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Coalition tweaks draft electoral law in hope of clinching supermajority
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the change would be effective immediately but the coalition has now cleared up any doubts. Should..., it would take the total number of votes up to 195. Independent MP Nikos Nikolopoulos and Thanassis
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Stournaras eyes easing of capital controls, updates on loan quality and NPL reduction targets
EconomyMacroeconomyin the Greek market edged up to 45 percent at the end of March from 44.2 percent a quarter ago. The breakdown... the proportion of money deposited from abroad that can be withdrawn and allowing customers to withdraw up
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Tsipras eyes connection with voters through changes to constitution, electoral system
PoliticsGreek Politicsbetween the government and the judiciary over the hold-up in the Siemens cash-for-contracts trial. The prime minister showed no desire to let up in the criticism of the judicial system, arguing that some
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Turkish unrest gives Greece the shivers
Agoraup in the blowback when a military helicopter carrying eight members of the armed forces who..., the country’s economy was growing rapidly, the secularist part of society was on the up
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Parliament will not probe 2015 bailout negotiations but issue unlikely to disappear
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe complexities involved in leaving the euro, such as issuing a new currency, setting up a new... that there was a secret Grexit plan being drawn up in Athens and have tried to associate Varoufakis
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Credit contraction stays stable at 2 pct in June, net additions for first time this year
EconomyMacroeconomyproprietors and farmers edged up to 13.29 billion euros in June supported by minor net additions of 10... said on Tuesday that Greek banks’ non-performing exposure (NPE) ratio edged up to 45.1 percent
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Added layer of complexity to Greek-Turkish relations in wake of failed coup
PoliticsForeign Policywith Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung on Monday backed up these concerns. Cavusoglu warned... is not to throw more paint at it but to “blow it up in the air.” Clearly, at this sensitive time for relations
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Net job hirings rise again, reaching 19,281 in July - highest since 2001
EconomyMacroeconomydisplayed the highest net departures of 4,088, while this group made up 35 percent of hirings and 41... hirings, while full-time employment made up 48 percent of hirings.
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Government distances itself from ELSTAT case as European Commission wades in
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the judiciary to help clear up the allegations against Georgiou. The Greek government was also quick... first bailout by 2010 but, at the same time, the coalition does not seem to be in a mood to open up
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Determined talk from Tsipras as negotiations with lenders move closer
PoliticsGreek Politics, remains to be seen. Tsipras’s interview comes as the Greek government steps up its contact with the country’s lenders, in the build-up the second bailout review starting in the autumn. Finance Minister
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