Alexis Tsipras's government
Macedonia Awaits Greek Vote to Activate Name Change
The Greek parliament is expected to be the first of any NATO member state to ratify Macedonia's NATO accession protocol on Friday, at a plenary session that is expected to end in a positive vote.
The accession protocol for soon-to-be North Macedonia is expected to be backed by much the same number of MPs that approved the historic "name" deal with Macedonia in January.
Rise in card transactions slows as SMEs prefer cash
While the vast majority of Greek professionals may have installed card terminals for their business transactions, as obliged by law, many refrain from using them, opting instead for cash transactions.
Heal divisions, don't create them
The Savvidis affair is seriously damaging Alexis Tsipras's government. It has basically debunked the administration's narrative that it is different to its predecessors and doesn't have ties to business interests, while also casting doubt on Tsipras's argument that his guys are clean and the others are dirty.
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Wieser sees no need for extra cash, but Simitis urges caution
At Delphi on Friday, former premier Costas Simitis backed the Bank of Greece in its support for a precautionary line of credit after the end of Greece's bailout program, but former Euro Working Group president Thomas Wieser said that was "rather unlikely."
Economy Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou resigns
Economy Minister Dimitris Papadimitriou has resigned hours after his wife, Alternate Minister for Social Solidarity Rania Antonopoulou, stepped down on Monday afternoon following revelations that she received 23,000 euros in state rent subsidies for an apartment in the chic Athens neighborhood of Kolonaki.
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Frustration and paranoia
The government's frustration is great and its reaction dangerous. The Council of State verdict that the law auctioning TV licenses is unconstitutional annuls a measure that Alexis Tsipras's government had made a central part of its policy.
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Greek Farmers Warn of 'More Intense' Blockade on Bulgaria-Greece Border
A more intense blockade is due from Saturday across Greece unless farmers' demands to scrap some austerity measures are heard, a Greek daily reports.
Katrougalos case makes headlines in German media
Since the publication of a report yesterday, accusing Alternate Minister for Administrative Reform George Katrougalos of taking advantage of his post to rehire former clients of his, from when he was working as a lawyer, Greece's political scene is in turmoil.
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