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SYRIZA on tenterhooks as outcome of review remains in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government goes into Monday’s Eurogroup hoping that there will not be a falling out with the lenders (worst case) but that enough common ground will be found so that the institutions can return to Athens to conclude the second review (best case). In the meantime, SYRIZA MPs will remain
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The scenarios ahead for Greece as review hangs in balance
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs talks between Greek government officials and the country’s lenders continue in Brussels following Monday’s Eurogroup, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras can see a clear path to Greece’s exit from the bailout programme and the crisis but, given the obstacles in the way, there is also a good chance
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From MoU exit to Grexit: Where next for Greece?
Agorafor Tsipras. An attempt to reach an all-round deal at the December 5 Eurogroup foundered. From
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No return of institutions to Athens yet as differences persist
EconomyProgrammeThe Eurogroup Working Group (EWG) held on Thursday night did not give the green light for the return of the institutions’ mission chiefs to Athens. There are different interpretations in the local media about the outcome of the EWG it appears that a few issues have not been resolved, although
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Squeezed at home, ministers return to Brussels to look for deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn the absence of the return of the missions to Athens to conclude a technical agreement, Greek ministers are heading to Brussels in a last-minute attempt to rescue the programme review ahead of Friday’s Eurogroup in Malta. Despite several teleconferences and phone calls between key officials since
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Athens details fiscal counter-measures, a vital selling point for Tsipras
EconomyProgrammeThe expansionary counter-measures designed to balance the new fiscal interventions that Greece will have to implement, initially outlined by Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos at a press conference after Friday’s Eurogroup, were detailed in a report published by the Athens News Agency (AMNA
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Poll spells worse trouble for PM than concerns of party turmoil
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the outline agreement reached at Friday’s Eurogroup. The group also suggested that elections
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With review set to resume, Tsipras looks for post-deal strategy
PoliticsGreek Politicsappears to believe that if the discussions with the lenders can be wrapped up at the May 22 Eurogroup
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Review set to resume in Athens as debt talks drag on
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be reached at the May 22 Eurogroup. However, for this comprehensive deal to be reached, the creditors
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Tsipras focuses on debt relief goal as review resumes in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicswill ratify at the Eurogroup on that day the terms for Greek debt relief. Tsipras said his
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