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Tsipras dismisses snap polls and new measures as review deal hangs in balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be cancelled if the primary surplus target is met. In his interview with Efimerida ton Syntakton, Tsipras... a clause allowing them to be scrapped if the primary surplus target is met. In return, the lenders... the fiscal targets will be met. This is an argument that will be backed up by the 2.45-billion-euro surplus
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Opening the electricity market and possible introduction of "Small PPC" as part of bailout review
Legalthat the aforementioned targets for the reduction of the market share of PPC are not met. Apart from...) finds that there is a significant gap between the targets set and the ones met, the Energy..., depending on whether they have met or exceeded these targets. Given the above, it is highly probable
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Talks on Macedonia name issue to be ramped up but Kammenos unmoved
PoliticsForeign Policyissue, Matthew Nimetz met with the negotiators of the two countries just three years after his last.... Nikos Kotzias and his FYROM counterpart Nikola Dimitrov have already met more than three times... met with the negotiators, should not be considered a coincidence. Kammenos may have made his comment
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Newsletter 190 -18/01/2018
. To Potami’s political council met on Thursday and, after a lengthy discussion, it was decided... PASOK leader was in favour of the agreement when KINAL’s political council met last year to decide... the institutions enough time to issue the second post-MoU report on February 27. If the commitments are met
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Farmers' demands and govt red lines keep Greece in deadlock
PoliticsGreek Politicswhich demands can be met within fiscal limits — energy relief and livestock compensation are under... be met, particularly those framed as ultimatums. The government’s selective engagement reflects its... have signalled readiness to escalate further if their demands are not met, while the government
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Mitsotakis appeals to "silent majority" as Tsipras puts squeeze on PASOK and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicspolitical committee and political council to be announced shortly. Its 400‑member national council met... operational readiness. The party’s rise has also attracted international interest. Tsipras met... and focused on US–Greece relations and Eastern Mediterranean stability. Tsipras has also recently met
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From soup kitchens to school meals, demand for welfare in Athens is surging
Society, including soup kitchens, and the findings of its report provide further cause for concern about the social... the soup kitchens have started doing so in the last six months. Furthermore, 76 percent of those... per month. Six in 10 of those who attend at least one of the two soup kitchens a day are aged
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Greek centre-left in search of new roots with own Olive Tree alliance
PoliticsGreek Politicscould be described as a “bailout-sceptic” stance. In September, DIMAR leader Fotis Kouvelis met with ex-PASOK minister Andreas Loverdos, now leader of Pact for a New Greece, met in November and seemed
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How big is Greek fiscal gap? Will cuts be needed? Here's our Q&A
PoliticsGreek Politicsluck with this new strategy. German Chancellor Angela Merkel met the Greek prime minister on Thursday..., any indication that further taxes are being lined up or wages and pensions are to be cut would be met
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Stomach for the fight
Agoraor ministerial fatigue. As such, the new cabinet is always met with scepticism and, often, cynicism. However, rarely has there been a reshuffle that has been met with such a sense of deflation
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