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Tsipras lays down gauntlet to SYRIZA rebels, proposes September congress or members' vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the drachma. The central committee will have to decide whether it will accept Tsipras's proposal... the central committee, where the faction has around 30 of the 201 members. They were among the 109 central committee members that voted against the agreement with the institutions earlier this month
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Tsipras gets his way over September congress, gains breathing space from SYRIZA rebels
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter sitting for around 12 hours on Thursday, SYRIZA’s central committee granted brief... to back the prime minister. This could have triggered a significant swing within the central committee, where the faction has around 30 of the 201 members. They were among the 109 central committee
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Newsletter 37 - 31/07/2015
reached by August 20, when Greece has a 3.5-billion-euro bond held by the European Central Bank..., the European Central Bank could allow Athens to issue more T-bills. However, there would have... the discussions with Greece’s lenders. Late on Thursday, SYRIZA’s central committee decided instead to back
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Newsletter 45 - 02/10/2015
Central Bank. The government, in cooperation with the Bank of Greece, the Hellenic Financial... Reform Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Central Macedonia Governor Apostolos Tzitzikostas..., an issue that was a central theme in the 20 September elections. Post-election data suggests that New
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Tsipras strengthens grip on SYRIZA, sees more 'open' party
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the same direction. Tsipras took part in the first meeting of the party’s central committee over... the party is over,” Tsipras told the 201 central committee members. The prime minister will be helped in his task by the fact that he is tightening his grip over the party. Developments at the central
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Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016
Pensions remain central issue Positive hints from Eurogroup as IMF calls for more measures... took their protest to central Athens (for the first time) on Friday against the proposed increases... accusations against SYRIZA of it trying to exercise central control over the private and public sector
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Demand for hospitals' reserves raises concerns about govt's liquidity position
Economyto be transferred to the central bank on the same day the note was sent. This triggered complaints from New... repos, utilising the general government cash reserves. In January 2015 central government repos stood.... Of these, more than half (5.28 billion) relate to the central government, 2.33 billion to local
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Government's relationship with Stournaras teeters again
PoliticsForeign Policyon the same day that the central bank blocked coalition-backed nominations for the top positions... to turn on Stournaras again when State Minister Nikos Pappas suggested that the central bank chief... 2012 and 2014. It is believed this comment was prompted by the central bank governor’s insistence
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A market for NPL resolution
Agoraauthority, and the domestic central banks. They chiefly concern standardised supervisory practices... the sales process to the central bank is not an insurmountable task for the authorities in Athens... lenders by a member state’s central bank or appearing to delay the bankruptcy procedures of insolvent
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Newsletter 89 - 23/09/2016
, which has been under investigation from the Bank of Greece in coordination with the European Central Bank’s Single Supervisory Mechanism. The central bank’s report is due to be The government may... for the central bank chief over the government. All this has created an uncomfortable situation
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