Alekos Flambouraris

Greece faces another critical week as eurozone finance ministers and leaders gather in Brussels on Monday for successive summits aimed at resolving deadlocked negotiations between the Greek government and its creditors that have fueled fears about a possible Greek default and exit from the eurozone.

There were signs on Thursday that SYRIZA officials are preparing their party colleagues and the public for the possibility that the government will have to sign up to an agreement with lenders that will not be looked upon favorably by some MPs and voters.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is due to hold talks on Thursday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande on the sidelines of a European Union leaders? meeting in Riga in the hope that his counterparts will provide the political spur needed to help conclude negotiations between Greece and its lenders successfully.

SYRIZA's political secretariat is due to meet on Wednesday at lunchtime as the deliberations within the leftist party gather pace ahead of a possible deal with lenders, which some MPs and members have indicated they may reject.

One of the leading questions that has dominated the political and media discourse of Greece is: who is Alexis Tsipras? 

As Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras steps up efforts to clinch a deal that would unlock financial aid, markets have already given their verdict.

Healthcare will yet again be among the priorities for each and every Greek citizen. The health system has been a ''victim to the memorandum and austerity policies''.

The government is considering putting the Citizens? Protection Ministry under the auspices of the Justice Ministry in a bid to boost both civil rights and public order, sources said on Wednesday a few hours after anti-establishment protesters entered the courtyard of Parliament.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras is to decide in the next 48 hours whether he will allow Parliament to vote on a four-month extension to Greece?s loan agreement or whether he will bypass the House altogether after signs of dissent within his party.