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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 for there to be an agreement on a new 3-year bailout programme. Following the meeting, the Greek Finance Minister Euclid
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New Greek statistical mapping application launched
Society, not one person in the Epirot village of Anavryto – which consists entirely of pensioners – has
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Greece and creditors try to untangle pension complications
EconomyProgrammeOne of the key issues in the negotiations with the institutions over an agreement for a new bailout programme relates to the pension reforms. The first bill of prior actions voted in the Greek Parliament on July 15 included the following pension-related interventions: 1) Health contributions
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Refugee crisis poses multiple political challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign Policyinto a direct vote loser for Tsipras. This is one of the few areas in which Tsipras's coalition has
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Agreement on third bailout could trigger SYRIZA split and snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politics, one of Tsipras’s closest aides, said in an interview over the weekend that SYRIZA could not allow
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This is the government's strategy on banks and NPLs as part of third bailout
EconomyOne of the four pillars outlined in the draft bill that was tabled to Parliament accompanying the draft agreement for new financial aid from the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) relates to safeguarding financial stability. The government pledges to make any interventions that would enhance
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Greece deal leaves many questions
Agoraconcerns, the IMF has been completely silent. This is worrying. One of the concessions Greece apparently
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Record revenue shortfall of 2.83 bln in July shrinks primary surplus outperformance
EconomyMacroeconomyfor declaration and payment by one month announced on July 18. Overall, revenues fell by 8 percent
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European Commission's Greek DSA sees recession ahead, debt becoming unsustainable
EconomyProgramme. One of the debt mitigating measures could be for the Eurogroup to reinstate the transfer of SMP
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Tsipras wins vote on 3rd bailout but loses more MPs, raising probability of snap polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMPs voted against the agreement, while 11 abstained. One more was absent. This means that just 118
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