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Government treads carefully on Trump, looks for positives in EU defence spending tweak
PoliticsGreek PoliticsWashington on peace talks with Russia over the Ukraine war. At Monday’s press briefing, government... are not in the interest of the US or Europe. The PM argued that the impact of any trade war would be limited... trade war through its major trading partners in Europe. The Bank of Greece estimates that a 10 pct
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Athens insists maritime spatial planning plans do not obstruct talks with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyand in 1947, when Greece, by virtue of being one of the victorious allies of World War Two, acquired the Dodecanese islands from Italy, which, in turn, had captured them from Turkey during a 1911-12 war... in within its coast and has threatened Greece with war if it expands its territorial waters from 6 to 12
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Opposition calls on PM to change tack over Gaza as ND faces new corruption probe
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIsrael as the international community begins to harden its stance on the war in Gaza. In the wake... by PASOK from the government’s position on the war in Gaza. Previously, the social democrats have... the Mitsotakis administration more exposed politically withing Greece than it has been since the war in Gaza
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PM's strategic bet on Israel meets domestic blowback over Gaza
PoliticsGreek Politicsregarding Israel and the war in Gaza over the last few days, putting Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis... from anti-war activism into racially charged territory. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar contacted... for the war in Gaza, against 16 pct who blame the Palestinians. It seems unlikely that the growing
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Tempe-related tension, cost of living continue to dog government
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe tug-of-war between the government and the opposition over whether protests can take place... turned into something akin to a culture war between New Democracy and its opponents after Prime Minister... to Greece’s war dead and the father of one of the accident’s victims, Panos Ruci, setting up camp
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No surprises in Trump’s NSS for Greece as Athens outlines Ukraine position
PoliticsForeign Policyto revive the trilateral partnership between Greece, Israel, and Cyprus once the war in Gaza concludes... and opposes changes to borders by force. However, it remains reluctant to join military schemes in post-war... in post-war Ukraine. Instead, Athens will contribute 20 million euros to the Prioritized Ukraine
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Energy crisis puts squeeze on Greek fiscal policy
Agoraweeks into the war, with no obvious off‑ramp and energy markets on edge — the Greek government finds... during the previous energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine, such as its opposition... the government has consistently resisted since the start of the Ukraine war, pushing back against
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Bank of Greece sees 0.5pct growth in 2014 but warns of political risks
EconomyMacroeconomy’ NPL ratio jumped to 29.3 percent at the end of June from 24.5 percent at the end of last year... percent). At the same time the NPL coverage ratio (the amount of NPLs covered by cash provisions
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Deposits edged up in Nov but credit contraction was close to 4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyis more important is the evolution of Greek banks’ non-performing loan (NPL) ratio which jumped...). At the same time the NPL coverage ratio (the amount of NPLs covered by cash provisions) eased to 48.3
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Credit contracts by 4.1 pct in March, loans down by 3.4 pct
EconomyMacroeconomy(NPL) showed the respective ratio surged to 33.1 percent in 2013 from 25.5 percent in 2012, according... and a milder NPL formation in 2014, an additional amount of 15 billion of NPLs could be created
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