Bloomberg article asks and answers a list of questions: 1. Is the economy strong enough to exit the bailout smoothly? 2. Why did Greece need so many bailouts? 3. What has Greece done to address its budget problems? 4. What else does Greece need to do? - etc., there are several more points and a depressing "bad loan" chart that puts "Greece is in a league of it's own" with a 46.5% non-performing loan rate.

June 18, 2018

Finance

Eurozone braces for row with Greece over bailout exit terms - Concerns likely that country will suffer fourth collapse unless EU writes off some debt - UK Guardian

Moscovis: Definitely a debt deal at the Eurogroup - New Intervention by the Commissioner for Economic Affairs - Naftemporiki

We will testify for Andas. Georgiou if necessary "No one denies the credibility of ELSTAT..." - Naftemporiki

"... The Prime Minister stresses that no retreat to pension reform will be allowed, while referring to the Georgiou case, he says that no one denies ELSTAT 's credibility and notes that "if the court asks us to testify in favor of it, we will do so."

FYOM

In interview with Kathimerini, Mogherini says EU will throw weight behind name deal - eKathimerini

Macedonia Signs Historic Deal With Greece on Name Dispute - NY Times

Macedonia agrees to change its name, ending long dispute with Greece - UK Guardian

Protests in Greece as Macedonia is renamed after 27-year row - UK Sky News

Big rally in Athens for Macedonia as government snobs the will of the Greek people - Protothema

Turkey

Turkey: Presidential candidate makes TV speech from prison - He called Turkey’s current climate a “teaser” and warned that “the actual scary part of the movie has not yet begun” - Protothema

Thousands of tonnes of garbage on the streets of Athens - Liberal GR

In the swamp of division Political parties have become caught up in electoral tactics, from which they cannot escape even for the sake of a national issue - Tovima

Flood scare in Athens - Minos - iefimerida

In support of the agreement with Skopje, also new pension cuts, toll increases also voted - Evros GR

The Athens Stock Exchange and the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce Host the 7th Greek Investment Forum, "Greece: Back on the Path to Growth"

June 16, 2018

Greece, Macedonia to sign name change accord June 17 - Reuters

Greece and Macedonia Press Ahead With Name Change - NY Times

EU Commission says Greece needs help easing debt load - ABC News

Motion to censure rejected - Protothema

Greece Wants a Bold Merkel Embrace of Macron's Euro Zone Plans - US News

June 15, 2018

Finance

EU Commission says Greece needs help easing debt load - ABC News

Greece Approves Last Big Austerity Package of Yearslong Bailout - Wall Street Journal

Greece passes fast-track reform package to unlock bailout cash - Reuters

Greece clears last batch of reforms needed to exit bailout - Washington Post

Reggling confirmed that there will be strict post-mortem surveillance - Liberal GR

The same old story, in a worse version - eKathimerini

"...Regardless of any agreement with our creditors for public debt reduction, supervision will continue ... the general situation has not improved. Public debt is greater than it was in 2010, whereas private individuals now owe more than 100 billion euros in delinquent debts to the tax office, another 100-or-so billion in overdue loans to banks, and more than 20 billion in overdue fees to social security funds. After eight years of bailout agreements, reforms and austerity, we still don’t know when and how our country will stand on its feet.

Politics

Kammenos, Kouvelis filing lawsuit against Golden Dawn and Barbaroussis - Athens News Agency

Venizelos calls for last minute changes in Fyrom ... in the text on the highly charged issues of ethnicity and language - Tovima

Barbarousi expelled from Golden Dawn - toxwni.gr

Golden Dawn Delirium: Call for a coup to arrest Pavlopoulos and Tsipras - iefimerida.gr

Papandreou: Dangerous divisions, criticism that the gov't negotiates on its own, does not attempt to cultivate the necessary spirit of national consensus - Tanea

Minister of Defense requests Golden Dawn be prosecuted on basis of Articles 134 and 135 of the Constitution - Thessaloniki Radio

Twenty SYRIZA MPs fail to vote omnibus bill due to technical issues - Protothema

HCDCP: 3,103 cases of measles - Naftemporiki

Fire in Nea Makri - toxwni.gr

June 14, 2018

FYOM

Opposition head to call no-confidence vote in gov't - ABC News

"...Greece's Alexis Tsipras faces a vote of no-confidence in his government, while Macedonia's Zoran Zaev is contending with the refusal of the country's president to sign off on the deal if it is approved by parliament.

Macedonia and Greece: Backlash over name deal - BBC

Macedonia president says won't approve name deal with Greece - Reuters

Macedonia and Greece fail to resolve bitter naming dispute President Gjordje Ivanov says no to deal renaming country as Republic of North Macedonia - UK Guardian

Tsakalotos: Yes to the agreement with Macedonia otherwise forget development in Northern Greece - Liberal GR

Macedonia name change deal with Greece hits a big snag - CNN