Search
-
Withdrawal of NGOs from refugee centres puts pressure on Greece to fill void
PoliticsForeign Policy. With more than 50,000 refugees and migrants scattered around Greece and the return process yet... little more than mobile phone chargers or food distribution,” said the report. “With no presence.... This would mean the coalition deciding on a much more hands-on approach than the one it has opted
9% -
Leaked IMF exchange sours mood before bailout review resumes
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThomsen floated the idea of pushing for a 1.5 percent of GDP primary surplus target in 2018, rather than... more of it than that. Tsipras reacted swiftly to the leak, calling an emergency meeting with key... in order to secure a deal suggested that Tsipras has no intention of trying to play down the seriousness
9% -
Discontent in SYRIZA simmers as Tsipras seeks to conclude talks with creditors
PoliticsGreek Politicsas SYRIZA’s own programme rather than something that is being imposed by Greece’s creditors. One more... than the two previous loan agreements but argue that the policies are still far detached from... the internal or external troika rather than humiliatingly at the hands of [Greek] society itself
9% -
Newsletter 72 - 06/05/2016
on April 19, is due to be discussed in plenary over the weekend and voted on Sunday night, earlier than... as the sustainability of Greece’s public debt” adding that “both elements need to be in place in order... and responsive than central governments, which face bureaucratic hurdles and are often hampered by political
9% -
Tsipras gets full support in pension and income tax vote, moves on to Eurogroup
PoliticsGreek Politicsto focus on spending cuts rather than tax hikes if he comes to government. Tsipras admitted to being under..., rather than an indiscriminate mechanism triggering cuts in all ministries, and to be legislated now... to be agreed in order for there to be a discussion about the debt. The German government’s position
9% -
IMF's role in Greek bailout remains in doubt
EconomyProgrammethat is sustainable going forward. We have demonstrated flexibility in the past in order to assess debt... accept a special advisory status with limited powers rather than participating with funding in a new... that the IMF remains on board. The same sources noted that the IMF could have more powers than a simple advisor
9% -
What could Trump's victory mean for Greece?
AgoraKoumoutsakos said the wise thing would be to wait to see Trump’s policies rather than react to his..., with a sense of abandon rather than fear, “if it can happen in America, then why not here... more so when this is set against a global backdrop of a liberal democratic order that has lost touch
9% -
Tsakalotos states case for debt relief as New Democracy sharpens up
PoliticsGreek Politicswith creditors that will consist of more than just short-term measures. “I don’t think it would be enough, it will be more than I initially estimated, but not enough to unleash the virtuous circle,” he... targets rather than the other way around. “If the fiscal targets are going to be discussed first
9% -
The key elements of the draft agreement between Greece and lenders
EconomyProgramme, at least 60 percent of the workforce should be represented in order to have the right to bargain... a period of 30 days is set to at least 10 in companies employing more than 20 and less than 100 workers... 30 for enterprises employing more than 300 workers. The same directive notes that over a period
9% -
Newsletter 101 - 23/12/2016
(albeit one that has much clearer conditions than the current one), but it does not make any... will soon be required to make difficult political decisions in order for the review to be wrapped up... collected than last year. In addition, the comparable expenditure (stripping out the repayment
9%