Greek government-debt crisis

According to reports, Polakis is “determined to file a motion of no confidence and announce his candidacy.” In a late-night post, Polakis emphasized the need for “radical changes in SYRIZA’s leadership” and for “effective opposition.”

Initial Eurostat estimates show that the Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices in Greece inched up to 3.1% in August, from 3% in July, the fifth-highest annual rate in the eurozone.

Overall, the inflation rate in the 20-member eurozone dropped to 2.2% in August, from 2.6% in July.

It is hard to imagine SYRIZA emerging from the upcoming meeting of its central committee with its wounds healed and not further divided. This bestows even greater importance on PASOK's search for a new leader, as candidates can now address themselves to a political area much larger than that of their party.

A new batch of 12-month treasury bills worth €500 million will be issued Wednesday, the Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) said Friday.

It will be the fifth such auction in the past 12 months. Individual book entries can be made from Tuesday to Thursday and cannot exceed €15,000.

Eurozone inflation figures have been released by Eurostat. Specifically, annual inflation in Greece was 3.1% in August, up from 3% in July, according to Eurostat’s first estimate released today (30/8).

Former SYRIZA spokesperson Popi Tsapanidou was sworn in as state deputy of the main opposition party at the beginning of Friday's session of the Plenary of the Parliament.

As tensions within SYRIZA escalate following recent events, including the expulsion of Pavlos Polakis, his direct challenge to Stefanos Kasselakis, the intense crisis triggered by the replacement of Socrates Famellos in the Parliamentary Group Presidium, and other developments post-European elections, senior party members propose that direct elections could alleviate internal strife.

Trench warfare lasted until the early hours of today in SYRIZA – Progressive Alliance, as the six-hour meeting of the Parliamentary Group was not enough to defuse internal tensions but instead deepened the rift between the party leader,

In a clear message to the internal dynamics of SYRIZA Progressive Alliance (SYRIZA PS) during his online address at the Parliamentary Group meeting, Stefanos Kasselakis proposed Nikos Pappas as the new head of the Parliamentary Group and appointed hardline supporters of his to parliamentary positions.