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Tsipras facing limited options as he waits for signs from IMF
PoliticsGreek Politicsranks that some kind of settlement can be reached in the coming weeks but some SYRIZA officials... conclusions that can be drawn at the moment is that Athens wants to wait to see what stance the new
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Athens gears up for deal with lenders, pending news from IMF
PoliticsGreek Politics’ side to ensure that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has a deal that he can then persuade his MPs... (with debt relief being the biggest prize), the government seems confident it can get necessary approval
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Lenders to put onus on Tsipras with offer to wrap up review
PoliticsGreek Politicsbefore anything tangible emerges on the debt front, the question is how long afterwards Tsipras can claim... three options are to keep the negotiations going until the summer in the hope that something can turn
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Newsletter 108 - 24/02/2017
needed before there can be a staff level agreement. Greece will have to reduce the cut pension spending... and large businesses, but not the self-employed, with overdue tax, contributions or bank debt can
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Athens prepared to legislate measures before global deal with lenders
PoliticsGreek Politicsdiscussion on debt relief can take place. Tzanakopoulos would not be drawn on any of the details... a staff level agreement can be reached by the March 20 Eurogroup. He also strongly rejected media
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Lack of trade-offs for Athens keep deal with creditors out of reach
PoliticsGreek Politics, before a final target for the new measures can be agreed. There is also divergence on the counter... for Tsipras to emerge with a package of measures that satisfies his MPs and members, and which he can
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Slow progress on fiscal, impasse on labour keep review deal on hold
PoliticsGreek Politicsunit are covered) can be extended by the state on the demand of one of the negotiating parties... 51 percent of employees in one sector could be extended to all companies, can be implemented
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Nouy voices concern about impact of uncertainty on banks, rebuffs capital concerns
EconomyBankingby the ECB and expressed the hope it can also be a temporary development. On the crucial issue of NPEs... it will be a strong signal to the markets, to investors, to the depositors as well that can go back
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Wait continues for agreement on measures, tension builds in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeing agreed for the return of the missions to Athens means that there can be no certainty... there is a question about whether his comments can be taken at face value. Also, it has been common
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Progress seen in Brussels talks but no deal in sight yet
PoliticsGreek Politicsof agreement ahead of Friday’s Eurogroup so that the missions can return to Athens but there is no clear... insistence that elections should be held as soon as possible. Mitsotakis’s initiative can be interpreted
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