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Newsletter 305 - 16/07/2021
than a third, according to some polls) is sceptical or completely opposed to the vaccines..., and others putting the estimate at more than 5,000. The protesters, many carrying Greek flags, while... is smaller than those seen habitually in Greece, including at the recent anti-labour law rallies
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Come back Cleisthenes, all is forgiven
Agorapartners had caught on to this obfuscation. However, rather than one man or a group of decision makers.... A case in point is former Athens mayor and health minister Nikitas Kaklamanis, who is in the running... some 230 million euros when Kaklamanis left, according to his successor Giorgos Kaminis. The former
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Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas
Agorarather than divisive. His centrist party, To Potami (The River), posits a new proposition by relying on candidates whose strengths lie in their professional achievements rather than how many rungs up... will have to be built in the vision of its policy makers rather than according to the troika’s instruction
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Greece and lenders far apart on foreclosures as housing NPLs keep rising
EconomyProgrammedifference between the Greek government and the institutions during the 3-day visit of the quadriga...) be deemed eligible for protection. The quadriga appeared willing to discuss the threshold of 120,000 euros to be applied based on the market value of the property rather than the taxable value
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Programme review talks continue, progress on tax, pensions and NPLs at a premium
EconomyProgrammean agreement could be clinched by March 25. The quadriga proposed to the Greek government last week.... According to this quadriga proposal, the current tax-free threshold of 9,550 euros would be lowered... tax break. Both the government and the quadriga proposals result in lower tax for those self
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Newsletter 37 - 31/07/2015
, with less than three weeks left in which the various sides should – theoretically – come to an agreement... than 12 years, since November 2003. In addition, June outflows are the third biggest since last...), the European Commission and the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the newcomer making the quadriga, it would
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Athens seeks enhanced regional role via international religious conference
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe international alliance against ISIS, France had different aims in hosting the conference than Greece has..., Ioannis, Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam and Chief Rabbi David Moshe Rosen from
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From the troika to the quartet
Agora), the newcomer making the quadriga, it would be Greece’s third macro-economic adjustment programme... on the short-term repayment obligations in 2015 and 2016 to the IMF and the ECB than on the country... to conclude the proceedings on time. *An earlier version of this article appeared in last week's e-newsletter
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Europe missed an opportunity on banking union
Agorais supposed to be built on three pillars: A central supervisory authority, a common resolution mechanism... and proceeding with recapitalisation wherever it is needed is a fundamental precondition for economic
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Omnibus bill passes but leaves marks on coalition and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek Politicsto the short time the government granted MPs to debate legislation that stretched to more than 250 pages... increases to take place at prices lower than those paid by the country’s recapitalisation fund... and served as a reminder that with less than two months to go to the elections, SYRIZA has yet
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