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March budget primary balance short of target, but taxes continue to overperform
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance for the first three months of 2022 was confirmed at 1.65 billion euros, compared to a deficit of 13.4 billion euros during the same period last year, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released...
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Sparks to fly as coalition and SYRIZA clash over electricity sell-off
PoliticsGreek Politicsdiscussion at committee level was due to begin on Wednesday. PPC workers’ union, GENOP-DEI, is opposed.... SYRIZA sees this as an opportunity to strengthen its relationship with GENOP-DEI, one of Greece’s
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Electricity strike nipped in bud, leaving political loose ends
PoliticsGreek Politicsthreatening the strikers with arrest if they did not return to work. Their union, GENOP-DEI, announced... to end the protest. This swift move to nip GENOP-DEI’s action in the bud seems to have been due
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Privatisation of power transmission firm ADMIE a key challenge among prior actions
EconomyProgrammeunions at PPC, particularly the vociferous GENOP group, are strongly opposed to public control of the electricity production and transmission being lost or diluted. GENOP’s allegiance has switched from
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Athens goes over energy plans, eyes enhanced role
PoliticsForeign Policybetween the natural gas systems of Greece and Bulgaria, entering near Komotini and exiting near Stara
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Grand projects and even loftier ambitions drive Greece's energy project bonanza
EconomyFeaturesand Stara Zagora. Whilst relatively modest in length and capacity (it will deliver 3 bcm/y initially
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Primary surplus targets become part of main political agenda ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek Politicschange over time if the next government can overperform on the reform front remains to be seen
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SYRIZA looks to eat further into ND's poll lead in final week of campaign
PoliticsGreek Politicsrepeated that as long as the budget continues to overperform there will be more permanent positive
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Athens promotes role as energy hub as PM prepares for talks in Washington
PoliticsForeign Policythe northeastern Greek city of Komotini and Stara Zagora, in central Bulgaria. That includes
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Newsletter 339 - 27/05/2022
significantly overperform.
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