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        Tsipras goes big on minimum wage, hoping to enhance election hopes PoliticsGreek Politics PoliticsGreek Politics. Tsipras said that this was a measure the government owed to “those who saw their wages reduced by 22... implemented in 2017. The opposition party also suggested that the measure was announced now... to the constitutional name does not come into effect until Greece has approved Skjopje’s NATO 8%
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        Protection of main homes the next step in assembly of election ammunition for SYRIZA PoliticsGreek Politics PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government hopes it has done enough to secure almost 1 billion euros in debt relief measures... process. SYRIZA will bring the new scheme into the range of measures it has taken over the last few... the programme last summer, the government’s policy-making has been focussed on sharing the benefits 8%
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        No final word on pension cuts as lenders prepare for return to Athens next week EconomyProgramme EconomyProgrammeofficial did not rule out the possibility that the measure, which has already been legislated..., the Greek government has been given some encouragement in its bid to avoid the pension cuts that are due.... The mission is expected to last four days. The draft budget has to be submitted to Parliament on October 1 8%
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        European Commission's travel guidance brings some optimism for Greek tourism sector PoliticsGreek Politics PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece has welcomed the European Commission’s guidance on travel and tourism as a first step... by torpedoing the summer tourist season. The Commission has recommended that Europe’s external borders remain closed to arrivals from third-party countries until at least mid-June but has not endorsed 8%
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        Tsipras pledges array of tax cuts, hopes for break on pensions PoliticsGreek Politics PoliticsGreek Politicsit a certainty that the measure would not be adopted. He explained that Athens will argue its case... problem has been addressed as a result of the June Eurogroup agreement. He argued that this secured... for monthly benefits of between 70 to 200 euros. Tsipras tied this measure to Greece’s demographic problem 8%
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        Our most popular stories in 2014 Agora Agora. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Economy - 30/11/2013 Has internal devaluation really helped Greek exports? The performance of Greece’s exports has been one of the main.... The Greek share in exports markets has been steadily declining since 2008 and the reforms implemented 8%
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        Newsletter 336 - 06/05/2022  , introduced in 2020, has become the subject of a number of legal challenges following the recent price hikes... sees as an unwillingness by the government to protect consumers. The main opposition has also been.... The latest opinion poll by Alco for Open TV underlined the extent to which the cost of living has 8%
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        No let up ahead in terms of fiscal demands for new Greek government EconomyProgramme EconomyProgrammeobjected to the measure, none has presented so far equivalent revenue sources or cost savings to offset... of 0.5 percent in 2016, 1.75 percent in 2017 and 3.5 percent in 2018. In addition, Greece has also... in 2018. As early as October, the Finance Ministry (MoF) has to adopt a supplementary 2015 budget 8%
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        Tsipras wins domestic support for pension bonus but key struggles lie abroad PoliticsGreek Politics PoliticsGreek Politicsto 1.6 million pensioners and knowing that he has put main opposition party New Democracy...-Rata for government-friendly Efimerida ton Syntakton newspaper suggested on Friday that the measure... making a move that has some appeal to voters, Tsipras also managed to put New Democracy 8%
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        Are politicians in Greece promoting reforms or social cannibalism?![Photo by Can Esenbel [www.mundanepleasure.com] en_GB Photo by Can Esenbel [www.mundanepleasure.com]](resources/toolip/img-thumb/2013/11/01/pray_agora_800_esenbel-medium.jpg) Agora Agorathat people within the country not only buy in to these fallacies but are happy to promulgate them... disposable. Forget about the fact that since 2009 the number of civil servants has been falling... is to draw attention from the wider failings of those who held power. There has been no attempt 8%