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Newsletter 37 - 31/07/2015
to be significant progress in the talks for this to feature as a serious option. The one potential boost to the process is that Tsipras managed to hold off an attack from SYRIZA’s left wing, which wanted
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Some snags remain in discussion with lenders over new privatisation scheme
EconomyProgrammeDuring a lengthy meeting with the quartet of Greece’s lenders on Tuesday, government officials discussed in detail privatisations – one of the key issues that need to be settled... years to significant delays in the sell-off process. However, a new issue that would arise relates
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Why Tsipras might gamble on snap elections
AgoraGreek politics and perhaps too big an ask of all those involved, especially when one takes... paid off for Tsipras in a political sense as SYRIZA came to power for the first time in January, while
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Greek politics to dash voters hopes again
Agoradue to a numbers of cuts and higher taxation, and exports of products are yet to take off, leaving... any issue using parts of one of the most valuable plots in the Mediterranean for neighboring
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Potentially divisive New Democracy leadership race taking shape
PoliticsGreek Politicsidentity and not be put off by critics accusing it of pandering to nationalists or Golden Dawn supporters... to take place before the end of October. Meimarakis, or at least one more conservative official
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Tsipras identifies debt relief, bank recap and attracting investments as key goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Tsipras made the goal of reducing Greece’s debt one of the main themes of his speech... of this month. He stressed, though, that not selling off these companies will mean having to find
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New Democracy decides on date for leadership vote, candidates get on the road
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy has decided to hold its leadership election on Sunday November 22, with a run-off vote between the two leading candidates (if needed) due to take place a week later, on November 29..., it seems unlikely that one will be able to get over 50 percent from the first round so the second
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Leadership race brings New Democracy factionalism to the surface
PoliticsGreek Politicscandidates. One of them, ex-Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis, abandoned his national campaign... polling centres on November 22, and a week later if a run-off ballot is needed, and that anyone taking
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Sharp increase for Greek bank provisions in Q2 due to capital shortfall highlighted by ECB
EconomyBankingon the back of lower deposit cost, leading core PPI (excluding one-off items) up 1.1 percent QoQ
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Warning signs for coalition after majority trimmed in multi-bill vote
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs, one from each of the governing parties, failed to back the legislation and were ousted from... leadership election is on Sunday, which a possible run-off vote a week later, there is little
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