Greek bailout: Athens’ economic reforms accepted by its European creditors to the relief of those worst hit by the troubled nation’s economic woes (The Independent)
The risk of Greece crashing out of the European single currency was alleviated today, as the struggling country’s economic reform proposals were given guarded approval by its European creditors. Greek […]
Tsipras concède et fait des déçus chez Syriza (La Tribune de Genève)
Après plusieurs jours d’allers-retours laborieux entre Athènes et Bruxelles, la liste des réformes que doit entreprendre le nouveau gouvernement grec vient d’être acceptée par les partenaires européens. Le premier ministre […]
Prokopis Pavlopoulos este noul preşedinte al Greciei (Radio Romania Resita)
Alegerea preşedintelui statului elen a avut loc miercuri, la ora 17:30 GMT, în cadrul unei şedinţe a Parlamentului de 300 de deputaţi. Conservatorul Prokopis Pavlopouloş deputat şi fost ministru, în […]
Greek finance minister Yanis Varoufakis: ‘If I weren’t scared, I’d be awfully dangerous’ (The Guardian)
Yanis Varoufakis, it is fair to say, was barely known not that long ago. True, he was a bit of a celebrity in the arcane world of austerity economics. His […]
Getting Greeks to Pay Taxes Is Tsipras Biggest Test at Home (Bloomberg News)
As Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras goes into a Battle of the Titans with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, he may find he has as big a fight closer to home: […]
Greece’s port in a storm: anger as Syriza stops China extending hold on Piraeus (The Guardian)
Day and night, the Chinese-run piers of the Piraeus container terminal are a hive of activity. Lorries come and go while forklift trucks zoom around and colossal cranes heave giant […]
From Moscow to Brussels to Washington, all eyes on Tsipras’ Greece (New Europe)
Greece’s Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on February 9 that he is “very optimistic” that a viable agreement with the eurozone can be found, also stressing that it’s important that […]
Tsipras Sees Red (Pipeline), Accepts Putin Invite (New Europe)
ATHENS – The new Greek government’s improved relations with Russia may help the implementation of Gazprom’s planned Turkish Stream pipeline to Europe. On February 5, as debt negotiations between Greek […]
In Cyprus, Tsipras tough on Turkey, easy on Russia (New Europe)
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, who arrived in Cyprus on February 2 on his first official visit since being sworn in a week ago, said the violation of Cyprus’ Exclusive […]
Barricades down, ties off: welcome to Greece’s style revolution (The Guardian)
If proof were needed that a new era had been ushered in, it came at 4pm on Monday, less than 24 hours after Syriza stormed to power. Read more: