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The wit and will of men
Agorasome clarity about what interventions will be made in the coming years so the country’s debt is put... of them could be put at risk by further procrastination over the debt issue. Wrong turn If events take... to be put on hold. Athens saw these two developments as vital to its ultimate goal of lowering
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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeaturespledging to put the country among the global leaders in the transition to a zero-carbon economy... and Climate (abbreviated in Greek as ESEK), which amends the plan put forward by the previous government... levels (compared to 32 percent in the original plan), which would put Greece above the central EU
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A third of young Greeks would consider emigrating to escape economic problems
Society, Slovakia at 40 percent and Italy at 37 percent. However, 35 percent of Hungarians, 31 percent of Greeks
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Greeks' views on Muslims out of step with other Europeans, survey indicates
Societyimportant to national identify, putting them just behind Hungarians (52 percent). Overall, on an index
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Consumer scorecard finds Greeks struggling most in EU with cost of living crisis
Economyby Hungarians and by some distance the Portuguese.
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In hindsight it would have been nicer
Agorasimply reflects tactics being adjusted as the firewall and others measures were put in place... require additional financing that no one in the eurozone was willing to put up. In the meantime... in bailing in creditors who subsequently might themselves have to be bailed out." Simply put
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Troika returning to Greece but key decisions still months away
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMinister Antonis Samaras put the figure at around 1.5 billion euros. Olli Rehn acknowledged... comments at Monday’s Eurogroup that any discussion about more loans for Greece has now been put off until... the funding gap for 2015 at 6.5 billion euros. Latest reports put the total figure for the three years
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Eurogroup leaves Tsipras with difficult but not impossible deal to sell at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsfrom the Left Platform, to accept. It appears to put a halt to a number of the party’s pre-election... but it seems likely that the government will put the vast majority on hold at least for the next... forward with Friday’s agreement, it will also put an end to speculation about whether capital controls
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SYRIZA's left wing ups pressure on Tsipras but PM retains authority for now
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the end of the two days of deliberations in a central Athens hotel. The first was on a proposal put... of clash that could put Greece’s position in the euro in question. Tsipras also won by a clear... to issue more T-bills. The final document also incorporated a brief text put forward by the 53+ movement
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Lenders' reaction to pension pledge leaves Tsipras short of options
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMechanism revealed that it has put on hold the implementation of short-term debt relief measures... process has been put on hold as the institutions are examining whether Tsipras’s pledge to give 617..., would put him on a collision course with the lenders. Approval of the handouts would be seen
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