Macropolis

Tsipras caught between social tension and lenders' pressure as talks begin

01/02/2016 - 13:59

The Greek government is due to begin talks in Athens with the chief representatives of its lenders on Monday afternoon, in what is promising to be an extremely testing round of negotiations.

Gas provides Greece, Cyprus and Israel chance to bolster ties

01/02/2016 - 00:00

A trilateral summit between Greece, Cyprus and Israel in Nicosia last week marks the beginning of formal cooperation between the three countries.

SYRIZA under fire for TV permit tender, tinkering with watchdog

29/01/2016 - 16:51

The government has come in for criticism again from the opposition parties for allegedly trying to establish control over key public positions, as well as a tender for broadcasting licenses.

Pension reform a precarious battleground for Tsipras and Mitsotakis

27/01/2016 - 16:26

Pension reform provided the first battleground for Alexis Tsipras and Kyriakos Mitsotakis to clash on since the latter became New Democracy leader.

Pressure on Greece to stem migrant flow puts strain on EU ties

26/01/2016 - 16:52

The Greek government is under pressure to complete the construction of so-called hot spots on its islands to prove to the rest of the European Union that it is doing enough to stem the flow of refugees and migrants to northern and central Europe.

Greece left isolated on migrant crisis, with bailout talks finely poised

25/01/2016 - 16:54

The refugee crisis is threatening to rock the Greek government at the same time that it is involved in delicately-poised discussions with its lenders about pension reform and other measures needed to conclude the first review of the current bailout.

Sobering reality overshadows SYRIZA's one-year anniversary

25/01/2016 - 00:55

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras begins his efforts to dampen the opposition to the government’s pension reform plans on Monday, as SYRIZA marks one year of being in power.

A year on, Tsipras's SYRIZA in need of morale boost

22/01/2016 - 16:53

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras returns from a series of meetings at the World Economic Forum in Davos to give perhaps one of the most important speeches of his career on Sunday.

After criticism over public sector jobs, gov't names new revenues chief

21/01/2016 - 16:44

The government’s approach to public sector appointments has drawn negative publicity in recent weeks, even causing European Union officials to publicly express concern about how SYRIZA and Independent Greeks are treating the civil service.

Mounting pension protests exert more pressure on coalition

20/01/2016 - 12:26

Farmers are the latest group to voice their opposition to the government’s policies as the reaction to planned pension reforms builds up in Greece.