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Will Tsipras ride the waves in 2016?
AgoraAlexis Tsipras rode to power in 2015 on a wave of support that then threatened to engulf him. He somehow managed to survive but finds himself washed up on the beach and needing to secure his footing before the next waves come crashing down. Tsipras started the year as the leader who would put
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Credit contraction further accelerates to 2.2 pct in November
EconomyMacroeconomythe way for banks to unlock tied-up funds and support credit expansion when the domestic economy
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Coalition poised to unveil pension reform proposals, hoping to avoid cuts
EconomyProgrammeOrganisation (ILO) to provide technical support on the Greek proposals. The government is reportedly
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Gov't submits reform plan that raises contributions and cuts future pensions
EconomyProgrammethey would support it. Following a meeting with the Greek President Prokopis Pavlopoulos, Katrougalos told
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Pension overhaul poses political challenge despite avoiding immediate cuts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government presented its pension reform proposals to the opposition parties on Monday but got short shrift from them despite the fact that the plan does not contain any immediate direct cuts to pensions. None of the opposition parties expressed any support for the reform plan, which revolves
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Candidates vie for votes as New Democracy leadership race enters final stretch
PoliticsGreek Politicscut out to raise enough support. Mitsotakis 28.5 percent of the votes (115,162) in December but has
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Gov't mounts defence of pension plan but lenders' approval may take time
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTsipras and, afterwards, unanimously expressed support for the pension reform proposals put forward
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The pension and revenue interventions Greece has to make to meet its 2016 fiscal target
EconomyProgrammemeasures yielding at least 0.75 percent of GDP in 2017 and 0.25 percent of GDP in 2018 to support
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Mitsotakis sets out on long haul to revive New Democracy while keeping internal balance
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis has said he will not support the government’s pension reform plans, which provides the coalition
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Greece's 2016 diplomatic agenda begins with talks on Cyprus and name issue
PoliticsForeign Policy, with Ankara appearing unsettled by Moscow’s statements of support towards the Greek Cypriot side. Eide’s
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