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MP Resignation Shakes Fragile Majority of Greek Coalition

SYRIZA lawmaker Vassiliki Katrivanou resigned early on Monday after voting against the austerity multi-bill approved by Parliament late on Sunday. Initially Katrivanou voted for the draft legislation "in principle" but then voiced objections over two articles relating to the establishment...

SYRIZA 20 Points Down in Thessaloniki Poll

SYRIZA ruling party has lost 20 percentage points in Thessaloniki compared to the September elections results, an opinion poll shows. In the poll that was conducted by the University of Macedonia, SYRIZA is trailing by 10 percentage points to major...

Tsipras: 'You Can Accuse Us for Having Illusions, Not for Lying to You'

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has probably reached his political nadir on Sunday night, when the MPs of his party and those of junior coalition partner ANEL voted for the harshest austerity measures Greeks are to suffer since the onset...

Journalists' Strike All Too Convenient for Greek Govt

This weekend will be too crucial for Greece as the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition is ready to pass austerity measures in parliament that would finish off what little is left of the Greek economy. The bills on pensions and taxation will hurt...

Social Security and Pension Reform Bill Approved in Parliamentary Committees

The government’s social security and pension reform bill was approved in principle in the relevant parliamentary committees on Tuesday with the votes of SYRIZA and ANEL, while all the opposition parties voted against it. Individual provisions were also heavily criticized...

Greek PM Tsipras Has 3 Options to Follow to Unlock Aid, says Bloomberg

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras faces a "potential bombshell" with the additional austerity measures creditors demand and there are three scenarios on how he will act, according to a Bloomberg analysis. The disagreement between the International Monetary Fund and European...

Greek Gov't Taps on State Organization Fund Reserves for Liquidity

The Greek government is tapping on state organization fund reserves for liquidity, asking that the organizations transfer reserves to the Bank of Greece. The unemployment office, hospitals, the national health system fund, even the Greek parliament fund have been asked...

Intense Conflicts in Parliament Regarding the Party and Media Loans

The Greek Parliament met on Friday morning, in order to discuss the composition of an Examining committee regarding the loans of parties and media. PM Tsipras: Greece's program review will be completed without additional measures The Greek program review will be...

Greek Parliament Votes Migration Bill Activating EU-Turkey Deal

Greek parliament approved in principle on Friday a bill on migration activating the EU-Turkey deal and allowing the return of refugees to Turkey as of Monday, with 169 votes in favor and 107 against. Twenty four MPs were absent. SYRIZA,...

Ruling Coalition Submits Proposal for Parliamentary Inquiry into Political Party, Media Loans

The ruling SYRIZA-ANEL coalition on Thursday tabled a proposal for a parliamentary examination committee to investigate the legality of bank loans given to political parties and media companies, as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras had announced in Parliament on...