Saturday, May 21, 2016

Economic News & Views - ( May 21 , 2016 ) Overview For Saturday ( 1. Greece In Focus - Ahead Of The Critical May 24th Meeting Of Greece & The EG , Debt Relief Formulations / Concepts and First Review Completion Rounding Into Shape. 2. EU In The News - EU Commenting On Turkish Parliament Decision Lifting Immunity For Certain MPS , Juncker Threat To UK On Brexit , EU Failure To Fulfill Transfers From Greece And Italy To Rest Of The EU , EU- Turkey Mud-Pie Gets Worse As Turkey's Gaming The System By Dumping Expensive Or Low Value Refugees On EU While Keeping Highly Valued Refugees , Legal Basis For EU-Turkey Deal May Be Scuppered Anyway. 3. UK Referendum - Both Points Of View. 4. Odds & Ends . )


Greece .....





 

23 seconds ago
Press for debt relief - US Treasury Secretary leans on Germany'....


US Treasury’s Lew Presses to Find “Meaningful Debt Relief” for , writes .






 

4 minutes ago
D.R could involve buying out portion of IMF loans to Greece , front-loading some concessions , backloading 1


Herr Dr Schäuble starting to realize he can't avoid going to the Bundestag one way or anothr











 

12 minutes ago
more contentious debt relief options (such as regarding payment or financing targets ) until 2018 ( after German Elections of 2017.) 2








 

16 minutes ago
The local credit sector rejects the International Monetary Fund’s fresh questioning of Greek banks’ capital adequacy


Credit sector rejects IMF’s call for another 20 billion in capital










 

4 hours ago
Amendment on multi bill re cost savings.


MoF tables amendment freezing of promotion and wage drift in 2017-18 for special wage grids, cost savings of €118 mln for 2 yrs.







 

4 hours ago
Half of new privatisation fund's earning will reduce debt, but only loans, FinMin says.





EU........






 

14 minutes ago
EU High Representative/Vice-President Federica Mogherini and Commissioner Johannes Hahn raises concerns of EU.


EU expresses serious concern over Turkish parliament decision to lift immunities









 

32 minutes ago
Juncker's threat important to note , shows the mindset of leadership at the EUC.


Important response to Juncker's statement that we'll 'not be welcomed'. Article 8, Lisbon Treaty. via






 

13 hours ago
EU has moved only 563 of promised 20,000 asylum seekers from Greece and Italy to rest of EU.










 

10 minutes ago
Rain aggravates conditions at refugee camp near Idomeni









 

12 minutes ago
Turkey has told UNHCR that Syrian academics can't be sent to Europe in migrant swap deal







 

18 seconds ago
Turkey dumping re: refugees "many serious medical cases /refugees w/ very low education" among refugees sent from Turkey.1


Turkey refuses EU travel to highly-skilled Syrian refugees: report







 

37 seconds ago
Turkish authorities have repeatedly withdrawn permits which had already been granted, because 2






 

49 seconds ago
the refugees had been found to be well-trained engineers, doctors or skilled workers, the report said. 3







 

29 seconds ago
ICYMI , very important !


Legal basis for the EU-Turkey has been thrown into chaos, after a Greek appeals committee ruled Turkey isn't "safe"




Brexit......






 

11 seconds ago
Farage touring re : Brexit !


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Looking forward to campaigning across the country on the Brexit Bus. Together, we will get our country back!







 

27 minutes ago
Switzerland is neither an EU nor EEA member and has most competitive economy Why can't we be the same








 2 hours ago
G7 united against Brexit but can only hope for an 'In' vote








 

8 seconds ago
Schauble offers his wisdom to UK on Brexit - Naturally he thinks UK should stay in.


Brexit would be 'wrong decision for the UK', says German finance minister at G7 talks






 

5 hours ago
Brexit. The odds on Leave are at 25%. But investors are still wary of a post-EU Britain








 May 20

Online versus phone polling: What happened at the last UK wide referendum on AV in 2011.







 

6 hours ago
Leaving the EU is a risk Britain shouldn't take, says before vote








 May 20

Juncker warns UK voters ‘deserters will not be welcomed back’ ahead of EU referendum





Odds & Ends.....





Egypt Air  Tragedy......





 

8 seconds ago
Black boxes have been found !


Report: EgyptAir black boxes found:










 

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Visa Free Travel - Ukrainians.....






 

23 minutes ago
Hmm , looks like France not willing to accept concept of visa free travel for Ukrainians. Surprise , surprise .


says no to regime








Libya  .......






 

2 hours ago
NATO & EU say they're close to a deal for security/military cooperation with 's GNA. I say tread carefully, could go terribly wrong.









 

6 minutes ago
East Libya reps & tribal elders meeting in Friday reject conclusions, expressing distrust in GNA PC & support for army








 

4 minutes ago
Faraj al-Mabri (Tobruk mayor): Criminals who destroyed Tripoli airport are now participating in GNA and terrorist militias protecting the PC








 

23 minutes ago
GNA trying to portray any forces/warlords that pledge allegiance as legitimate forces/army, opponents as spoilers & militias.






 

1 hour ago
No cooperation with Serraj administration until militias disbanded says Hafter -









 

7 minutes ago
Haftar Says His Forces Will Not Cooperate with GNA









 

3 hours ago
With oil blockade lifted tanker departed Tobruk Friday + 3 more to load this month








 

22 hours ago
calls for residents to join "Jihad" on forces loyal to Pres Council during local radio broadcast








 

2 minutes ago
We can't access forex to pay our debts, oil marketers tell FG - Vanguard News via








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