by CBBSS | Aug 13, 2021 | Regional News
The Greek parliament must approve pension, tax and healthcare reform, as well as a privatization program, before Greece’s latest bailout deal is finalized, EU Observer reports. That gives Greek PM Alex Tsipras very little room to maneuver. Read original...
by CBBSS | Jul 15, 2021 | Regional News
Division is growing within Syriza, and there is a possibility Greece’s leftist ruling party could break up leading to early elections, EurActiv. The radical wing of Syriza is calling for a return of the drachma and is refusing to support Prime Minister Alexis...
by CBBSS | Jul 10, 2021 | Regional News
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has submitted a last-minute bailout package offer that contains more, not less, austerity than the one he campaigned against and that Greeks rejected in a referendum on Sunday. The proposal sent to Brussels Thursday evening consists...
by CBBSS | Jul 5, 2021 | Regional News
Polls have closed in Greece. Reuters reports “No” is in the lead. “No” is a vote against the bailout terms proposed by Greece’s creditors, but EU leaders say it is a vote to leave the euro. Read original...
by CBBSS | Jul 3, 2021 | International News and Analysis
Russian propagandists are seizing the opportunity the Greek crisis presents to portray the EU as a crumbling union. But, the Kremlin is remaining silent on whether or not it intends to bail out Greece. That is in part because Russia’s newly formed Eurasian Union...