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Eurogroup clears next bailout tranches for Greece, sets new goals
EconomyProgrammefor debt servicing and to undertake some one-off spending in 2014 to bolster social cohesion.” Following... involves one-off handouts to 1 million Greeks with low incomes and a temporary boost for members
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Return to bond markets to buoy coalition, may leave SYRIZA floundering
PoliticsGreek Politicsas the debt reduction talks have been put off until after the European elections even though the primary... ahead of the European elections on May 25, when New Democracy will be hoping to hold off SYRIZA's
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Local elections in Greece a precursor of European vote
PoliticsGreek Politics. If not, then the two leading candidates go into a run-off vote the following Sunday. The second... has been organised by local officials and opponents of the sell-off, a significant rejection
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First round of local elections leave Greek politics finely balanced
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat Greek politics is heading in. SYRIZA’s pulled off surprising results in Athens but made little... held off conservative hopeful Yiannis Ioannidis. In Piraeus, another key municipality, New
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Eurobank records net loss of 207.4 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingEurobank kicked off Greek banks’ Q1 results releases posting a net loss of 207.4 million euros in Q1 2014 from 913.1 in Q4 2013. The lower loss reflects an improvement in pre-provision income (PPI... negative one-off items, which shank to 18 million in Q1 from 575 million in Q4. The bank consolidated
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Greek coalition overcomes concerns about "small PPC"
PoliticsGreek PoliticsCorporation (PPC) in the form of a smaller spin-off. Adopting the so-called “small PPC law” is one... that it would renationalise the part of the power company that is due to be sold off. It is certain, though
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Bid to form alliance for PPC referendum tests SYRIZA's political mettle
PoliticsGreek Politicsif they fail to find the votes they need now but it will be difficult to fend off the jibes from... the legislation for the PPC sell off. As it tries to create connections at the societal, not just political
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Public deficit and democratic duty
Agorathat is polished off and tossed to the public from time to time. This time it is claims of an unpublished... rates, staving off a financial assistance program. Lastly, to put the blame for Greece’s 2009 deficit
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Return of coastal bill may give SYRIZA new chance to build support
PoliticsGreek Politics. This is in contrast to the PPC stand-off, where SYRIZA stood side-by-side with the electricity workers’ union (GENOP... bill is connected to the Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund’s (HRADF) efforts to sell off
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Don't let the facts get in the way of "Argentinology"
Agorafor one. This heavily restricts the money supply. The money press was essentially switched off... protests, Argentina announced on January 6 the abandonment of convertibility. Cut off from international
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