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Factionalism rears its head in build-up to SYRIZA's congress
PoliticsGreek Politicsa year after agreeing the third bailout, months after a split in the party which led to the radical... finds a happy medium later this year. This week’s friction was a reminder that if Tsipras upsets
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After calm summer, hectic September lies ahead for Greek government
EconomyProgrammeAlthough August appears to be a relatively quiet month for the government, particularly compared to the previous months and last year, there is a list of 15 prior actions the government is supposed... by the end of the year. It is noted that the Supervisory Board of the new fund comprises of five members
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Industrial production surges 7.5 pct in June, with highest growth rate since 2001
EconomyMacroeconomydata are available. It is worth noting that the IPI fell by 4.1 percent in June 2015. Thus, this year... in the course of the year to 6.3 points. However, Markit’s Manufacturing PMI fell back
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Justice can't be blind to facts in 2009 deficit case
Agorawas at 23 billion euros, almost twice the projected amount for the entire year. The 2009 deficit closed... deficit. At the same time, Greece entered the first year of its long recession, with GDP contracting
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Tsipras tries to push snap election talk off political agenda
PoliticsGreek Politics, especially with the flash estimate for the Q2 GDP figures published last week suggesting this year’s target... by the coalition to nip any such discussion in the bud. As Tsipras showed last year, if elections
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Mitsotakis tends to internal disputes ahead of renewed assault on Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicswhen he was elected conservative leader earlier this year was to put the party’s dire finances.... One of the most vociferous critics was Vangelis Meimarakis, who held the interim leadership last year
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Apart from bailout review, plenty to keep Tsipras busy in autumn
PoliticsGreek Politicsyear. Tsipras’s other goal in holding the meeting is to try to create a united front on economic... kind of threat as the Left Platform, which split from SYRIZA last year, but given the government’s
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Apartment prices drop by 2.7 pct in Q2, slowest rate since Q1 2010
EconomyMacroeconomyold) decreased at a faster pace of 0.8 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ) and 3.3 percent year on year
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After joy of TV permit auction, Tsipras faces programme restrictions
PoliticsGreek Politicsas long as it is not certain that the government will be able to meet its fiscal targets this year... crucial months this year for hitting the 0.5 percent of GDP primary surplus target for 2016
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Talk of refugee returns adds to stretched Greece's anxiety
PoliticsForeign Policyis exacerbating the overcrowding and the challenges that Greek authorities are facing. So far this year... meets Dublin standards by the end of the year and that the regulations will be enforced before
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