Dutch King, Queen sign Malaysia plane condolences book
Dutch King, Queen sign Malaysia plane condolences book.
Greece Able to Call Its Own Tune
The euro crisis started in Greece, and it won’t be over until doubts over Greece’s prospects are erased. That this is still some way off was clear from Greece’s latest bailout review, the longest and most attritional yet. After seven months of haggling, the troika of official lenders—the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International…
Primary surplus may top €1bn
A senior Greek official told Reuters that 2013 primary surplus may exceed previous forecasts and top €1bn. Same source noted that “data from the general government, social security organisations and hospitals are good and this is why the surplus may exceed €1bn”. It is reminded that the latest official forecast (incl. in 2014 budget) calls…
Dutch interest in the Cyprus natural gas
During a meeting in the Hague, the Cypriot Minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Mr Yiorgos Lakkotrypis and the Minister of Economic Affairs of the Netherlands, Mr Henk Kamp, discussed a broad range of topics covering, inter alia, the natural gas discoveries in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone, issues relating to the EU gas market,…
Stournaras: Νο deal with Troika by the end of January
Greek FinMin, Yiannis Stornaras admitted in a television interview (www.skai.gr) that sealing an agreement with the troika by the end of January is rather challenging but suggested that Greece considers the delay favourable since it will be able to incorporate the positive December data. According to Kathimerini, the negotiations are likely to conclude in February…
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