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Tsipras raises debt relief at UN but refugee crisis may prove more pressing issue
PoliticsForeign Policybe taking part in the general assembly and holding talks with a range of international leaders over... may be a possibility. However, the borders being closed by countries north of Greece
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Stage set for censure motion as Parliament votes to review charges against deputy minister
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor interfering with the scene of the crash. The motion was carried with 277 votes in favour, 12 against... and have a three-day debate on the issue before holding a confidence vote, which the government
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Questions persist about timing of general elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the local and European Parliament elections in May, amid continuing speculation that the SYRIZA leader may also call snap general elections at the same time. The conservatives want the government... transferrable vote and whether European Parliament and local elections will both be held on May 26
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Newsletter 25 - 08/05/2015
Covered for May Government will find payment deadlines very difficult to meet in June This week, the Greek state concluded the first two of its May debt servicing payments. One was an interest payment of around 200 million euros to the IMF on May 6. Initially due on May Day, payment was postponed
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Newsletter 114 - 07/04/2017
for 49.1 percent of new hirings, the highest figure since last May, up from 43.2 percent in February..., the highest figure since last May.... last year. On the flipside, the respective figure for the state budget fell by 611 million to reach
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Budget primary shows deficit of 9.09 bln in June, beating target
EconomyMacroeconomyof 949 million euros, improving from a monthly deficit of 1.94 billion euros in May. For the same... to 4.43 billion euros in May. Overall expenditure in June came to 5.12 billion euros. Overall expenditure... Budget. The state paid 611 million euros in compensation to lessors due to decreased rents; 155
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Greek banks push for return to normality
EconomyBankingprogramme is already winding down with net purchases currently at 30 billion euros up to September... in May. As a result, the outstanding balance decreased to 178.87 billion from 179.33 billion in May... -279.1 million in May. In June, the corporate lending balance in particular was positive by 1.05 billion
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Primary cash surplus widens to 2.66 bln in first five months of 2016
EconomyMacroeconomy. However, the monthly data points to a primary cash deficit of 277 million euros in May from a small... year. Nevertheless, the cash deficit in May almost doubled to 413 million euros this year from 213... revenues rose by 8.2 percent in May and 5.5 percent in the 5-month period to 17.18 billion
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Primary cash balance posts deficit of 316 mln in first 5 months
EconomyMacroeconomywere paid during May. The overall cash balance also posted a deficit of 320 million, from 208 million... slipped by 98 million to 3.37 billion in May, which is the second lowest reading in the course of the year. It is noted that, excluding arrears’ payments, the respective figure dropped by 277 million
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Newsletter 188 -21/12/2018
into its own domain. Aside from the genuine concerns there may be about whether Thanou is a suitable...’s parliamentary group) or he may have to abandon his plans to ratify the deal, calling snap... payments showed a decline of 277 million euros to come to 5.19 billion euros. Overall expenditure from
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