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Newsletter 99 - 09/12/2016
. The December 5 monthly reunion of finance ministers took stock of the second review currently being carried
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Shaping the post-programme narrative in Greece
AgoraThe outcome of the constitutional referendum in Italy and the resignation of Prime Minister Matteo Renzi overshadowed last week’s Eurogroup meeting on Greece. The December 5 monthly reunion of finance ministers took stock of the second review currently being carried out by Greece’s official
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Divided, weak opposition gives Konstantopoulou boost and PM Mitsotakis space
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Tsakalotios and other sceptics, who fear that a reunion will not be sustainable if its just for show
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Mitsotakis to resume tour of ministries as opponents struggle to gain traction
PoliticsGreek Politicsto kickstart a recovery was through a reunion with New Left, the grouping formed by the 11 MPs who
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Troika inquiry: talk to the organ grinder, not the monkey
Agoratransfers? Should Ireland’s citizenry really repay all of its banks’ foolish borrowing? What... of answer. They were all about making sure that periphery governments and banks would repay all...: they did not plausibly have the future income streams to repay all of their debts. Creditors weren
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Rising clinical depression hints at hidden side of Greek crisis
SocietyThe proportion of Greeks suffering from major depression has increased substantially since 2011 and is several times higher than pre-crisis levels, according to a new study by the University of Athens. The institution’s Mental Health Research Institute ...
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Tsipras hints at post-election scenario of grand coalition, without him as PM
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn his first televised interview of this election campaign, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has claimed he will not continue as premier if SYRIZA is forced into an alliance with New Democracy, To Potami and/or PASOK. Tsipras told Alpha TV on Wednesday nig...
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IMF hints at flexibility as debt relief talks continue
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe terrorist attack on former Prime Minister Lucas Papademos in Athens on Thursday has drawn attention away from the uncertainty created by the failure to reach an agreement on debt relief at Monday’s Eurogroup, but discussions are continuing in the ba...
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Athens ties up prior actions, IMF hints at programme role
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGovernment MPs were due to vote on Thursday afternoon a series of last-minute amendments aimed at ensuring that Greece has completed all 140 of its prior actions ahead of Thursday’s Eurogroup. The amendments, a disparate set of interventions on issues, ...
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Moscovici hints at possibility of shelving 2019 pension cuts, riles opposition
EconomyProgrammeDuring his visit to Athens on Tuesday, European Economic Affairs Commissioner Pierre Moscovici seemed to suggest that Greece might not have to implement the pension cuts that have been lined up for next year. When questioned about this issue after a mee...
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