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Newsletter 2 - 07/11/2014
stumbling blocks include labour market, social security and public sector reforms, which all relate... in negotiations about closer ties on a range of issues since last year. Their foreign ministers met... lenders after a difficult week of talks left the possibility of all sides reaching an agreement
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Newsletter 17 - 27/02/2015
into any and all microphones put in front of them is compounding the problems it faces. On Wednesday... and the European Commission do not have the expertise or resolve to ensure that terms are being met. The way... – all of which are political hot potatoes in Greece. “As you know, we consider such commitments
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Athens keeps options open on gas pipelines despite nudge from Washington
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece. Hochstein met State Minister Nikos Pappas and Energy Minister Nikos Kotzias during his visit... in a bid to encourage improved counter-offers but because it wants to consider all its options... of LNG terminals to provide greater diversification of Greece. “I think that Greece and all countries
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Waiting for the hurricane
Agora(and burned) all its political capital in negotiating over 7.2 billion euros rather than focussing... Greeks have exhausted all their political options. The election of the current SYRIZA-Independent... to prove that it is the keeper of a single truth that explains all of Greece’s problems. This approach
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Newsletter 32 - 26/06/2015
Greeks. The document, which tracked all the changes made, seemed an attempt to show Tsipras who.... It is no surprise that the other side met its new interlocutors with scepticism and exasperation. However, lenders... demands such as increasing VAT on hotels to 23 percent. Underpinning all this, though, is the denial
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A misstep away from absurdity
Agora. This was the prelude to a day or so of political grandstanding by Kammenos, who met with Tsipras... infringement by Mouzalas, who after all is not a politician, Mitsotakis and Kammenos attempted..., this issue was addressed by Mouzalas in the Skai TV interview that prompted all of this week’s kerfuffle
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Tension rises in Greece but creditors see potential for agreement soon
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGiorgos Houliarakis, along with the government’s legal advisers, met with representatives... as an effort to convince the domestic audience that the government is pulling out all the stops... Michel Sapin all gave the impression that there is still a decent chance of a compromise over
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Athens sticks by effort to build bridges with FYROM
PoliticsForeign Policythe pair met last week. Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias decided to set aside the unstable... again to better cooperation with all its neighbouring countries. It is coincidence that during his... will not be accepted by Athens and by any government. Greece is asking the respect for the international law by all
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Newsletter 89 - 23/09/2016
appeared to have the government’s backing, to be changed. The Bank of Greece governor met... for the central bank chief over the government. All this has created an uncomfortable situation... 2.51 billion a year ago. All C/A components posted a deterioration from last year, most markedly
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Athens, Nicosia buoyed by EU role in Cyprus talks
PoliticsForeign Policyfor the Cyprus issue it is important that all EU member states expressed their support.” It has been... its “red lines” over guarantees. Nicosia also wants the EU to have an active role in all the issues... positions ahead of the Geneva talks. Coordinated moves Tsipras met with Anastasiades on Wednesday
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