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Athens under intense pressure over fourth review reforms
EconomyProgrammeto wrap up the third programme at the end of June. The report suggests that one of the prior actions..., which will kick in after the expiry of the third bailout in August. According to the report, one... was compiled on time. A one-week extension for the evaluators is expected. The sheer volume of work
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Newsletter 157 -30/03/2018
tasks, such as the energy reforms. One of those has to do with the divestment of some of the Public... issues are proving to be one of the biggest factors weighing down the coalition recently... declining by 2 points to -53 in February. Consumer confidence is one of the most improved sentiment
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PM livens up ministers over fourth review as debt relief proposals are put together
EconomyProgrammeof their tasks in recent weeks. One such case is Transport Minister Christos Spirtzis, who has always taken... for the operation of Egnatia Highway (the binding bids phase was meant to be launched in March) is one... Minister Olga Gerovassili is one of the cabinet members with plenty on her plate at the moment as she has
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Greek hourly labour costs less than half of eurozone average
EconomyFeaturesrates is a particularly urgent one for Greece. According to a report by the Berlin Institute for Population and Development, Greece is set to have one of the worst population demographics in Europe... for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) pensions report also showed that Greece has one
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Is the cost of Greece's public sector soaring again?
EconomyFeaturesthe information in the register is not presented in an easily quantifiable format (and one may.... Entering this critical new phase with a weakened and compromised public administration could be one of the worst outcomes of the Greek adventure, and one which spells more trouble ahead.
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As part of search for culprits in Boutaris attack, parties should look at themselves
Agora, which is why they are both wrong. Incidents like the one that took place in Thessaloniki..., the leftists – who have seen their own MPs attacked on more than one occasion - may have become..., there should be no consternation about incidents like the one involving Boutaris. The only surprise
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What the ECB did next - a tale from another crisis
Agoraon whether one is more interested in a stable and strong Euro, or the effects of a prolonged recession.... In the end the ECB did ‘whatever it takes’ bringing its powers to the wire. They are now one judgment... themselves in a liquidity crunch and the state cannot borrow from the markets, one should not assume
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Debt relief discussions continue as clock ticks down to June 21 Eurogroup
EconomyProgrammeJust one week is left until the June 21 Eurogroup and speculation is mounting about what kind... that an alternative medium-term debt relief plan, one that will be linked to the amount Greece draws from... the eurozone’s lending to Greece, was recorded as one of the potential relief measures
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Political turbulence due to name deal creates election doubts
PoliticsGreek Politicsa few hours earlier. All but one of the 154 coalition MPs voted against the censure motion submitted... for the coalition. However, the loss of one of his MPs and a former party spokeswoman will prompt... debate in Parliament that former New Democracy leader Antonis Samaras, one of the strongest critics
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Privatisation projects gather pace as Athens targets 2 bln in revenue for 2018
EconomyProgrammeinto two entities, one commercial and one for infrastructure. In mid-June, DEPA began the process... wraps until the next phase. PPC The privatisation of the Public Power Corporation (PPC) is one
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