MacroPolis

Athens keeps options open on gas pipelines despite nudge from Washington

11/05/2015 - 14:20

The Greek government’s multi-pronged approach to energy issues has been in focus over the past few days after the US State Department sent Special Envoy and Coordinator for International Energy Affairs Amos Hochstein to Athens on Friday to convince Athens that it should concentrate its efforts on the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and not on extending the planned Turkish Stream pipeline through Greece.

Eurogroup build-up dominated by internal friction over way forward

11/05/2015 - 09:49

The Greek government will be looking towards Monday’s Eurogroup for some kind of positive indication regarding the state of its negotiations with lenders but expectations for any kind of notable statement are extremely low.

Greece prepared to move on pension, labour reforms but details to be decisive

07/05/2015 - 13:37

A joint statement by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Wednesday may prove a pivotal moment in the new government’s relationship with its creditors but still leaves a lot of work to be done in the next few days.

Greece expects no surprises from ECB despite questioning chances of deal

06/05/2015 - 11:05

The Greek government appears confident that a meeting of the European Central Bank’s governing council today will not result in a greater haircut being applied to the collateral provided by Greek banks seeking emergency liquidity (ELA).

Greece hopes to catch break from ECB as IMF puts its foot down

05/05/2015 - 09:50

The Greek government is due to launch a new effort on Tuesday to overcome its liquidity problems as talks with its lenders still look far from being concluded and have been complicated by the International Monetary Fund reportedly stressing the need for debt relief from the official sector.

Opposition parties on hold, pending outcome of coalition talks with creditors

04/05/2015 - 09:25

Greece’s opposition parties are among those that will be watching very closely over the next few days to see whether the government is able to reach an agreement with the institutions. The state of negotiations will play a crucial role in developments at New Democracy and PASOK.

Greece eyes temporary solution to liquidity problem from Brussels Group talks

01/05/2015 - 12:46

Negotiations between Greece and its lenders are to continue for a second day on Friday, with Athens hoping that a positive outcome at the Brussels Group could lead to the government’s liquidity crisis being overcome quickly.

Tsipras eyes movement on EEZ after second Greece, Cyprus and Egypt pact

30/04/2015 - 16:29

The leaders of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt signed the Nicosia Declaration on Thursday, aiming at strengthening relations between the three countries.

Lack of time, lenders' demands back Greek gov't into corner

30/04/2015 - 12:07

Brussels Group talks are due to resume on Thursday, with a beefed up Greek team consisting of 18 officials from a range of ministries taking part in the negotiations and reports suggesting that Athens is now willing to back down from some of its “red lines.”

Gov't sees reform multi-bill as path to funding but resistance abounds

29/04/2015 - 12:42

The Greek government is to present its reform multi-bill to the Euro Working Group on Wednesday in the hope that this will move Athens and its lenders closer to an agreement that would unlock further bailout funding.