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Second round of local elections deliver worrying results for PM, glimmer of hope for opposition
PoliticsGreek Politics. However, he was soundly beaten by Dimitris Kouretas, a candidate put forward by centre-left PASOK... leader Stefanos Kasselakis, on personal visit to the USA, suggested that his decision to back each
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Complex privatisation fund faces tall order to reduce Greek debt
EconomyOn top of the fiscal measures yielding 3 percent of GDP by 2018, one of the key prior actions for the conclusion of Greece’s first programme involves the establishment of a new privatisation fund. This was envisaged in the Eurozone Summit statement of l...
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Government being tested on multiple fronts
PoliticsGreek Politicscome from the private University of Nicosia in partnership with private equity firm CVC Capital Partners regarding the creation of a private medical school in Greece. CVC is already invested in the Greek
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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New asylum law comes up against old failings
AgoraAt the reception centre for asylum seekers in Rijswijk, bicycles are parked neatly like they would be outside any apartment complex or office block in the Netherlands. Joyous shrieks are heard nearby as children play at a small, but tidy, playground. The prefabricated structures that serve
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Bulgaria's Covid-19 vaccination fiasco: excessive risks, mediocre results
AgoraBiotech and India’s Bharat Biotech. A question of price While the exact prices the different vaccine
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A brief lexicon of the Cyprus issue negotiations
Agorasettlement is not to make the conflicting sides love each other and sing Kumbaya together. The aim
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Credit contraction decelerates to 0.9 pct in April, net additions climb to 659 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy. The positive flow in April is almost entirely attributed to corporate sector net additions of 763... positive for the third successive month, with net additions climbing to 763 million in April
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Newsletter 269 -16/10/2020
shows deficit of 7.01 bln September figures show decline in revenues On a monthly basis, net revenues... primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared
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