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A Eurogroup deal that might be hard to stomach
Agorafinancing in two tranches - next month and in September - as the much-contested debt issue was put... issue was put firmly on the table. This could be interpreted as a victory for the Greek side... how much the IMF had to climb down from the position it put forward in Monday’s DSA, in which
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Newsletter 100 - 16/12/2016
moved up a notch again on Wednesday when the European Stability Mechanism revealed that it has put... Tsipras last week. The ESM said the debt relief process has been put on hold as the institutions.... Tsipras also managed to put New Democracy in an uncomfortable position. The conservatives had
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Coalition braces for Sunday demo, ponders impact on cooperation
PoliticsGreek Politicsstrong turnout may convince Mitsotakis that he is on the right track, especially given... to get cold feet in the coming weeks. The demonstration has also put the coalition on tenterhooks. SYRIZA... this week, Panos Kammenos will not put an end to the coalition unless he feels he has no option
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Newsletter 149 -2/02/2018
also put the coalition on tenterhooks. SYRIZA’s partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL), is backing... appear strong enough to kill off any prospect of an irreparable rift developing. However, the question of whether an agreement can be reached with FYROM and when this would be put to Greek Parliament
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Constitution tweaked, consensus sought for Greek diaspora vote and next president
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat will be put forward by the government. SYRIZA had tabled its own proposal, which would have.... The findings are then put to the full assembly, which decides whether charges should be filed. The aim... 10 MPs and the votes of 2/5 of Parliament. The final change, approved by 189 MPs, was to put
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Mitsotakis eyes multiple benefits after nominating top judge to be first female president
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the opposition party will probably shift its stance and back Sakellaropoulou. Given that SYRIZA put her forward to lead the Council of State a few years ago, it would have to put forward a convincing... mean that it is also difficult for Gennimata to come up with a strong argument to oppose her
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Govt takes up fiscal requests with EU as pressure over min wage, main homes mounts
Politicsfor the primary surplus target to be reduced from 3.5 pct of GDP for 2021 and 2022. The government has a strong... issue over which SYRIZA is trying to put ND in a tight spot is the discussion over the minimum wage... if they remained in power. Now in opposition, SYRIZA has put this proposal back on the table, triggering
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Newsletter 250 -11/05/2020
this week when it put forward some guidelines regarding travel this summer, although the recommendations... the proposals put forward by Athens, the issuing of a coordinated position on key aspects of travel.... The guidelines include strong recommendations for hygiene and physical distancing at airports and terminals
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Mitsotakis faces first open challenge from within party as Samaras opposes line on Turkey
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe talks as a chance to put issues it is interested in on the agenda, rather than focussing just... of exploratory talks would also put a stop to any discussions at EU level about sanctions against Turkey, thereby... put forward ever since Mitsotakis took control of ND, which is that he has been forced to pander
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Complaints harden as govt lays out content of labour bill
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe bill containing the contentious labour reforms put forward by the centre-right government has been put to public consultation amid an already-strong backlash from opposition parties and unions... into doing more overtime and put greater emphasis on firm-level agreements. SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras
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