Greek ruling party edges towards split before bailout vote (Updated)
By George Georgiopoulos and David Stamp Greece’s ruling Syriza party edged towards a formal split on Thursday, hours before rebel leftist lawmakers have promised to...
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Tsipras rallies Syriza backing before bailout vote
By Renee Maltezou and Angeliki Koutantou Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras tried to rally his leftwing Syriza party on Tuesday ahead of a vote in...
Greece made the wrong choice
By John Lloyd Former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has, as Macbeth put it, “strutted and fretted his hour upon the stage”. But he will...
Greek anti-establishment protesters occupy buildings, enter parliament grounds
By Costas Pitas Anti-establishment protesters occupied several public buildings in Greece and briefly entered the grounds of parliament in Athens on Wednesday, calling for the...
Bankrupt magicians have no dignity worth defending
By Loucas Charalambous WHEN GREECE entered the eurozone on January 1, 2001, some analysts were taken by surprise. They all wondered how this country had...
Playing to the gallery
By Hermes Solomon Success can be like a passing cloud; one minute you see it and the next you don’t… Appealing to spectators (readers) for...
Germany condemns Greek cartoon depicting Schaeuble as Nazi
By Alexandra Hudson and Costas Pitas Germany condemned on Friday a cartoon published in a Greek leftist newspaper close to the new ruling party in...
Cypriot government in favour of giving Tsipras time to implement own reforms
By Stelios Orphanides European creditors should give Greece’s prime minister Alexis Tsipras a chance to implement his reform programme which includes scrapping austerity and taxing...
Different delivery, one message to Greece’s new leaders
By Alessandra Galloni and Ingrid Melander In Paris and Rome, it was sugar coated; in Berlin and Frankfurt unequivocal. But the message from European capitals...
Tsipras says Barbaros must leave for talks to resume (Update)
By Jean Christou Greek Prime Minister Alexia Tsipras was quoted on Friday as saying it was important that the Turkish seismic vessel Barbaros leave the...
