The IMF report released yesterday indicates that new fiscal measures are on the way; Antonis Samaras again promises to ease taxes and ‘correct injustices’; but the Prime Minister wrote a…
The cabinet reshuffle sees PASOK MPs and New Democracy MPs from the populist right wing of the party take over key positions; Gkikas Hardouvelis takes over as Finance Minister, a…
The government reshuffle is to focus on key positions in the economic governance of the country; a ‘new memorandum’ sees additional tax burdens on Greeks; what Stournaras and Lagarde discussed…
The government hurriedly shuts down parliament amid claims of political trickery; Golden Dawn leader and MPs rant, rave and hurl abuse in parliamentary discussion; Stournaras makes a secret trip to…
The government is to urgently push ahead with a fire sale of numerous state assets; the cleaning women of the Finance Ministry receive police beatings instead of the court-ordered re-hirings;…
Pre-election promises evaporate as European Commission maintains a tough line towards Greece; the succession of Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras remains a thorn for the government’s planned cabinet reshuffle; 7 billion…
Wolfgang Schauble indicates a new loan programme and new measures are on the cards for Greece; the regional governorship of Attica is a dress rehearsal for power for SYRIZA; the…
Samaras and Venizelos begin the process of deal-making over the government reshuffle; a number of potential tax reductions are on the table with the troika; the ministry of health makes…
The agency responsible for establishing a national land registry (ktimatologio) was sacrficed in order to achieve the primary budget surplus; the resignation of DIMAR president Fotis Kouvelis has wider political…
Giannis Stournaras threatens to resign; the ‘New Greece’ is up for sale; the International Labour Organisation issues a damning report for Greece; the rise of the Eurosceptics is to trigger…