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Greece in 2014: Where are we?
Agora. Furthermore, the social conditions are perfect for hate and violence to brew. The onus, therefore... pale into insignificance next to the decrepit state of Greek institutions and the hamfisted... to stand at the European Parliament and local elections. When it comes to assessing the state of Greek
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For better or worse: Greece's bailout exit deja vu
Agora. Examining the two cases is actually a useful exercise – not just for Greek crisis veterans. The summer... Presidential vote was looming. Nearly 40 days later, Samaras was no longer the Greek prime minister having... surplus up to 2023. But Greek authorities and the Commission were convinced the target was within
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Newsletter 77 - 10/06/2016
are scheduled to officially sign off on the disbursement on June 16. Earlier this week one of the key... Tsakalotos expressed his confidence that Greek debt will become eligible for ECB quantitative easing... take is on the debt situation, you can take Grexit off the table”. The Hellenic Statistical Authority
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Athens puts off bond sale, has fiscal concerns to address
EconomyProgrammeGreek authorities decided on Tuesday to put off plans to begin the book-building process for the 7-year bond that Athens wants to issue due to volatility on the international markets. The Finance... to Naftemporiki on condition of anonymity highlighted that trying to put together the MTFS now
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Tech start-ups click into place to fight off Greek recession
Societyobstacles for Greek entrepreneurs in all sectors. Between 2009 and 2011, more than 486,000 businesses... sector where the emergence of new and dynamic Greek companies has been noticeable is in information... the crisis, they were mostly living off state contracts. There was also innovation in this area
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Greek DSA: Don't Say Anything about the debt
Agorathat have been reported or presented in proposals by the Greek government and appear to have been broadly... impact on the country's debt profile. Greece has been off track since the last quarter of 2014... and some doses of political instability before everything was thrown off track. It will probably
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Athens prepares response to Turkey challenging sovereignty over eastern Aegean islands
PoliticsForeign Policythe demilitarization of the islands and the claim that Greek sovereignty hinges upon demilitarisation... to create a dilemma between demilitarisation or having Greek sovereignty challenged, diplomats note... with the basic principles of international law, but they also go beyond simple logic. The Greek position
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Personal responsibility and public healthcare: Greece on a wing and a prayer
Agoraare used to protect motorcycle riders elbows rather than heads, wheelchair ramps are considered perfect... for this criticism given that numerous Greek governments had used public sector jobs as vote winners... a report detailing the dire state of the Greek health service. The report argued that “large-scale
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Budget primary surplus at 4.48 bln in September
EconomyMacroeconomyeuros, below the target by 875 million euros. Interest payments came to 4.60 billion, 306 million... to lower interest payment expenditure by 306 million euros, under-execution of PIB by 542 million euros... the one-off payments of law 4575/2018 outstanding from 2018. In September, these payments came to 326
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Athens goes along with EU over Libya, waits for Turkey's move at UN
PoliticsForeign Policyreached by the EU foreign ministers the Greek side’s objections regarding the MoU between Turkey... an area off southern Crete. CBMs Monday also saw the beginning of a new (third) round of talks... that this move is more procedural and will not produce any real legal effects. In fac, the UN Division
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