short-term debt relief measures agreed at this month’s Eurogroup because of doubts regarding the benefits for pensioners announced by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras last week.
Flare-up between Athens and IMF fuels doubts over review breakthrough
PoliticsGreek Politics 13/12/2016 - 14:19
The omens for a productive visit by the institutions’ mission chiefs to Athens did not look particularly good on Monday as the dispute between Greece and the International Monetary Fund over fiscal targets in particular intensified just before talks were due to resume.
Tsipras weighs up options amid concern about mired talks
PoliticsGreek Politics 12/12/2016 - 14:41
Signs are growing that the government is becoming increasingly concerned about its chances of concluding the second review.
Tsipras springs surprise with handout pledge for pensioners
PoliticsGreek Politics 09/12/2016 - 11:10
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras sprung a surprise on Thursday evening, when he announced that the government plans to redistribute this year’s primary surplus overperformance to some of those who have been affected most by the crisis.