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Refugee crisis edges further onto domestic political agenda
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece. There has been speculation that Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras may even exercise veto powers.... This perhaps explains the more aggressive line that New Democracy has taken over the last few days
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Eurosystem funding slips by further 1.9 bln to 104.2 bln in Feb
EconomyMacroeconomy, central bank funding has dropped by 22.35 billion euros, amid reduction of uncertainty, stabilisation..., ELA funding has been reduced by 18.78 billion euros from the recent peak of 86.77 billion last June
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Refugees crisis grows in Greece as EU-Turkey deal hangs in balance
PoliticsForeign Policyinto the country faces obstacles both at home and abroad. Domestically, disquiet about the potential pact has... Democracy has led the critical calls and on Sunday accused the government of being out of its depth
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Coalition crisis on hold as Kammenos eases up
PoliticsGreek Politicschief claimed that he has only called for the minister to resign by himself. Kammenos also appeared... to satisfy Tsipras’s governing partner, who is keen to play to his staunch nationalist audience. It has
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This is how things stand as bailout talks head for a brief pause
EconomyProgrammeLottery Terminals (VLTs), whose launch has been delayed, and significant savings in military expenditure... a tax on bank transactions that has been rejected by all the institutions. NPLs The government
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Calls for snap polls, parliamentary probes set tone for polarised politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsand questioned whether there was any prospect of early elections. Clearly, the opposition leader has... way, it appears that the tone has been set for the months to come.
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Economic sentiment rebounds in March, consumer confidence nosedives
EconomyMacroeconomyof 75.2 in March 2009. It has improved by 14 points since its recent low of 76.1 last August. Consumer... points to -71.9 in March. This is the the lowest reading since September 2013. Consumer confidence has
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Migrant arrivals to measure impact of return scheme launched on Monday
PoliticsGreek Politicshas not yet come to terms with the fact that the implementation of the EU-Turkey deal means.... SYRIZA has been reluctant to deploy this kind of force, which goes against the party’s ideology
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Tsipras plays to domestic gallery over IMF dispute
PoliticsGreek Politicsabsence of the Fund from the programme has an appeal for Tsipras because he seems to believe... in Athens, he issued another statement clarifying that the sustainability of Greece’s debt has
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Greek stocks slip 1.7 pct during week with subdued volumes
Economyand the mission chiefs resumed in Athens, with the Finance Ministry indicating there has been..., landing at 561.61. Since the beginning of the year, the domestic stock market has fallen by 11 percent
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