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Early IMF repayment next goal for Athens after concluding second post-MoU review
EconomyProgrammeof this point in their official statement and particularly the fact that the new Katseli law is temporary...-month extension requested by the Greek side set the wrong tone in the negotiations with all... that is set to commence next month. Also, Athens want to issue another bond before the European
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Athens preparing to present budget plans to lenders after tax cut pledges
EconomyProgrammedetails on Friday about the government’s fiscal plans, as set out by Prime Minister Kyriakos... security contributions, which is set to begin next summer, has an estimated cost of 200 million euros... of the measures will be reduced because of an increase in revenues. Athens is also expected to point
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APS bill tabled, allowing use of 12 bln in state guarantees to reduce NPLs
EconomyBanking, and coupon payments at the end of the order. A sticky point in the summer was how the commission... in their books. The servicers that will manage the securitisation have set goals in meeting their collections... in effect after a one-year grace period to fully set up their operations. NPE numbers In its latest
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Mitsotakis sets aside talk of next Greek president to meet Trump at White House
PoliticsGreek Politics, government spokesman Stelios Petsas said that Mitsotakis is set to announce his choice by early February... to Tsipras’s argument, especially as the Greek president is a figurehead who is often expected to set... is highly debatable. Critics will point to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s visit to Greece
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Athens looks an as EU prepares to clear path for North Macedonia, Albania accession talks
PoliticsForeign PolicyThe European Union is set to agree on Tuesday, during a video conference of foreign and EU affairs... on the implementation of one of the main priorities set since June 2018 related to the protection of minorities... will insist on this point. Commenting on the EU-Turkey deal, High Representative of the Union
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EU's temporary framework for state aid in response to Covid-19 outbreak
Legal. The Temporary Framework has defined a minimum level at which guarantee premiums are set... of Legislative Character, published on 11th and 20th of March. It should be underlined at this point... by Member States of state aid relating to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Commission has also set out
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PM presents roadmap for relaxing lockdown, highlights political messages from handling of Covid-19
PoliticsGreek Politics. In a televised address, the sixth since the coronavirus outbreak, Mitsotakis set out... from several ministers on the details of how the new set-up will work. The most significant change from... a confrontation with the Church of Greece. In his speech, Mitsotakis made a point of informing viewers
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PM in search of recovery fund boost as parties clash over latest Novartis episode
PoliticsGreek Politics, according to the proposal set out by EC president Ursula von der Leyen. This is equivalent to more... on this point, but the Greek PM wants to avoid at all costs anything that looks like another bailout..., the controversy over the affair looks set to run for considerably longer in Greece.
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Greece's post-lockdown hubris
Agorasacrificed its early advantage to political mishandling. It is common to point the finger at the decision.... Surely there wouldn’t be one set of rules for foreigners and another for locals? The political class themselves set the first example. No sooner were movement restrictions lifted, than politicians
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Defence spending, economic support plans dominate PM's policy speech
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the perilous state of relations with Turkey. The New Democracy leader set out the latest range... towards 20 pct. Fiscal Mitsotakis also announced a set of 12 measures to help the economy and protect... percentage point reduction (from 39.7 to 36.7 pct) in social security contributions for private sector
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