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Samaras seeks vote of confidence and moment of history
AgoraSquare and dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu was executed in Romania. It is right up there with the world’s... Democracy and PASOK MPs who voiced their frustrations with increasing gusto to put up or shut up, at least... to occur: - The current troika review to be wrapped up relatively painlessly, without a need to take more
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What are SYRIZA's plans for Greek banks if it comes to power?
Economyof share capital, merger, split-up or winding up of the bank, as well as sale of assets or group... million euros) and corporate non-performing loans (NPLs), also involving a haircut up to 50 percent... residences worth up to 300,000 euros (which expires at the end of this year) will be extended
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The possible scenarios for avoiding snap elections in Greece
PoliticsGreek Politicsif it is to have any chance of avoiding early election. Although the coalition might pick up a few extra... himself to help the prime minister but there would have to be some kind of back up plan in place..., it should be remembered that George Papandreou was forced to give up the premiership in similar
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So far and yet so near for Greece and eurozone after second abortive Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsand, in essence, the two sides do not seem to be far apart from a deal. The early break-up... academic as the Commission is not responsible for drawing up the texts, although it can put forward...” to “bridge the time for the Greek authorities and the Eurogroup to work on a follow-up arrangement
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Finance Ministry targets 3 bln from unpaid taxes
EconomyMacroeconomyof businesses owe up to 3,000 euros. The figures for unpaid taxes up to 5,000 euros stand at 91 and 82 percent respectively. The total amount of unpaid taxes yet to be paid by people and firms that owes up... totalling up to 5,000 stands at 2.3 billion (3 percent). Unpaid tax obligations higher than 5,000
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Newsletter 16 - 20/02/2015
debt related to 326,000 individuals and 75,000 corporates owing more than 5,000 each makes up 97... of 1.66 billion (up by 52.2 percent) largely due to a widening of the services surplus by 2.82 billion. The full year figure showed a surplus of 1.66 billion (up by 52.2 percent). 2 Playing safe
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Greece and lenders start technical talks as tension between Athens and Berlin rises
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe broken up into smaller tranches and disbursed according to implementation in the ensuing weeks, according... on the setting up of a parliamentary committee to investigate Greece’s case for claiming World War II... it aside now that it is in government. Not bringing it up would suggest that Tsipras is afraid
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Greece eyes temporary solution to liquidity problem from Brussels Group talks
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat there has been progress in talks between Greece and creditors, thereby freeing up the ECB... surplus targets for this year. The government believes that Greece could achieve growth of up to 1.4... of GDP is achievable, creditors think up to 3 billion euros of new measures (corresponding to 1.7 percent
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Uptick in time deposit rates, mixed trends in corporate loans
EconomyMacroeconomyThe interest rate on households’ new time deposits edged up by 2 basis points (bps) to 1.83 percent... on the average rate on new deposits, which edged up by 1 bps to 1.13 percent in March... on loans for amounts up to 250,000 euros rose by 7 bps to 6.13 percent, while that for amounts above
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This is how Greece kept its budget on track in Q1
Agoraof tax arrears in up to 100 installments. According to a Finance Ministry announcement, revenues from... of the schme. Summing up, April revenues are expected to be boosted by 667 million euros..., this specific item was 648 million better than target, making up 55 percent of the total primary expenditure
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