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Newsletter 47 - 16/10/2015
reached 121.39 billion euros in September, the lowest reading since May. The change in September... is the lowest reading since May Budget execution deteriorates Greece’s budget execution deteriorated... service may be the least of the party’s troubles. A much more serious concern is that those founding
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Reshuffle speculation mounts as offshore law sparks new political row
PoliticsGreek Politics-tranche, worth 7.5 billion euros. However, it may help to convince Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras that his... negotiations with the institutions and the challenging measures that were passed through Parliament in May... and only 7.5 percent believing the outcome of the May 24 Eurogroup was positive for Greece. Tsipras
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Opposition tries to pin government down over last year's Plan X
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Alexis Tsipras in May 2015 after six weeks of work in secrecy by a team of experts led... public has interest any longer in what Varoufakis may or may not have done unless... Houliarakis, who led Greece’s negotiating team at a technical level, denied ever holding any meetings
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Newsletter 96 - 18/11/2016
on the debt issue beyond what was set out in the May Eurogroup statement. Moreover... on Thursday. Athens, though, did not give up its hope that it may be able to push for something more than... coordination. As the US is the single-largest shareholder in the IMF, European creditor institutions may
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Newsletter 97 - 25/11/2016
. “Ah, but support for the euro in Greece remains strong,” may be the counter-argument... recent survey on the subject by Greek polling firm Public Issue. A poll published in May indicated... (as promoted by German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble) is still on the table, the odds may change
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Newsletter 101 - 23/12/2016
on the relationship between the coalition and the The recent handouts to pensioners may be seen... that the Greek state has a right to give its approval in such cases but that the law is too vague and may... to go to snap elections. The recent handouts may be seen as preparing the ground
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Newsletter 109 - 03/03/2017
progress in the talks between Greece and the institutions, which resumed in Athens on Tuesday, may.... For instance, pensioners may see their incomes drop but, at the same time, the cost of their medicines may be reduced. Achieving this balance is the only chance Tsipras has of ensuring that his MPs back
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After agreeing measures, coalition sets sights on vote and debt relief deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsreturned from his official trip to China. Tsipras is due back in Athens on May 16, which would... agreement may not be reached by the May 22 Eurogroup but “a few days” after that. Debt relief... in Greece holding up a settlement. This underlines how important the prospect of debt relief now
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Coalition braces for Sunday demo, ponders impact on cooperation
PoliticsGreek Politicsstrong turnout may convince Mitsotakis that he is on the right track, especially given..., this may not necessarily lead to the government collapsing. According to reports, one of the scenarios... has of being re-elected by alienating his nationalist supporters, he may decide the least bad option
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More debt talks lined up but chances of IMF departure growing
EconomyProgrammeto funding needs not exceeding 15 percent of GDP. Fiscal measures There may be some within the Greek... capacity, Athens may be able to convince the European lenders that the fiscal measures demanded by the Fund... discussion at the moment but other government officials have suggested that this may change in the near
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