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Technical talks progress but debt relief, credit line continue to grate
EconomyProgrammeTechnical discussions between the creditors and the Greek government began in Athens on Monday against a backdrop of continuing disagreements over debt relief and whether Greece needs a precautionary credit line after the programme ends in August. Monday’s meetings reportedly focussed on electronic
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Newsletter 163 -25/05/2018
played out against an already-combative backdrop following the assault on Thessaloniki Mayor Yiannis
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The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
EconomyFeaturesIt is 5:59am on a Sunday morning. The host of the morning talk show, a man of near-pensionable age – a look he has affected for well over a decade – adopts an alarmed look. The caption screams “NEW PENSIONS MASSACRE”. Projected on the backdrop, a dense table of numbers several columns wide defies
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Newsletter 176 -28/09/2018
clouds have gathered over the coalition as disharmony about Macedonia continues against the backdrop
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Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
SocietyOpposition leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis used a speech to educators late last month to attack the government’s policies on higher education and outline his own party’s agenda. The speech took place against a backdrop of campaigns by academic staff and students to highlight campus security issues
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Kammenos walks out on coalition, triggers confidence vote that will affect timing of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsthere would be any MPs jumping at the chance to support the government, especially against the backdrop
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Expert report highlights systemic failings in aftermath of deadly Mati wildfire
Societyare an important backdrop to the present situation. In recent decades, urban development and other human
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Newsletter 218 -06/09/2019
of these developments, Mitsotakis will Mitsotakis prepares to head to Thessaloniki against a backdrop
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Tensions within SYRIZA en route to membership ballot, party conference
PoliticsGreek Politics, indicative of the healthy functioning of the party. This latest episode unfolds against the backdrop
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Authorities struggle with islanders' resistance to closed centres for migrants
PoliticsGreek Politicsa backdrop of protests on Lesvos and Chios, where the government despatched 500 riot police
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