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Opposition keeps pressure on Mitsotakis as surveillance issue sends ripples through ND
PoliticsGreek Politicselections. Commentators note the reluctance of the parliamentary rank and file to get behind the PM... of spyware in Greece, and repeated his pledge to bring legislation to ban the sale of the software... are demanding to hear evidence from key individuals linked to the private vendors of the Predator software
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Gov't lowers tax-free threshold, prepares for third pillar of measures worth 1 pct of GDP
EconomyProgrammeand most important relates to the tax-free threshold, which was initially lowered to 9,090 euros from its..., the tax-free threshold for families with two children is set at 9,090 euros. It remains unchanged... tax-free threshold entails an extra annual tax burden of 100 euros for families with two children
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Glimmer of hope for efforts to negotiate over tax-free threshold, but not primary surplus
EconomyProgrammethe pre-legislated reduction of the tax-free threshold for incomes by European Commission vice... will help it convince the lenders that the tax-free threshold does not have to be lowered, at least... the government and opposition may have been encouraged by what Dombrovskis had to say about the tax-free
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Mistaking tolerance for a free rein
Agoraprosperity free market policies can bring. As mentioned earlier, what we are witnessing now... have come so early in its tenure, along with the free pass the government is receiving from much... mistake ND could make at the moment is mistaking conditional tolerance for a free rein. *You can follow
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Home testing starts as govt aims to break free from pandemic's grip
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe country on Monday. Teachers and pupils were required to take tests, which are provided for free... to purchase another 10 million tests that will also be supplied for free. In the meantime, the pace... restrictions on May 2 remains in doubt. Clearly, allowing free movement over Easter would be a popular
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Samaras proposes free wi-fi as crisis antidote for young Greeks
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPrime Minister Antonis Samaras has come up with a surprising proposal to give hope to young Greeks, including those considering leaving the country because of record unemployment: Free wi-fi... be remembered most for the proposal concerning free wi-fi access across Greece. The suggestion came
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Tech start-ups click into place to fight off Greek recession
Societyobstacles in the Greek markets, such as a lack of free competition, to evolve into small, agile... the success stories is BugSense, which provides software that analyses and fixes mobile phone... with $100,000 of seed funding. Their software development kit (SDK) is now one of the most popular in the world
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Tsipras vows to cancel reduction of tax-free threshold as SYRIZA seeks way back
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn a last bid to outfox his political opponents, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Tuesday night that his government will table legislation this week to overturn the reduction to the tax-free threshold for incomes, which was due to be adopted next year. Speaking to public broadcaster ERT
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PM faces complex challenge as Turkey threatens free passage for refugees
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government scrambled to prepare on Friday for a potential sharp influx of refugees arriving in Greece over the next few days after Turkey intimated that it would provide free passage to Syrians seeking to reach the European Union. Turkish officials made the claims on Thursday, sparking concerns
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Government offers free holidays, bigger fines and more hirings in evolving fire response
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir holidays cut short to return to Rhodes for a free stay next spring or autumn. The centre-right
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