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Tsipras concerns about EU stance on refugee crisis shared by opposition
PoliticsForeign Policyit has made in meeting the requirements set out by the Commission as part of its Schengen area review... is not an option. On Monday, Mitsotakis briefed EU ambassadors in Athens and he plans meetings with officials in Brussels, where he will also attend the European Peoples’ Party meeting, over the coming days
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Break in bailout talks leaves question mark over their conclusion
PoliticsGreek Politicsand continue the Greek programme on their own. He made the comments after meeting Portuguese Prime... of wrapping the process up by the April 22 meeting of eurozone finance ministers now hangs in the balance... for the International Monetary Fund’s spring meetings in Washington. Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos said early
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Apart from bailout review, plenty to keep Tsipras busy in autumn
PoliticsGreek Politicsand international stages. Tsipras is due to attend a meeting of European socialist leaders in Paris... year. Tsipras’s other goal in holding the meeting is to try to create a united front on economic... the refugee crisis. According to reports, Tsipras will participate in two meetings, one organised
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Newsletter 103 - 20/01/2017
guarantees” to meet creditors’ concerns about meeting the 3.5 percent of GDP primary surplus target after... soared by around 71 percent over this period. At an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) on Tuesday... of that disposal. Following meetings between the banks’ management and the finance and energy ministers before
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Amid review doubts, changes to constitution back on main agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsdecided to generate other positive news at home. After chairing a cabinet meeting on Monday aimed... published at the same time, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed on Tuesday the first meeting of a new... towards a staff level agreement. Two meetings have been scheduled for Tuesday on privatisations and fiscal
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No return of institutions after Eurogroup but talks to continue in Brussels
EconomyProgrammeFinance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos. It appears some progress was made at that meeting and a decision... in the coming days. It had been suggested before the meeting that the International Monetary Fund... suggested that the technical agreement could be reached before the IMF’s Spring Meetings (April 21-23) so
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Compromise proposal on table ahead of Friday's Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammeFollowing a meeting in Brussels on Tuesday evening between representatives from the institutions... to be on the table. The meeting was headed by the Eurogroup President Jeroen Dijsselbloem... would return to Athens to conclude the staff-level agreement (SLA) ahead of IMF spring meetings due
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Athens and creditors get down to details in final stretch of review
EconomyProgrammethat “we are on good path.” The meeting on energy largely involved the sale of 40 percent of Public Power... and the existing 8,636 euros to alleviate the additional burden on low-income households. During a meeting... the two 2-hour meetings that focused on energy and the new privatisation and investment fund (HCAP
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Clock ticks on prior actions as coalition searches for solution on islands
PoliticsGreek Politics, leaving a period of 10 days until the meeting of the Euro Working Group, which will take stock... will compile its compliance report ahead of the Eurogroup meeting. This means that there is little time... forum, but also held meetings on the sidelines with executives from Paribas, Morgan Stanley and JP
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Work on post-programme framework continues despite tranche holdup
EconomyProgramme, such as France’s Bruno Le Maire, suggested should happen before the meeting was held. The earliest..., which would mean that all the preparations will have to be in place for the meeting of eurozone... and lively” discussions at the meetings. He also insisted that the Greek government has done
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