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Eurogroup to approve release of bond profits but bid to repurpose funds falls flat
EconomyProgrammeto be approved by some member states’ parliaments, including the German Bundestag’s economic affairs committee... of many eurozone member states. This prompted Athens to abandon the idea of trying to indirectly... approach would boost investment and would be a winning formula for all parties. However, the idea
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Newsletter 259 -24/07/2020
for all member states. The entire package for Greece comes to around 70 billion euros, which represents more than a third of the country’s annual GDP. All member states will have to submit to the European... plan on the recommendations made by the committee of wise men led by Nobel Prize-winning Greece is set
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New Year reshuffle brings more MPs into cabinet, keeps key ministers in post
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the first openly gay cabinet member in the person of Deputy Culture Minister Nikolas Giatromanolakis..., a former member of the far-right LAOS party and prominent far-right student activist, has been viewed..., which has already been voted, and would award the winning party an extra 40 seats. New Democracy
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Will the Covid-19 crisis undermine the EU Green Deal? A view from Europe's periphery
Agorain member-States. While this is certainly welcome, it also relies on an assumption of sufficient (one could add, symmetrical) fiscal space in respective member-States. This space is far from obvious... of the COVID-19 are likely to be particularly dramatic in southern member-States, not least due
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Newsletter 10 - 09/01/2015
reached 0.76 billion in December 2010, a year that saw total outflows of 29.44 billion. Similarly... that goes to the winning party rather than hand New Democracy a surprising victory. The percentage that the winning party would need to win at least 151 seats in Parliament depends The strength of the parties
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Foreign minister toughens stance as first autumn polls pile pressure on government
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe countered “in the field”. Work on the cable was paused in the summer of 2024 after Turkish warships saw... second term. Perhaps the most significant finding of the polls from the government’s perspective.... Mitsotakis knows that he needs to court a wide range of constituencies to have any chance of winning
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BoG awaits go-ahead from DG Comp over NPL scheme
EconomyBankingbillion euros. With the drop of NPEs outpacing the deleveraging in the system that saw loans drop... in Greece. Also during June, Eurobank announced that it had entered into a binding agreement with PIMCO’s... make up the portfolio, with 40 percent of the properties located in Athens. Non-binding bids
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Coronavirus to delay much of privatisation plan
EconomyFeaturesthe privatisation’s timeline off track. Athens International Airport saw its total air traffic fall... binding offers. That phase would have taken place within the next few months under normal... Gas Corporation (DEPA) due to the disruption caused by the coronavirus. Nine non-binding offers were
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Alpha Bank posts net profits of 98 mln in Q2
EconomyBankingof the year, the bank saw deposit inflows of 500 million. Deposit balances in Greece increased by 500... non-binding offers for the Galaxy securitisation. Binding offers are expected to be submitted
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EU disunity on refugees and its poisonous effects
Agoramember state, but there was no decision. The debate is due to continue. The tension over this particular... the idea of scrapping the quota system, suggesting that it is not working and that it is up to member... and the feeling in some member states that they are subject to different treatment. One of the mantras
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