Syriza

The institutions, formerly known as the Troika, are back in Athens. Representatives of the European Central Bank (ECB), the European Commission  the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have returned to Greece. This time, however, there will be a fourth organization delegating officials in...

Wednesday's parliament vote on the second omnibus bill of reforms required for Greece's third bailout will be critical for the SYRIZA government. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has sent an indirect message to his party that if the bill gets less...

The National Confederation of Hellenic Commerce President Vasilis Korkidis said that 60,000 companies have submitted requests to move their headquarters to Bulgaria due to the capital controls that have been imposed in Greece since June 28. During an interview with SKAI TV, Korkidis stated that the Greek government has been unable to...

The new Greek SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government that was formed on Friday could be short lived. According to an article in Sunday’s Realnews, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has told close aides that he is planning to call general elections if SYRIZA MPs do...

Greece's former Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis criticized the bailout deal that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has agreed to. Lafazanis, leader of SYRIZA's so-called Left Platform, made his comments in an interview to Greek newspaper Agora and an article he penned for newspaper “Ta...

The new Greek cabinet was inaugurated on Saturday morning in a ceremony that was followed by a Ministerial meeting. The new Ministers officially accepted their new posts under the supervision of the President of the Hellenic Republic, Prokopis Pavlopoulos. The usual live broadcast...

Greece's SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government announced a cabinet reshuffle on Friday, changing faces at eight key posts. The mini-reshuffle came after thirty-eight SYRIZA lawmakers did not support Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras' proposed bailout deal in the Greek Parliament vote on Wednesday. Tsipras accused his MPs,  among them three ministers who voted...

 The Greek government announced a cabinet reshuffle on Friday evening, after multiple delays. The new administration is the following: – Prime Minister: Alexis Tsipras – Government Vice President: Giannis Dragasakis – State Ministry: State Minister Nikos Pappas, Transparency Minister Panagiotis Nikoloudis, Government Work Coordination Minister Alekos Flabouraris, Deputy...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has not decided yet on the persons that will fill the seats on the cabinet reshuffle but sent a strict message to the 32 lawmakers who voted against the reforms required for the bailout...

Greek Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis said it is very possible there will be snap elections in Greece in September or October. "If not in September, then in October. Elections are very likely, but this will depend on developments from now on,"...