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Greek stocks tumble, bond yields rise in wake of Tsipras speech
Economyahead of the extraordinary Eurogroup on Wednesday, where Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis
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Beyond economic policy, new Greek coalition starts setting out agenda
PoliticsGreek PoliticsUnderstandably, after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras set out his government’s policy programme on Sunday, all the attention has fallen on whether Greece will be able to reach an agreement with its lenders, starting with Wednesday’s Eurogroup. However, as the eurozone waits to find out what Finance
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The government decisions that could shape the future of Greek banks
Economyin the Greek proposal at the Eurogroup on February 11. NPLs Another key issue for banks as well
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Greek stocks and bond yields recover on hopes of deal with eurozone
EconomyThe Athens Stock Exchange soared 8 percent on Tuesday, more than offsetting the significant losses of 4.8 percent recorded on Monday. The strong rebound was fuelled by the 4-pillar proposal that Greece is expected to present to the Eurogroup for discussion on Wednesday, indicating the first sign
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Complications over president a taste of things to come for Tsipras?
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTwo seemingly unconnected events became linked on Sunday when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras decided to put off his decision to nominate a successor to President Karolos Papoulias until Tuesday, several hours after a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels. Tsipras had been expected to name European
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Tsipras makes unpopular choice for president, with eye on political balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsand could damage the prospects of reaching an agreement with the Eurogroup this week. Tsipras
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The numbers behind Greece's reform proposals
EconomyProgramme. In an interview following the February 20 Eurogroup, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said
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Tsipras begins effort to avoid SYRIZA division over deal with creditors
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras began on Wednesday his effort to quell any unrest within his party after Friday’s Eurogroup agreement and the reform proposals agreed by lenders on Tuesday signalled a retreat from many of SYRIZA’s pre-election pledges. Tsipras chaired a meeting of SYRIZA’s
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A closer look at planned laws for unpaid taxes and home foreclosures
EconomyMacroeconomysubmitted to the Eurogroup on February 23, Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis committed to: a) Improve
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Strong resistance within SYRIZA leaves Tsipras with tough juggling act
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the prime minister to accept the recent Eurogroup deal rather then back the Left Platform's proposal
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