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German president says Berlin should be open to Greek WWII reparations

German President Joachim Gauck expressed support on Friday for Athens's demands for reparations for the Nazi occupation of Greece in World War Two, even though the government in Berlin has repeatedly rejected the claims.

Government submits amendment for easing housing and feeding of migrants

The government has submitted an amendment to immigration-related legislation currently being debated in Parliament that would allow it to bypass for the rest of this year the tender process for schemes aimed at providing housing and food for migrants, as well as repatriation programs.

Latest opinion poll: SYRIZA still first, but ‘honeymoon’ over

Three main conclusions appear from the latest opinion poll commissioned and published on Friday by protothema.gr – Greece’s leading news site: first, PM Alexis Tsipras remains a “dominant” factor in the government’s popularity; secondly, a “honeymoon period” for the leftist government is over and, finally, that its first 100 days in power weakened the country’s negotiating position.

Greek markets are Europe's April highlight as Tsipras seeks deal

As Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras steps up efforts to clinch a deal that would unlock financial aid, markets have already given their verdict.

Greek PM, ministers highlight struggle to safeguard worker rights

In a message on his Twitter account marking Labor Day, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras highlighted the importance of efforts to protect workers rights while several of his ministers emphasized that Greece would stick to its so-called red lines in talks with international creditors.

Greek workers take to the streets to oppose austerity on Labor Day

Much of central Athens was cordoned off on Friday as labor union members gathered for demonstrations to mark Labor Day with banners expressing continued opposition to austerity.

Tsipras says Greece 'close' to a deal that will respect mandate, 'red lines'

Despite the skepticism expressed by some of his ministers regarding a potential deal with creditors, Alexis Tsipras has expressed optimism that Greece is "close" to an interim agreement with lenders.

Eurogroup's Dijsselbloem says Europe prepared for any Greek outcome

By Toby Sterling

The head of the Eurogroup said on Thursday that Europe is prepared for any outcome to the standoff between Greece and its creditors.

Turkish gambit in Eastern Mediterranean: The school bully

Until a few days ago, the Turkish Cypriot breakaway statelet was the only entity in the entire Eastern Mediterranean that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo?an had not yet picked a fight with. Last weekend, the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus joined Syria, Lebanon, Cyprus, Israel and Egypt ? countries at various shades of cold war with Turkey.

Joschka Fischer: ‘How Tsipras Squandered Greece’s Opportunity’

Former German FM Joschka Fischer, whose European leftist credentials are more-or-less without question, delves into the “could have”, “should have” debate swirling around Greece’s ruling SYRIZA party, given that the Greek government appears to have entered the “final stretch” in negotiations to clinch at least a bailout plan extension.

Cracks appear in floundering Podemos

Cracks along the envisioned “southern European” leftist front appeared on its western end this week, with the leader of Spain’s Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, announced on Thursday that one of the anti-austerity bloc’s co-founders, Juan Carlos Monedero, had resigned from a leading post.