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'The Independent Greeks’ parliamentary group convened and we unanimously demanded that Mr. Papachristopoulos surrender his seat to the party as he had promised.'

The finance ministry now fears that fiscal targets will not be met if employees’ holiday bonuses are restored in the public sector.

The current protection ceiling for primary residences – between 180,000 and 280,000 euros – is viewed as unrealistic by both the banks and creditors.

Businessmen and bankers believe that even in these problematic conditions Mitsotakis and a New Democracy government have the opportunity to present a contemporary and effective growth model.

The country’s admission to Nato was the key issue that determined the strong international push for Athens and Skopje to resolve the decades’ long naming dispute

Tsipras' visit to Hagia Sophia had an additional symbolic charge as there have been calls of late from Turkish Islamists for the museum to re-operate as a Mosque

Ankara made clear that the agenda would include issues which for Greek diplomacy have been steadfastly non-negotiable.

Erdogan made clear his persistence in demanding the extradition of eight Turkish military officers who have been granted asylum in Greece.

A dour-faced PM explained that he could not extradite eight Turkish officers Erdogan wants because the Greek judiciary ruled against their extradition.

Erdogan’s spokesman, Ibrahim Kalin, underlined yesterday that Ankara will not tolerate de facto situations in the Eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean.

The eight are accused of participating in the coup and working with the network of Turkish cleric Fetullah Gulen.

Social mobility, the reduction of inequalities, the lifting of exclusions, and the end of the police state are all achievements of Andreas Papandreou.

Those who are today engaging in machinations to secure their handicapped parliamentary majority believed that in democracy everything can happen and be justified.

The move is a bid to end the political uncertainty of whether the government has the constitutionally mandated parliamentary on each and every vote.

The main challenge and greatest problem in bilateral relations, however, is Ankara’s persistent claims against Greek sovereign rights in the Aegean.

The managers of Greek banks believe that a Bank of Greece plan can resolve the looming problem of non-performing loans (NPLs) without requiring yet another bank recapitalisation

'The sooner the general election is held the better, so that this degenerate situation which does not benefit the country and harms Greeks can end,' said ND's spokesperson

Tsipras scraps parliamentary rules change following charges from the opposition and the press that he is being blackmailed by his ex-junior coalition partner.

the key issue remains that the PM’s trip to Ankara seems to lack a compass and appears to be occurring in unchartered waters.

Because in our peculiar country there is an underlying current of political instability, it would be best to come to a radical and clear solution now.