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Newsletter 10 - 09/01/2015
), with just over two weeks to go until the elections. This means that there is still the possibility... sources, local media has indicated that depositors were rather calm until mid-December. However, recent... part of these challenges. Finding workable solutions and hard-fought compromises will require
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Greece submits reform proposals but Eurogroup unlikely to be moved
EconomyProgramme, fact-finding and fact-exchange sessions should be Brussels The government also calls for "higher-level..., those who will pay their full principal amount until the end of March will receive a discount...) installments. Note that the previously announced 50 percent haircut on tax debt generated until the end
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EP president visit and winding up of rail crash inquiry cast spotlight on rule of law concerns
PoliticsGreek Politicscriminal involvement by politicians in favour of the lighter-touch inquiry. Parties now have until March... an ultimatum to keep him as president until the next national elections or find a new leader before... further leadership discussions until after the EP elections, everything suggests the road ahead
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Tsipras has until Sunday to keep Greece in euro, must pass measures immediately
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece's European lenders told Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday that he has just a few days left to keep his country in the eurozone. At the end of a day that included a Eurogroup and euro area summit, European Council President Donald Tusk and ...
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Tsipras ponders delaying snap elections until debt relief talks start
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek Parliament is expected to vote on the country’s third bailout of around 85 billion euros with international lenders on Thursday after the negotiating teams appeared to reach an agreement on Tuesday morning. Thursday’s vote could prove decisive in ...
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Tsipras and Kammenos vow to stick together until further notice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras left for New York on Sunday to attend the United Nations General Assembly, but not before publicly making up with his coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) leader and Defence Minister Panos Kammenos following apparent...
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Lenders set to highlight reform delays, leaving fiscal gap concerns until after elections
EconomyProgrammeThe European Commission is due to publish on Wednesday the third enhanced surveillance report, highlighting that recent fiscal interventions by the government have cast doubt over whether this year’s primary surplus target will be reached. The report is...
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Between Scylla and Charybdis
Agoraand is not even willing to engage in discussions with the Greek government on its request for a new, third programme until after the referendum. If we actually needed to find adults in the room, it is hard
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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
Agoraabroad. However, his relationship with European counterparts did not break down irreparably until 31... at the same time, Samaras abandoned all pretences and packed his cabinet full of party hacks that could engage
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Tsipras puts proposals to socialist leaders, resumes bailout talks ahead of review
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Thursday’s meeting near Paris is the latest attempt by centre-left leaders to engage with him... becoming a contentious issue politically, as until now the government has mostly been targeted
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