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S&P holds off on new rating upgrade, ECB holds key to investment grade
Economycosts to historic lows and has led to an active debt issuance strategy by the Greek authorities... purchase programmes. The Greek authorities have set a target of securing the investment grade... rating requirement, the post-programme surveillance that ensures close monitoring of the Greek economy
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Athens wary as exploratory talks with Turkey approach
PoliticsForeign Policyof the demilitarisation of the Greek islands. Athens has publicly reiterated that the only difference between Greece... or the Greek continental shelf. Twitter spat The absence of confidence and signs of scepticism between... and his Greek counterpart on Sunday and Monday, respectively. Mevlut Cavusolglu urged Greece on Sunday
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A Eurogroup deal that might be hard to stomach
Agorafor debt relief at the end of programme, if necessary and upon conditions. Perhaps knowledge... of the Eurogroup means that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has managed to conclude the review... governing council is expected to decide on June 2 to reinstate the waiver on Greek government
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Stournaras eyes easing of capital controls, updates on loan quality and NPL reduction targets
EconomyMacroeconomy, and provided an update on Greek banks’ loan quality as well as unveiling a series of proposals... in the Greek market edged up to 45 percent at the end of March from 44.2 percent a quarter ago. The breakdown..., Stournaras said. The BoG governor also noted that Greek banks submitted on June 24 to the regulatory
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Parties locked in tug of war over troubled universities
Society-reform Pledging to scrap a predecessor’s education policy has become a recurring motif in Greek... of 39.9 percent). However Greek graduates often find it hard to find employment after graduating..., Greek universities were reporting the lowest graduation rates, with only one third of students
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Details of technical agreement between Greece and lenders set out in draft sMoU
EconomyProgrammeand the Greek government, consider during the final programme review that a frontloaded..., the implementation is contingent on an assessment by the institutions in consultation with the Greek... (spending and tax package) is feasible under the Greek Constitution. Moreover, the government
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Income inequality in Greece remained high in 2013
SocietyThe share of the income of the wealthiest fifth in Greek society was 6.6 times higher than that of the poorest fifth in 2013, data published this week by the Hellenic Statistical Authority shows... distribution, If there was perfect income equality, that is, if everyone received the same income
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No honeymoon for Macron
Agora, the challenges are enormous. To be sure, the young politician might be the perfect candidate... him on Twitter: @abarrous An earlier version of this article appeared in Greek in Kathimerini... on the result of the mid-June legislative elections. In principle, his “En Marche” movement is well
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Volunteers try to fill void left by retreating Greek state
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Societycannot afford to feed themselves. Similarly, the Greek branch of Doctors of the World relies... in the Greek capital, suggests that a growing number of Greeks are giving up their time for common causes... but continuous trend of people dealing with the nightmare in the Greek social and economic spheres
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Greek reform proposals set for broad approval but include some political obstacles
PoliticsGreek Politicsdays. The course of the Athens Stock Exchange and Greek sovereign bond yields points to a positive market reaction, which is likely to be reflected in the mood of Greek citizens as well. The coalition... towards building trust between the new Greek government and its lenders as they had pushed
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