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Reopening public broadcaster poses multiple challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsGreek Politicson Parliament’s TV channel. In practical terms, Konstantopoulou’s stance also nearly led... broadcaster is even more significant for the government in symbolic terms. Its overnight shuttering
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National Bank posts losses of 159 mln in Q1 2015
EconomyBankingweaker NII from Turkey (down 12 percent in TL terms) and Greece (-2 percent). The lower Greek NII... terms, LLRs reached 11 billion in Q1. NPLs NBG showed a stable non-performing ratio (NPL) at 24.3
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Income inequality in Greece has grown during crisis, OECD report shows
Society. This means Greece ranks sixth in terms of inequality among OECD countries after Mexico (30.5), Chile (26.5... rise in income poverty in Greece, especially when measured in terms of “anchored” poverty, i.e. when
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High levels of dissatisfaction among Greeks, Eurostat report shows
Society, Greeks were joint second last in terms of their satisfaction with their accommodation (6.6 compared... with the Cypriots in terms of their satisfaction with green and recreational areas (a 5.9 average compared
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Greece makes new proposals in search for deal acceptable to lenders and MPs
PoliticsGreek Politics. Even if the ultimatum contained favourable terms, it would be politically difficult for Tsipras to get his lawmakers to accept it in the knowledge that the agreement has been made on lenders’ terms
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The political scenarios ahead for Greece after the referendum
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe that the current government would try to struggle on, accepting the terms offered by lenders and implementing... the terms they have offered but that as of Tuesday night, when the programme extension expired, the current
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An impossible choice
Agoracontrols. Furthermore, on Wednesday this week the public in Greece had to come to terms with the fact... process. But reopening the expired terms of reference of the second financial assistance programme
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Tsipras goes to Brussels with opposition's backing, parameters of agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsrelatively low in terms of what Tsipras will be expected to return with from Brussels at this stage... terms. Lafazanis’s comment regarding the joint statement will not have gone unnoticed in the prime
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Greek trade deficit plunges by 24.2 pct in May
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter rising in the preceding two months, Greece’s trade deficit plunged 24.2 percent in May, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). In absolute terms, trade deficit stood at 1.3... to a decrease in imports by 5.2 percent, while exports were almost stable (+0.02 percent). In absolute terms
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Greece submits proposals to lenders in hope of paving way for agreement
EconomyProgrammein nominal terms until 2021 · increase in the health contributions for pensioners from 4 to 6 percent..., it suggest also an alternative scheme by October 2015 with equivalent results in terms of competition
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