• Unhappy with delays, EU institutions spell out terms for Greek catch up • Moscovici in Athens to discuss 10-day deadline for relief payout • PM aides say late compromise reached with banks • Labour Ministry officials: Debt settlement scheme for social security to go ahead # Creditors, as expected, have told Greece that proposed new … Continue reading Athens Digest 28.02.2019
Month: February 2019
Athens Digest 27.02.2019
• Greece braces for sobering reports on its recovery • Gearing up for new bond auction, officials tell Reuters • In poll, New Democracy makes gains amid opposition to Macedonia deal • Repots: May 8 new date set for lignite plant sale • Greeks’ health standards are dropping, Bloomberg survey finds # The government is bracing … Continue reading Athens Digest 27.02.2019
Athens Digest 26.02.2019
• HFSF’s Czurda: No loosening of bank risk assessment • MinFin Tsakalotos meets BoG governor Stournaras to discuss the two proposals about NPLs • Red tape, slow judiciary hindering recovery says top EBRD official in Greece • Morgan Stanley issues mixed report card on Greek bank rescue • Resolving a commercial dispute through the courts in … Continue reading Athens Digest 26.02.2019
Athens Digest 25.02.2019
• Midterm fiscal plan for 2019-2013 forecasts growth, albeit at declining rate • Enhanced surveillance report expected on Wednesday as time to crucial Eurogroup ticks away • Energy Ministry, DG Comp reportedly close to deal for sale terms of lignite plants • Outrage over BBC report referring to Macedonian minority in Greece # The revised mid … Continue reading Athens Digest 25.02.2019
Athens Digest 22.02.2019
• Banks, government hammer out details of new insolvency rules • Tsakalotos upbeat on SMP-ANFA payout • Lower primary surplus targets? A Dutch ‘no’ on the table • Still a hugr gap to bridge. Greeks’ trust in EU lower than in pre-Brexit UK # Government officials last night said they agreed with bankers over the final details … Continue reading Athens Digest 22.02.2019