Programme
Report reveals institutions’ views on labour market reforms
The quarterly report of the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) published on Monday revealed the key points that the institutions are focussing on as part of the negotiations on labour market reforms.
Some progress in first round of talks but most second review issues remain unresolved
Following the first round of discussions on the second programme review, which began on October 21 and concluded last Thursday, Finance Ministry sources claimed significant progress was made on most issues.
First round of second review discussions concludes on Thursday
The first round of discussions between the Greek government and the institutions’ mission chiefs on the second programme review lasted one week and concludes on Thursday.
Arrears clearance meets September target, unlocks latest tranche
The European Commission (EC) published a note for the Eurogroup Working Group on Tuesday regarding the monitoring of net arrears clearance in the July-September period.
Programme talks on fiscal issues open wide range of concerns
The Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos and the Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis held the first meeting with the institutions' mission chiefs on fiscal issues on Monday.
After first talks in Athens, Greece and lenders aim for swift progress on second review
Official discussions between the Greek authorities and the institution mission chiefs on the second programme review began on Friday and are due to continue this week.
Greece gears up for second review, faces wide-ranging reform to-do list
The government is expected to start negotiations with the institutions on the second programme review early this week.
Countdown to start of second review begins, focus on more reforms
Following the political decision taken at Monday’s Eurogroup regarding the completion of the first review milestones and the disbursement of the sub-tranches, the focus is now shifting towards the second programme review.
Eurogroup clears 1.1 bln, waits for arrears clearance data to release remaining 1.7 bln
The Eurogroup held in Luxembourg on Monday afternoon reached a political decision on the disbursement of 1.1 billion euros to Greece, which is the part of the sub-tranche of 2.8 billion that was subject to milestones.
IMF's role in Greek bailout remains in doubt
Despite discussions between International Monetary Fund and eurozone representatives about the Greek programme in Washington over the past few days, the two sides still seem far apart on how to progress.