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Portuguese election: Where those who lost may decide
Anyone who might have listened the European Commission statement in the aftermath of the Portuguese general election, saying that the result “confirms the will of the Portuguese people majority to pursue the path of reforms,” may have got the impression that everything will continue exactly the same.
Contributor: Vitor Rodrigues Oliveira
Categories: Europe (281), Politics (385), Economy (329)
If it's debt restructuring you're looking for, Regling's not your man
The head of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling leads an organisation that in its previous form as the European Financial Stability Fund (EFSF), issued loans of 17.7 billion euros to Ireland, 26 billion euros to Portugal and just under 131 billion to Greece.
Contributor: Yiannis Mouzakis
Categories: Europe (281), Economy (329), Greece (496)
Greek QE eligibility? We're not there yet
Following the European Central Bank’s governing council meeting on Thursday, Mario Draghi provided more detail about issues relating to the eligibility of Greek government bonds (GGBs) for the Quantitative Easing (QE) programme and reinstating the waiver on Greek government securities for ECB funding.
Contributor: Manos Giakoumis
Categories: Europe (281), Economy (329), Greece (496)
TINA politics and the Greek elections
Having struck a highly controversial agreement with Greece’s European creditors, former prime minister Alexis Tsipras is now confronted in real time with a fundamentally changing political landscape.
Contributor: Jens Bastian
Categories: Europe (281), Politics (385), Greece (496)
Have inflation "repay" Greek debt and growth reduce indebtedness
The general consensus in some quarters is that official creditors need to forgive a large portion of their loans if Greece is ever going to become financially viable.
Contributor: Klaus Kastner
Categories: Europe (281), Economy (329), Greece (496)