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Judicial row erupts over election legislation as poll points to ND recovery
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the Supreme Court to bar a party from taking part in the election if it is deemed that its genuine leaders... in a second ballot, where the winning party would gain up to 50 bonus seats.
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Move to block far-right fuels conflict between ND and SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament passed on Tuesday the government’s amendment aimed mainly at giving the Supreme Court the right to bar far-right Ellines (Greeks) from participating in the upcoming elections, although... in a follow-up ballot as the winning party will be awarded a bonus of up to 50 seats. However
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Mitsotakis tempers expectations for EP vote, Kasselakis talks up prospects
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn an extensive TV interview on Thursday night, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis set the bar for his party in this year’s European Parliament elections at a similar score to the one New Democracy... over the last few weeks are completely wrong, there is no prospect of SYRIZA winning the June 9 vote
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Newsletter 492 - 23/01/2026
Democracy might raise the bar to limit the entry of smaller parties, amid a proliferation of new... indications that Mitsotakis does not intend to alter the electoral law to make it easier for the winning
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Tax chief's departure brings coalition revenue plans under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicseuros. #Greece new unpaid taxes at €763 mln in Apr (from €1.21 bln in Mar) & at €4.33 bln year
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Budget execution shows primary surplus of 711 mln, 503 mln ahead of target
EconomyMacroeconomyperiod. This implies an average figure exceeding 1 billion per month. Although the April figure of 763
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Unpaid taxes keep rising, tax audits short of targets
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s unpaid taxes rose by 873 million in May at a slightly accelerating pace compared to the 763 million recorded in April, according to data provided by the General Secretariat of Information Systems. Following May’s performance, the year to date figure of new unpaid tax obligations stands
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Unpaid taxes rose by 1 bln a month in H1 2014, collection targets missed
EconomyMacroeconomyThe rate of increase in Greece’s unpaid taxes accelerated to 1.03 billion euros in June from 873 million in May and 763 million in April, according to data provided by the General Secretariat of Information Systems, which also revealed that most tax collection targets are being missed. The June
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Primary cash surplus widens to 2.85 bln in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s central government primary cash balance improved to 2.85 billion euros in the first quarter (Q1) of 2016 from 1.19 billion last year, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Wednesday. In March, the primary cash surplus widened by 11.1 percent to 763 million from 687 million
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Budget primary surplus at 4.66 bln in 11-month as expenditure falls, revenues rise
EconomyMacroeconomyof 763 million euros, landing above target by 1.58 billion euros. Revenues Gross revenues edged down
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