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ND keeps eye on upcoming local elections amid ongoing complaints about wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicswinter sets in. The opposition parties dismissed the meeting as little more than a public relation stunt, during which the government simply confirmed measures that would be taken anyway rather than... forest fire, which has burned more than 800 square kilometres, making it the largest wildfire recorded
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Mitsotakis's wildfire narrative comes under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politics/northwest) is in effect, fires have to be approached from behind and kept “narrow” rather than being met... of the fire was much more limited than first though. The image shows that out of around 17,600 hectares... that more than 160,000 hectares of land have been burned since the start of the year, representing
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Under-fire PM pledges civil defence improvements following summer of destruction
PoliticsGreek Politicspatients in no more than 10 minutes. The government also plans to hire 10,000 new health workers... developments, Mitsotakis also wanted to make it clear – perhaps more to an international, rather than domestic... the accidental loss of life would be jailed pending appeal, rather than be released until the appeal
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Newsletter 394 - 22/09/2023
and end.” Tsakalotos gained a handful more votes than Pappas on Sunday as 13,156 (8.9 pct) SYRIZA... Mitsotakis rather than his leadership rivals. A prospective victory would create a certain challenge... in Thessaly have a sizable contribution that comes to 5 pct in gross value added and more than 5 pct
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A leader from nowhere, but to where?
Agorahad a chance of being elected leader of SYRIZA, rather than being a momentary political curiosity, probably tells us more about the state of the party and the psychology of its voters, than it does... a candidate they felt could win an election, rather than a party that stands for a specific set
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Budget overperformance in Aug fuelled by VAT and income tax, spending significantly contained
EconomyMacroeconomy. The overall balance is better than the target by 2.33 billion euros. Revenues Net revenues for the period... to 15.49 billion, 805 million higher than the target. Excise tax revenues were 4.59 billion, 60.... Income tax revenues came to 12.85 billion Euros, 1.71 billion higher than the target. Tax refunds
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Newsletter 395 - 29/09/2023
revealing much about his positions, although much of what he said had a centrist, rather than leftist... successful and even speaking better English than the prime minister. It is this promise of being able...’s result there as a springboard for bolder moves. If SYRIZA performs well, or better than
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomy. The overall balance is better than the target by 2.31 billion euros. Revenues Net revenues for the period... to 17.2 billion, 779 million higher than the target. Excise tax revenues were 5.19 billion, 100.... Income tax revenues came to 14.92 billion Euros, 1.61 billion higher than the target. Tax refunds came
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SYRIZA facing more departures as party's position continues to weaken
PoliticsGreek Politics” faction, met on Sunday to debate their position. The upshot of the meeting, which lasted more than 10 hours and involved more than 1,000 members, was that Achtsioglou’s supporters do not see how they can... caused by Kasselakis’s decision to clash with his internal critics rather than seek some form
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Greece - Some structural macroeconomic arithmetic
Agoraof the recession of the 2010s. The working-age population (WAP) is declining even faster than... lower than any of the impressions suggested by Table 1. How could this affect the interpretation... on the upside, less than 1 percent would be recommended, letting automatic stabilizers compress the deficit
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