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Mitsotakis marks first year at ND helm by emphasising tax cut goals
PoliticsGreek Politicswas timed to coincide with Mitsotakis’s one-year anniversary as party leader. In terms of issues relating... as the government’s approach) was one of the most significant achievements of his first year... if he could show greater ownership of such a scheme than previous administrations. When he set out his
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No fear of the bear? Bilateral economic relations between Germany and Russia
Agorabillion euros. It is noteworthy that the trade balance with Russia is negative for Germany, one... no signs of decline. Per the Russian Direct Investment Fund, a sovereign-wealth fund set up to assist... money from one country to another, in violation of money laundering controls and in breach
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Newsletter 107 - 17/02/2017
with the institutions and one that includes measures aimed at helping growth and the most vulnerable in Greek... points of the review have been settled, the discussion could turn to the detailing of the next set... 3.5 billion exclusively for arrears clearance. Around one third (1.03 billion) of total GG arrears
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Greece forced to revisit prickly subject of pension spending to conclude review
EconomyProgrammepension reform is expected to be one of the most prominent and sensitive issues that will be discussed. Pension reform was one of the key issues in the first programme review, which was concluded... pension, which is a fixed amount set at 384 euros for 20 years of contributions, and the contributory
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Newsletter 111 - 17/03/2017
(SLA) could be reached by April 7 but acknowledged that one issue is proving a major stumbling block... SYRIZA would suffer too much political damage if it takes sole responsibility for the new set... by 6,900 to 3.65 million. The number of long-term unemployed (more than one year) edged up
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What Dijsselbloem didn't say
Agorapresident. Whatever the case, Jeroen Dijsselbloem exposed one of the ugliest and most damaging sides... solidarity in the context of the euro crisis, they present it as a one-way transaction: The program... it makes is defined by the terms its lenders set out. Seven years on since the first bailout
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Newsletter 113 - 31/03/2017
from 2020 but the IMF appears to want the measure, worth 1 percent of GDP, to be implemented in one...) with the minimum instalment amount set at 50 euros. The key condition for a company to be eligible for the mechanism is to have covered its operating expenses for one year over the last three years
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Racist attacks fell in 2016, report by monitoring body indicates
Society, religion or colour, while and in one incident the staff of humanitarian organisations and the building intended to host refugees were targeted. One incident was recorded of a journalist who covers..., more than one victim was targeted, while in 54 cases the attack was committed by two or more people
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Debt relief moving to centre stage in programme discussion
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe agreed in their entirety now. The provision of debt relief is one of the aspects to the agreement... set of fiscal measures that his government has signed up to. The line from government spokesman.... This is believed to have been one of the main topics of discussion when Lagarde met with German
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No certainties for Athens before Eurogroup as lenders try for debt deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsplace on June 15. It is possible that an extraordinary one could be held before... a serious impact on the calculations regarding Greece’s debt. One report in the Greek media over the weekend claimed that one of the documents the IMF has handed to the eurozone creditors suggests
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