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Varoufakis outlines contours of debt deal as haircut set aside
PoliticsGreek Politicsput such an option on the table suggests that the government realises it does not have much time... has not put the plan to ECB or EU officials, much more will be heard about these proposals over
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Greece's fiscal, debt and funding goals as set out at Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammeof the main economic parameters put forward by the Greek side during these discussions. In the first... going forward, which is sufficient under reasonable assumption, to put the debt trajectory
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Debt deal eludes Greece and lenders, June 15 set as final deadline
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMonday’s Eurogroup ended without an agreement on debt relief for Greece, with a possible decision being put back to the next gathering of eurozone finance ministers on June 15. Eurogroup chief Jeroen... on debt relief will put some extra pressure on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and his government
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PASOK candidates set out their stalls as SYRIZA sinks further into mire
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe six candidates vying for the leadership of centre-left PASOK put their cases to the party’s central committee over the weekend as the first round of voting on October 6 approaches. Opinion polls..., who spoke second, put forward his “Regeneration” plan, which foresees an overhaul of the country’s
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PM set on sharing out more economic benefits in bid to recover support
PoliticsGreek Politicsdifficulties and re-establish a level of support among the electorate that would put it on course... been put in serious doubt by the centre-right party’s recent decline in the opinion polls. Mitsotakis
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Lenders set out 49 milestones for Greece to meet before next bailout tranche
EconomyProgramme. The current set of prior actions involves: 1) Integration into the Unified Auxiliary Insurance Fund (ETEA... percent discount for energy-intensive users. After the completion of the first set of milestones, a second
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Mood sours as focus switches to next set of prior actions
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe 2016 budget was passed relatively comfortably on Saturday, with all 153 coalition MPs voting for the economic plan, but attention is quickly shifting to the next set of prior actions that Greece.... It should be pointed out, though, that the creation of a task force to set up the new fund is one
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Tsipras to set out path for new cabinet as pension discussion looms
PoliticsGreek Politicscabinet meeting will be an opportunity for the prime minister to set out his ideas for the government... will unveil a set of fiscal policies aimed at changing the mood among voters. Pension cuts Tsipras
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Athens set to press ahead with primary residence law despite differences with lenders
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government appears set to table in Parliament on Friday the draft law for the new framework governing the protection of primary residences from foreclosure without necessarily first... should not be eligible. The government had set the limit at 65,000 euros. The scheme would cover up
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Lockdown set to be extended as political friction continues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government is set to play it safe and extend Covid-19 restrictions on the advice of experts as Greece battles to keep the pandemic at bay after the festive period. Kathimerini reported on Friday that the authorities are set to extend the latest, stricter lockdown for another week
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