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Athens aims for November agreement with lenders on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammeIt appears that Greece and its European lenders will attempt to settle the pension cuts issue at a special Eurogroup meeting that is due to take place on November 19 with the primary aim of preparing eurozone reform measures for the European Council to discuss in December.
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As budget talks drag on, parties focus on inflicting damage via graft claims
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn the absence of a concrete agreement with the institutions over whether next year’s pre-legislated pension cuts can be cancelled, the domestic political agenda is being taken up by the parties trading accusations over alleged corruption.
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Athens and lenders yet to agree on how to drop pension cuts without creating fiscal gap
EconomyMacroeconomyComments by European Stability Mechanism managing director Klaus Regling have underlined that Greece and the institutions have yet to reach a formal agreement on the cancellation of next year’s pension cuts.
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Pensions spending stable but early retirees burden system
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Labour Ministry's Computer Centre for Social Security Services (IDIKA) recently published a report from the Unified System of Control and Pension Payments (ILIOS), which estimates pension payments on a monthly basis.
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Athens edges towards compromise on pension cuts but may have to plug fiscal gap
EconomyProgrammeIt appears that the institutions are set to grant the Greek government’s request regarding the cancellation of the pension cuts that were due to kick in next year, but reports suggest that Athens and its lenders may still need to agree on a way to bridge an apparent fiscal gap in 2019.
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Coalition hopeful on pensions, looks to maximise impact of limited relief measures
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government is becoming increasingly optimistic that it can avoid next year’s pension cuts and is starting to focus on how it can maximise the positive political impact of the pared down compensatory fiscal measures it will be able to implement if European lenders agreed to Athens’s request to scrap the reduction to spending on retirees.
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Eurogroup suggests there is scope for pension cuts to be called off
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government was given the clearest indication yet on Monday that its European lenders may agree to its request to scrap the pension cuts that are due to be implemented from the start of next year.
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Athens prepares 2019 draft budget amid pension cuts dilemma
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government is set to take the next step in its efforts to call off next year’s pension cuts, when it submits the draft 2019 budget but finds itself in a delicate balancing act between domestic political pressures and the creditors’ concerns.
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Lenders set to keep coalition waiting for answer on pension cuts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government is likely to have to wait until the December 3 Eurogroup until it finds out whether its request for next year’s pension cuts to be shelved will be accepted by the country’s lenders.
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Tsakalotos states case on pension cuts in bid to overcome lenders' reluctance
EconomyProgrammeFinance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos is due to speak with investors in London on Thursday but it is the discussion with the institutions over next year’s pension cuts, rather than market access or investments, that is topping the agenda at home.