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Greece braces for complex EU-Turkey summit on refugee plan
PoliticsForeign Policyneighboring country. The Greek government has been preparing for challenges that may crop up during... to make it quick and efficient. “It's up to the Hellenic authorities to organize this,” he said
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Brussels attacks prompt fears in Athens over handling of refugee crisis
PoliticsForeign Policyand there appears no let-up in the flows from Turkey. This prompted Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to call German... forces being deployed on Albania’s border with Greece if smugglers try to open up the “Adriatic
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Credit contraction accelerates to 2.3 pct in Feb, loan deductions of almost 400 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy. The breakdown by segment showed corporate lending balances edged up to 96.1 billion in February with deductions...-performing exposure (NPE) ratio edged up to 43.6 percent in September from 39.9 percent at the end
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New Democracy sticks by snap polls call as gov't looks to probe, tender for relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsended up being beaten to the punch by New Democracy. The government’s proposals was table... reforms and tax hikes, so New Democracy seems intent on countering this by keeping up the strong criticism
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Greek stocks advance 2.6 pct for second straight week on improved investor sentiment
Economy. Sales soared 63.4 percent to 498.5 million, while EBITDA climbed to 84.1 million up 20.3 percent... displayed net loss of 63.4 million in 2015 from 87.5 million in 2014 with revenues up 11.3 percent
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Leaked IMF exchange sours mood before bailout review resumes
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe chance to up the stakes. So far, Tsipras has not shown a clear intention to play hardball but the next... will be held up or derailed by tactical maneuvers or grandstanding.
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Tsipras and the IMF: Another miscalculation?
Agorawould avoid any discussion on Greece in the run up to the British referendum on EU membership on June.... Thomsen stresses that if there is a solid package of austerity that adds up to the 2.5 percent
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The men who would be prime ministers
AgoraThere has been much consternation in Greece over the last few years about the economy’s inability to grow and produce sectors that can flourish. The country’s politicians have come up with a unique... the matter of a few months, Tsipras also had to eat his words. Vows to tear up the existing bailout
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Bailout talks resume with key issues pending and contingency measures emerging
EconomyProgrammea proposal apparently made by the institutions for contingent measures of up to 2 percent of GDP (3.6 billion... in the contributions for supplementary pensions by up to 1.5 percentage points, cuts in pensions (sum
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Greece tops EU tables for lawyers but also pending administrative court cases
Societyin 2011, 35 in 2012, only to reach 21 in 2014. With women making up just over three-thirds of its... Slovenia (81 percent) and Latvia (80 percent). Women also made up 71 percent of judges at second instance
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