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Minister proposes way forward for auctions as pressure mounts from banks, creditors
EconomyProgrammeprocedures until the end of the year after attacks on some officials and frequent protests by activists... of the strategy for reducing banks’ exposure to non-performing loans ahead of next year’s stress
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IMF adds to calls for no further delays to e-auctions
EconomyProgrammepart in any auctions this year because of fears about their safety. Justice Minister Stavros Kontonis... agreement could be reached before the end of the year. “The third review is going well, but certainly more
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Will centre-left let go of past to grasp change?
Agoralast year but the process collapsed at the last minute. This year’s effort has been hampered
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Eurosystem funding falls by 4.38 bln in October as ELA declines
EconomyMacroeconomymonth this year except for February, when a marginal rise of 334 million was recorded... of Greek banks, taking into account private sector deposit flows.” Since the start of the year
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Greece bottom of the list on EU social justice index
Societybeen carried out annually since 2008. The EU average score stood at 5.85, improving on last year’s... market in Greece scored lowest out of all countries (3.46). As of 2016, the year on which survey data
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Broad support in Parliament for handouts amid mixed signals from polls
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreek MPs voted overwhelmingly in favour of redistributing 1.4 billion euros from this year’s excess primary surplus on Monday night even though voters do not seem convinced that the government’s... its four-year term, while 38.5 percent want early polls. Centre-left The survey also provides a first
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ND puts pressure on Kammenos, a potential weak link in coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe overcome as the party looks towards next year and the end of the programme. It has become abundantly clear... is said to be aiming to hold a founding congress for the umbrella political group early next year so
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OECD report shows Greece had highest tax ratio rise in 2016
EconomyMacroeconomythe previous year and 35.9 percent in 2014. In 2000, the figure was 33.4 percent. The increase of the tax... over 26 percent of GDP next year, having peaked at 27.3 percent of GDP in 2016. In the OECD’s
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Institutions head back to Athens in search of SLA by end of week
EconomyProgrammeof the year, are due to hold a general assembly on Monday to confirm whether they will call... being made available first. The system is not expected to be fully operational until next year. Banks
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Institutions, Athens start new round of review talks as e-auctions get green light
EconomyProgrammeTalks between the institutions and the Greek government are due to resume on Tuesday with hopes of a staff-level agreement (SLA) being reached by the end of the year growing after notaries decided... this year’s excess primary surplus to low-income households via the means-tested online scheme. Officials
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