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EU elections do not mark end of numbers game in Greek politics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe results of the European Parliament elections in Greece have put any prospects of snap general elections, even though SYRIZA has made a formal request for the country to go to the polls soon. Less... forward a candidate who must receive a 2/3 parliamentary majority (200 of 300 votes) to be approved
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PM and SYRIZA deaf to calls for compromise over president so far
PoliticsGreek Politicsand his premiership might even be put in doubt. SYRIZA has been equally reluctant to consider backing... is to restructure “a big part” of some 200 billion euros held by the official sector. He also suggested
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Samaras softens stance on snap elections as decisive presidential vote looms
PoliticsGreek Politicsrounds of voting, on Tuesday and in the final ballot on December 29, when 180 rather than 200 votes... Founta), that put their names to the proposal for a compromise deal earlier this month. Nevertheless
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S&P downgrades Greece, sees economy shrinking by 1.5 pct in 2015
Economyin July and August. The rating agency notes that a second payment to the IMF of 200 million is owed... by S&P and Fitch seem to put further pressure on the government to reach an imminent agreement
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Newsletter 24 - 24/04/2015
of the rate of withdrawals by depositors. Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis attempted to put a brave face... current account deficit widened by 27.4 percent to 929 million euros in February, which is a rise of 200
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Greek talks go down to the wire as IMF raises major objections
PoliticsGreek Politicsbillion euros until the end of 2016 will damage economic recovery and put Greece’s ability to meet... to 23 percent. The Fund also wants 400 million euros of spending cuts rather than the 200 million
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How big is the gap separating Greece and the institutions?
EconomyProgramme, Given that the first proposal put forward by Juncker was rejected by the Greek government... a higher cut in defence spending by 400 million compared to 200 million proposed by the Greek
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Between heaven and hell
Agorathe shopping costs for a week so those chores have to be put off until the next day, or the one... for the 200 residents of the tiny northeastern Aegean island of Aghios Efstratios who have no ATM and need
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SYRIZA's left wing hoping to prevent Tsipras from concluding bailout talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsor if this decision should be put to a vote of party members. Clearly, the worst possible development... committee has 200 members and earlier this month just over half of its members voted against the agreement
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Coalition in rush to wrap up pending bailout issues
EconomyProgrammefrom foreclosures. There is a considerable distance between the proposals put forward... fetch annual revenues of more than 200 million. Citing government sources, press reports note
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