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Varoufakis adds to pressure on Tsipras ahead of lenders' return
PoliticsGreek Politicsto set up a parallel payment system, with the blessing of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. Varoufakis told... needed to set up the parallel payment scheme. This prompted a reaction from all three
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IMF reveals its list of priorities for Greek bailout negotiations
EconomyProgrammeand new business set up costs are expected to set the IMF’s agenda in the upcoming negotiations
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Tsipras wins vote on 3rd bailout but loses more MPs, raising probability of snap polls
PoliticsGreek Politicsand PASOK all voted in favour of the bill, which also contained the first set of prior actions Greece... vote in Parliament and had previously been set by government officials, including State Minister Nikos
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Amid talk of post-election alliances, parties propose changes to bailout measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsis that PASOK, which seems likely to be part of the next government no matter who wins, has set out five key..., PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata set out the five following demands: 1) No freeing up of mass
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Pension reform to be one of new government's toughest challenges in next weeks
EconomyProgrammebillion euros. As a first set of prior actions for the signing of the third programme, the previous... social pensions by increasing OGA uninsured pension. A second set of deliverables by the end
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Tsipras sets target of trouble-free bailout review so debt relief talks can begin
PoliticsGreek Politicsattempted to set a positive tone at their first cabinet meetings but later found it difficult to meet the targets they set. The main points Tsipras made to his ministers were: - Their performance
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Omnibus bill prompts no more than rumblings of discontent from coalition MPs
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe submission of the draft law containing the first set of measures Greece has to pass to receive further bailout funding has prompted some disquiet within the government but not to the level... that the unveiling of the latest set of measures is an opportunity for it to promote its message. Nikolopoulos
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Privatisation chief sees gradual progress but revenues remain unclear
Economyof the binding bids for Piraeus Port (OLP) would be set at the end of November or early December... by the HRADF, the binding bids for TRAINOSE were set for December. Citing Russian diplomatic sources
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Whither New Democracy?
Agoraof the four hopefuls, has set off around Greece in a camper van. It’s not so much the kind of battle... far the rot has set in. *This article appeared in last week's e-newsletter, which is available
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Greece and lenders far apart on foreclosures as housing NPLs keep rising
EconomyProgrammefor the protection of the primary residence with a statutory value (as set for tax purposes) up... relaxed criteria, with the value of the property being set at 250,000 euros for married couples
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