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Greek austerity programme compromising some basic rights, EU Parliament report finds
Societyfor fundamental rights, a report commissioned by the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties
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Greek current account deficit widens to 847 mln in Jan as exports fall further
EconomyMacroeconomyadopted by the European Central Bank and Eurostat since the end of 2014. According to BoG, the changes
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Tsipras seeks tone of cooperation and persistence at Merkel talks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsEuropean Union officials, including Merkel, in Brussels on Thursday do appear to have had a positive
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How does ECB's decision on Greek banks' T-Bill exposure affect state liquidity?
EconomyFollowing its earlier recommendation to Greek banks not to increase their T-Bill holdings from their February 18 level, the European Central Bank general council decided on Tuesday to make this limit legally binding, according to reports. The initial decision was already in effect for the three T
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Why Greece is asking for 1.2 bln back from the EFSF
AgoraFollowing the Eurogroup decision on February 20, Greece returned 10.9 billion (European Financial Stability Fund) EFSF bonds at the end of the previous month. That transaction reduced accordingly the country’s debt and the debt to GDP ratio by more than 6 percentage points. Those bonds were
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As reform talks continue in Brussels, Tsipras gauges reaction at home
PoliticsGreek PoliticsChancellor Angela Merkel and other key European Union decision makers, Tsipras suggested
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Economic sentiment, consumer confidence edge down in March
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s economic sentiment (ESI) fell by 1.4 points to 96.8 in March from 98.2 in February, according to the European Commission (EC). In February the ESI had rebounded by 2.9 points. The March figure is the second lowest reading since April 2014 and stands 6 points lower than the recent peak
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Retail sales down by 2.6 pct in January for third straight monthly decline
EconomyMacroeconomy). The latest retail-related business indicators for March disclosed by the European Commission
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Parliament's bailout probe has potential to be politically toxic
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor international creditors to tie Athens to a conditional bailout. The European Commission’s
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Newsletter 22 - 03/04/2015
Merkel and other European Union officials to seek an emergency meeting. However, in this case Tsipras
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