Programme
Programme review talks continue, progress on tax, pensions and NPLs at a premium
Discussions between the mission chiefs and Greek authorities on pension reform and tax measures continued over the weekend but still left significant gaps on both fronts.
Bailout review to continue in Athens, lenders identify key tasks ahead
The Eurogroup held in Brussels on Monday concluded that the institutions’ mission chiefs will return to Athens as soon as Tuesday to resume discussions on the ground with the aim of a swift conclusion of the first programme review by Easter.
Greece, eurozone edge closer on pensions and fiscal gap but IMF keeps bar high
The Eurogroup Working Group held on Monday failed to narrow the differences on the fiscal gap foreseen by the Greek authorities, the European institutions and the IMF.
Unresolved pensions issues complicate the fiscal front
Confirming initial indications, farmers appear disappointed and reluctant to accept the government proposal presented by the Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday.
Clock ticks on bailout review but big gaps remain between Greece, lenders
The date of the mission chiefs’ return to Athens is still unknown but intensive work continues at the technical level on Greece’s first programme review.
Wide range of exacting issues lie ahead for Greece in first bailout review
The mission chiefs from the quartet of Greece's lenders are expected to return to Athens in the next few days to begin the first programme review.
Amid protests, coalition ponders tweaks to pension plan
The mounting protest action from farmers and the self-employed have confirmed the belief that pension reform would be the most complicated issue in the agenda for the first programme review agenda.
Where things stand on the Greek pension reform proposals
The submission of the government’s pension reform plan to the institutions on January 4 marked the start of the effort to settle perhaps the toughest issue in the first programme review.
The pension and revenue interventions Greece has to make to meet its 2016 fiscal target
Greece has to achieve a primary surplus target of 0.5 percent of GDP in 2016, according to the agreement reached with institutions last summer.
Gov't hits back as pension reform row heats up
The government has hit back in the public relations battle over its proposed pension reforms by trying to rebut criticism from New Democracy point-by-point.