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EU progress on Turkish visas gives Athens hope of low refugee arrivals
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreek concerns that slow progress in the European Union’s liberalisation of visas for Turkish citizens might undermine cooperation on the migrant issue are set to be allayed this week. Reuters reported on Sunday that the European Commission is set to announce on Wednesday that “Turkey has broadly
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Delays in concluding programme review are credit negative for Greece, says Moody’s
Economy. S&P has the highest rating for Greece, a ‘B-’ that was set on January 22 this year, while Fitch’s rating stands at ‘CCC’ where it was set on August 18, 2015.
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Greek tourism: Hopeful yet uncertain for 2016
EconomyFeaturesthe added complication of a refugee crisis. Finally, Greek lawmakers are eyeing a new set of tax... hike from 23 to 24 percent and a levy on overnight hotel stays. With the tourism season proper set
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Potential changes to constitution and electoral law move onto main agenda
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government looks set to present its proposals regarding changes to the Greek constitution in the coming weeks, spokeswoman Olga Gerovasili suggested on Tuesday. Gerovasili was mostly questioned... for around a year. It is also not clear exactly when the suggestions will be set out by the government
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Opposition tries to pin government down over last year's Plan X
PoliticsGreek Politicsleaving the euro. It is believed that the difficulties set out in the study played a significant... clarified on the website of the DiEM25 movement set up by Varoufakis. New Democracy chief Kyriakos
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Russia and China prove hot topics in Tsipras-Obama talks at NATO Summit
PoliticsForeign Policyfor a rapprochement with Russia, a position clearly set out by the French President Francois Hollande... Secretary Jack Lew visiting Athens soon. It appears that Washington is set to renew its pressure
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HFSF study identifies constraints on developing dynamic NPL market
EconomyBanking. Although recent amendments appear to have set the basis for much improved efficiency in the enforcement... to enforce their rights. However, recent amendments to the law appear to have set the basis for much
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Athens pleased with UN talks, Cyprus deal seen taking time
PoliticsForeign Policyis concerned, government sources highlight that Tsipras was able to set out his view that a swift... regain the market’s trust and set it on a path to sustainable growth and job creation. Tsipras
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Tsipras braces for SYRIZA congress, weighs up reshuffle options
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTsipras with an opportunity to set out a new vision for the country’s immediate future and a path... of GDP, as set out in the draft budget, next year. If Tsipras sees an incentive in completing the review
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Eurogroup clears 1.1 bln, waits for arrears clearance data to release remaining 1.7 bln
EconomyProgrammeclearance figures for September will confirm that the targets set have been exceeded. During the press... that further progress is needed in the set-up of the new privatisation and investment fund (HCAP
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