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ND aims to show progress at Eurogroup but QE unattainable for now
EconomyProgrammeof fiscal wiggle room the government has. QE hopes Mario Draghi announced on Thursday a new open... as the ECB was winding down QE. As the country's credit rating was below investment grade
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Gov't under scrutiny over relationship with judicial system
PoliticsForeign Policyprosecutor Georgia Tsatani, who was responsible for investigating businessman Andreas Vgenopoulos... that Papangelopoulos tried to take her off the case. The deputy minister has admitted asking Tsatani to hand... and Transparency Committee to look into the issue. Tsatani is also under investigation from Thanou after her
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Moments to remember from the euro crisis
Agorathe euro crisis and it is now widely acknowledged that its president, Mario Draghi, made the most... “whatever it takes” speech in London on July 26, 2012. Draghi’s words, or perhaps more accurately his... designated successor and then Bank of Italy governor Draghi) to Berlusconi in August 2011, he used what
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Don't celebrate a French reconnection for EU just yet
Agoradecision to leave the Union,” wrote analysts at the European Policy Centre (EPC) in a discussion paper... the possibility of Le Pen, or someone like her, winning an election. “The prospect of a Le Pen presidency upsets... in working class areas, was a catalyst in Brexit without winning a single seat at a general
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Stress mounts ahead of ECB's tests on Greek banks
Economy.” The ECB President Mario Draghi, the European Banking Authority (EBA) Chairperson Andrea Enria... said Barnier and Enria agreed with Hardouvelis but Draghi disagreed. Following Draghi’s negative... at the baseline, which was the binding scenario for capital shortfalls, and 9.4 billion under the adverse
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Countering a regressive and illiberal Europe
Agoraof Studies, European Policy Centre (EPC), Brussels *Fabian Zuleeg, Chief Executive, European Policy Centre (EPC), Brussels Fabian Zuleeg, Janis A. Emmanouilidis
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn official visit to Athens by the President of the European Parliament Roberta Metsola gave Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis an occasion to hit back at the recent resolution passed by European lawmakers expressing concerns about the rule of law in Gr...
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Greek QE eligibility? We're not there yet
AgoraFollowing the European Central Bank’s governing council meeting on Thursday, Mario Draghi provided... funding. Draghi confirmed that the ECB insisted during the last Eurogroup on August 14 that any bail... as counterproductive for the economic recovery as well as harmful for the Greek economy. However, Draghi
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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