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March 26, 2017 Blog 23

The situation in KTG’s comments section has gone far out of control recently. More than 10-15 comments per day solely aiming to target and attack each other? In the last 24 hours, I deleted 20 ‘comments’ by users furious at each other. Guys, You must be kidding… Guys, I wonder, …

Eurogroup to discuss Greece’s Debt Relief despite German objections

May 9, 2016 Economy 1

“we are closer to a compromise agreement on the package of emergency measures and the closure of the first evaluation of the Greek program, but we are not there yet” an eurozone official told Athens News Agency after the Euro Working Group concluded its work on Monday in preparation of …

Greek FinMin to face the Eurogroup with 153 YES in Reforms legislation & anticipation that Debt Relief discussion starts

May 9, 2016 Economy 3

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos was already in Brussels, when the Greek Parliament was voting to adopt the Pensions Reforms and new Taxation bill short after midnight. In order to avoid that even one vote is missing, Tsakalotos made use of the option to vote per letter. He was certainly happy …

Eugrogroup: Dijsselbloem puts Greece’s debt relief on the table, Moscovici pretends to have no idea (video)

March 8, 2016 Economy 5

This was certainly a surprise. Eurgogroup head Jeroen Dijsselbloem made an unexpected statement: that the issue of the Greek debt relief would start once the 3. bailout review is successfully concluded. This could happen sometime in April. Dijsselbloem’s statement was a surprise because Greece’s European creditors, that is German Finance …

Eurogroup: Did Schaeuble trade “at least 50K refugees in Greece” for “debt relief discussion”?

March 7, 2016 Economy, Refugees 1

Remember when we used to have these old record players and sometimes there was a problem with the needle and it would get stuck? The Eurogroup seems to have the same problem. Its needle sticks and it repeats the same thing again and again. After the meeting today, in his …

Moscovici to Greece: Forget about debt relief, first program review then discussion on “debt serving”

December 10, 2015 Economy Comments Off on Moscovici to Greece: Forget about debt relief, first program review then discussion on “debt serving”

“The IMF is an asset,” EU Commissioner for Monetary Affairs Pierre Moscovici told reporters in Brussels, as in Athens the government ministers struggle to find a way out with creditors representatives on hot potatoes like the red-loans and the pensions. But talking to Greek reporters he tried first of all …

Brussels’ vision of Greece’s next gov’t: “broader coalition & legitimacy”

September 8, 2015 Politics 7

Lenders in general and Brussels in particular have apparently a specific vision about Greece’s next government: a broader coalition with parties dear to the European Commission and the European Parliament. You know, like the water-proof Europeans, the good old chaps from PASOK and New Democracy, the new ‘liberal socialists’ or …

Euro FinMins discussed “Capital Controls”, Eurobank chief warned “Banks might close” on Tuesday, if no deal

June 22, 2015 Economy 8

So the eurogroup finance ministers allegedly discussed also about imposing Capital Controls in Greece. Custom is that nobody speaks openly about Capital Controls in advance, but suddenly sends banks to “holidays” to the increase the surprise effect and prohibit bank runs. However the Belgian Finance Minister could not keep the …

President Hollande invites PM Tsipras in Paris in early February

January 28, 2015 Politics Comments Off on President Hollande invites PM Tsipras in Paris in early February

French President Francois Hollande invited new Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras in Paris. Hollande’s invitation has already be sent to Tsipras, the meeting is to take place before the next Council of Europe, scheduled for February 12th. “France is ready to discuss solutions to Greek debt,” French officials said, althoughHollande …

RT report: “Debt Drama: Was whole Greek bailout deal a failure?” (video)

August 31, 2013 Economy Comments Off on RT report: “Debt Drama: Was whole Greek bailout deal a failure?” (video)

Stuck in recession, plagued by soaring unemployment and suicides – the Greek plight is dragging on, sending shivers across the EU. Greece is struggling to meet the conditions of its international lenders, who are pouring billions into the ailing economy. But when will the rescue package actually work? Or has …

Reichenbach: IMF admits austerity program mistake? No idea, no program revision…

February 6, 2013 Economy 1

What if the IMF officially admitted wrong multipliers and false calculations applied for the Greek austerity program. Horst Reichenabch, head of the EU Task Force rejects any discussion on a possible program modification. “At a time when Greece has managed to overcome the difficult phase of this program, I don’t …

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