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Newsletter 13 - 30/01/2015
the European Central Bank to Greek lenders and that Greece can continue to issue T-bills, while... at the top of his agenda in his meeting with European Parliament president Martin Schulz on Thursday... to the European Commission. January’s figure is the lowest reading since February 2014. However
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Newsletter 14 - 06/02/2015
6.7 billion euros held by the European Central Bank in the summer, will likely consist of a package... meetings include an extraordinary Eurogroup session on February 11, the European Council on February 12... the European Union’s wishes over Russian sanctions. Unfortunately, the new government’s amateur handling
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Greece and lenders already at apparent impasse, with options narrowing
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom European Commission official Declan Costello indicates that the lenders believe that there has... European officials. "We won't keep Greece in the euro zone at any price, but under strict conditions... Alexis Tsipras would like to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, European Central Bank chief
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Tsipras hopes to muddle through, avoid internal clash for now
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAhead of a meeting between key European Union officials and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... the European Commission’s objection to the tabling of the law on the “humanitarian crisis,” arguing... Francois Hollande, European Central Bank president Mario Draghi, European Commission chief Jean-Claude
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Greece prepared to move on pension, labour reforms but details to be decisive
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA joint statement by European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and Greek Prime Minister... the highest European standards.” The reference to collective bargaining appears to be a concession... is practiced within the European Union. If this is indeed the case, it would give Tsipras something
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Newsletter 30 - 12/06/2015
, which has not been able to convince Greece’s European lenders of the need for debt relief nor Athens... that there are still “major differences” preventing an agreement. From Brussels, European officials... for company. Like Greece’s European partners, the IMF suggested that Athens had not made enough
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As Greek deadline looms, this is how the next days could play out
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras meets with the European Commission President Jean Claude... the country will be declared in default. European Stability Mechanism head Klaus Regling stated last week that in such a case the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has the option to reclaim the 131
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Tsipras has until Sunday to keep Greece in euro, must pass measures immediately
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece's European lenders told Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Tuesday that he has just a few days... area summit, European Council President Donald Tusk and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker... of the possibility of a "black scenario" on Sunday. Athens now has to send a request for a new European
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Newsletter 34 - 10/07/2015
a three-year deal with the European Stability Mechanism. The document tabled in Athens included... text is very close to that published by the European Commission a week before the vote took place... they will be queuing instead for the humanitarian aid that European Council President Donald Tusk said
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Neither necessary, nor good
AgoraSYRIZA’s support among many in the European left, for whom isolating extreme views and promoting... the leadership of former European Central Bank vice president Lucas Papademos meant that all other concerns... acceptance easier”. Her remarks very much reflected the mood at the time among European politicians
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