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ND, SYRIZA put squeeze on KINAL as centre-left party's poll rise continues
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFollowing its recent impressive rise in the opinion polls, centre-left KINAL finds itself at the centre of political machinations as both New Democracy and SYRIZA attempt to impede its advance, which has created doubt about when the next elections will ...
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Series of failures provide opposition with platform to put pressure on PM
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAlthough it is still largely absorbed by its leadership contest, which is not due to conclude until early September, recent events have prompted SYRIZA to take a more aggressive stance regarding Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s premiership. The left-wing party was...
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State braces for losses as bank divestment plan is put into action
EconomyBankingThe Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) formally launched last week the process of divesting its small participation in the share capital of Eurobank. This set in motion HFSF's plan to dispose of its holdings in the four systemic banks, bringing to...
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Athens not put out by Turkey-Egypt rapprochement, but watching closely
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is assessing the results of the historic meeting between Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Wednesday, in Ankara. The two leaders discussed ways to further repair the long-frozen ties between the...
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Clash over refugees in central Athens prompts warnings of far-right resurgence
PoliticsGreek Politicsand exclusionary. Critics blame the action on pressure being put on the city council by the right... to 11,000 recognised refugees faced eviction from subsidised accommodation when the government cut... of recognised refugees from subsidised housing is part of this push, though agencies and NGOs have
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What is the state of play with Greek banks?
Economynow dominate 95 percent of the domestic market. The bank recap successfully carried out in June put... reduction of time deposit rate on the new production by c1.40 percentage points to 3.3 percent
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The Greek crisis we don’t see
Agorahalf of 2008, has put enormous strain on Greek society. An increasing amount of Greeks are finding... from clinical depression at the moment, compared to just 3.3 percent in 2008. A recent report
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PASOK's future hangs in balance as Greece prepares for EU vote
PoliticsGreek Politics, KKE 4.8, IndGrks 3.3, DIMAR 1.8, undecided 12.4 — MacroPolis (@MacroPolis_gr) May 23, 2014 GPO poll... is at the lower end of this spectrum on Sunday then PASOK’s future will certainly be put in doubt
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Our most popular stories in 2014
Agora. Recession Greece’s recession, which began in the second half of 2008, has put enormous strain..., compared to just 3.3 percent in 2008. A recent report by researchers from Oxford and Cambridge
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In effort to reach new deal, Greek government cannot ignore liquidity constraints
EconomyProgrammeexpenditure was forecasted at 3.3 billion, implying a surplus of 1.3 billion for the first month.... Cash reserves Any significant revenue shortfall in the first quarter of the year will put further
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