All News on Politics in Greece
SYRIZA cabinet meeting: 5 said 'No' , 3 blanks, 5 absent
A climate of support for the government handling of Greece's debt situation was prevalent during Wednesday's 12-hour cabinet meeting of the Radical Left Coalition (SYRIZA). This was confirmed late into the evening when the majority of deputies approved the agreement that Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis had made with Eurogroup.
Tsipras: Government's function will define the deal
At the end of the Parliamentary Group of SYRIZA session, the Greek Prime Minister Mr. Alexis Tsipras stated that "Government's function and judgment will define the deal".
Tsipras hears first (soft) internal criticism of eurogroup agreement
It was Greek PM Alexis Tsipras' turn on Wednesday to "preach to the choir" as he took the podium to address his Parliament group on the crucial agreement with eurozone creditors, a development that generated the first spate of internal criticism for the one-month-old SYRIZA government.
"Whoever disagrees with the agreement should say so," Tsipras told the party's MPs.
Merkel's Bavarian allies to support Greek extension
Angela Merkel?s conservative allies in Bavaria agreed to support an extension of the Greek bailout in a parliamentary vote expected on Friday, but kept up their tough rhetoric in insisting on precise details from Athens on planned reforms.
Having it both ways: Greece's doublespeak to Brussels and voters
By Mathilde Richter
Gingerly treading between its anti-austerity promises to voters and its pledges to skeptical international creditors, Greece's new radical government is resorting to doublespeak to keep everyone happy, analysts say.
Keeping party on the same page poses challenge for Greek PM
By Deepa Babington & Angeliki Koutantou
A prominent Greek minister defied his government?s pledge to press on with some state asset sales, revealing the first open dissent within Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras?s coalition and highlighting the tightrope that the leftist premier must walk.
Schaeuble: ‘Not one euro in advance for Greece’
German FinMin Wolfgang Schaeuble on Wednesday warned that “not one cent will be given in advance,” referring to the Greek program, while he underlined that the condition for depositing the pre-arranged funds will be adherence to terms.
“There are no new terms in the program. The people were given the wrong idea,” Schaeuble said in an interview with SWR radio station.
Independent Greeks seek parliamentary probe into bailout deal
Independent Greeks, the country's junior coalition partner, will submit a request for a parliamentary probe into the events that forced Greece to sign the first bailout agreement.
The decision was announced by Independent Greeks leader Panos Kammenos following a meeting of the right-wing anti-bailout party's MPs on Wednesday.
Germany readies reluctant approval of Greek extension
Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble are rallying reluctant German lawmakers to approve an extension of Greece's bailout despite Schaeuble's avowed doubts about the credibility of Athens' latest reform plans.
Varoufakis says Greece faces problem repaying IMF, ECB
Greece has no immediate problem with government liquidity, but faces trouble in making debt payments to the IMF and European Central Bank in the spring and summer, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Wednesday.
Greek gov't legally allowed to change ongoing privatization terms, Varoufakis says
Greece will not cancel privatizations that have already been done but the law allows the government to change the terms of sales that are underway and examine their legality, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said on Wednesday.
Europe risks right-wing backlash, Varoufakis tells Charlie Hebdo
Racists and nationalists will be the only ones to benefit if European leaders "shoot down" Greece's new anti-austerity government, Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has told France's Charlie Hebdo newspaper.
Energy minister insists Greece will roll back privatizations
Energy Minister Panayiotis Lafazanis on Wednesday insisted that Greece will roll back privatizations despite pledges made to the country's foreign lenders earlier this week.
German conservative hardliners warn against vote on Greece
A group of hardliners among German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have urged lawmakers to take a tough stance on a loan extension to Greece, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) reported on Wednesday.
Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble has written to the speaker of the lower house of parliament requesting a vote this week on extending the bailout.
Varoufakis vs. Dijsselbloem: Funny hip-hop battle (see video)
Watch the hip-hop battle between Eurogroup chief Jeroen Dijsselbloem and Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis that appeared on the Dutch satirical program Cojones. The parody features guest appearances by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin.