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Government pins hopes on payments, OPEKEPE shake-up to stem farmers’ protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a general effort to improve public services. They face an uphill struggle, however, as farmer’s demands
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Labour agreement hailed by government as restoration of pre-crisis rights
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy candidate dubbed the “Ferrari farmer” enraged opposition lawmakers on the committee by denying
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Newsletter 486 - 28/11/2025
“Ferrari farmer” denying knowledge of millions in family assets, to witnesses claiming repeated
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Pressure from government MPs pushes PM towards resolution with farmers
PoliticsGreek Politicsand police at roadblocks, Justice Minister Giorgos Floridis called the farmer’s leaders “gangsters
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Dispute with farmers set to escalate as government offer rejected by holdouts
PoliticsGreek Politics-Mercosur trade agreement, which emerged as a key issue during the farmer’s protests. On Tuesday
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Banks' reliance on Eurosystem funding eases for seventh straight month in Nov
EconomyMacroeconomyCentral Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Greece (BoG) Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) mechanism, marginally.... Monthly movement reflects an increase in ELA funding by 1.46 billion euros to 9.42 billion and a drop..., while deposit inflows have stalled in the past few months. The ELA mechanism was launched
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Greek banks' reliance on Eurosystem funding rose in December for first time since April
EconomyMacroeconomyCentral Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Greece (BoG) Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) mechanism, rose... - for the first time since April 2013 - reflects a marginal increase in ELA funding by 0.37 billion... the end of 2012 and 46 percent (62.6 billion) since its peak in June 2012. The ELA mechanism was launched
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Eurosystem funding for Greek banks eases by 2.18 bln in January
EconomyMacroeconomyfrom the European Central Bank (ECB) and the BoG Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) mechanism stood... the increase of 2.55 billion recorded in December. In contrast, the ELA funding marginally rose... the ELA mechanism in August 2011 as a lender of last resort to facilitate Greek banks’ access
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Greek Eurosystem funding up by 2.9 bln in March, reaches total of 107.1 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyAssistance (ELA) funding by 2.87 billion to 68.51 billion. This was the highest reading since December 2012. The monthly increase in the ELA funding most likely reflects an equal amount of deposit... that Greek banks can still place with the ECB for liquidity purposes. The jump of ELA funding above
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Eurosystem funding drops by 3.3 bln in Nov for 17th straight monthly fall
EconomyMacroeconomyBank funding is attributed to a decline in both the ECB and the Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA..., when the third eurozone bailout programme was agreed. Meanwhile, ELA funding edged down to 45.04... securities and lower haircut applied on ELA collateral coupled with participation of Greek banks
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