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Athens seeks clarification from UN envoy as Cyprus talks head for dead-end
PoliticsForeign Policy. At the last meeting of the two leaders on May 17, Anastasiades set as a pre-requisite that the security... to restore trust and confidence in order to engage in a new round of talks. The next few days will show
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Tsipras fails to halt strike as domestic political battle heats up
PoliticsGreek Politics. New Democracy and its leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis have pushed the law and order issue up..., Alternate Finance Minister Giorgos Houliarakis set out what he thinks the government’s main targets should
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PASOK launches attempt to form alliance that would rival SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsset up by former Prime Minister George Papandreou as well as other, even smaller, centre-left groups... the kind of backing he would like from sections of PASOK in order to have a chance of winning the race
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Newsletter 126 - 07/07/2017
Democracy has asked for parliamentary inquiries to be set up to investigate Defence Minister Panos... relief and policy directed towards long-term economic growth measures in order for Greece to return
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Government stalls possible bond issue, clashes again with judiciary
PoliticsGreek Politics. This would allow the current government to claim that it has set Greece on a path of lower... often focuses on the role of institutions in Greece. Another battleground is the law and order
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Mitsotakis pledges tax cuts and reforms, hopes for lower fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIt was New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s turn to step into the spotlight at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) last weekend and set out his proposals, which included lower taxes... to take over some services in order to reduce costs. However, he repeated his pledge that he would
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Despite talks in US, review still looms large
PoliticsGreek Politicsof GDP primary surplus next year, which is short of the 3.5 percent that is set as a target... in order to exclude strategic defaulters. The Greek side favours a simpler process.
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Sub-tranche released but PPC poses key challenge in review
EconomyProgrammeof November, when the institutions’ mission chiefs are due to return to Athens. Their return date is set...) in order to avoid the cost of the outstanding public utilities levy being passed on to consumers. The poor
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Newsletter 138
deliverables to tackle, making meeting the early December deadline for prior actions a tall order... of repossessed properties, which are set to begin in early December. The changes are designed
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Tsakalotos stands ground on taxes, finalises social dividend plan
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat this was a “conscious” decision taken by the government for a transitional period in order to protect low... to have 12-15 billion euros set aside to back up its position. Credit line Earlier, government
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