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Athens, lenders trying to put last pieces in place for technical agreement
EconomyProgrammeon main pensions. Although the government was hoping to implement pension cuts as of 2020, the IMF has... may see a significant decline of up to 30 percent in their currently paid main pension. Labour reform
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Tsipras clears with relative ease first domestic hurdle to getting deal approved
PoliticsGreek Politicsbacking of Tsipras and his government from one of SYRIZA’s main bodies. A total of 113 members voted... of SYRIZA’s main faction, the movement of the 53. Only three of the group are also MPs. It is not clear
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Foreign minister opens up about EU concerns
PoliticsForeign Policydevelopments regarding EU–UK negotiations. According to Kotzias, Greece’s main aim is: 1. To avert negative... of the two working groups based at the Foreign Ministry has already met 5 times. The main aim
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Overdue social security contributions climb to 22.5 bln at end of Q1
EconomyMacroeconomythe end of 2016, KEAO was fed by overdue contributions over 5,000 euros from the four main Greek pension... thirds (15.03 billion) related to main SSC debt and the remaining 7.47 billion to surcharges
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Newsletter 117 - 05/05/2017
will stem from the partial elimination of the personal difference in main pensions, entailing pension... rebellion over deal Finance ministry rejects main opposition call to implement counter-measures now Having
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Govt tables 2018-21 MTFS containing 4.5 bln in measures, sees growth rising from 1.8 pct this year
EconomyProgrammecontributions. The pension interventions include a reduction in the personal difference in main...) adjustment of main pensions (as of 2022 instead of 2019) is expected to yield savings of 128 million
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Greece eyes higher growth as possible catalyst for Eurogroup deal
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDimitris Tzanakopoulos. He set out three “main principles” that Athens is using as a guide... lenders and the IMF over medium- and long-term growth projections as the main problem that needs
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Newsletter 122 - 09/06/2017
projections as the main problem that needs to be addressed. He said that Europe has to take... published by the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) showed international tourist arrivals at the main
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Greece as an energy hub: Reality or wishful thinking?
EconomyFeatures, connecting energy products from the east to supply the needs of Europe. Turkey is currently the main... for energy projects. The main reforms come in the shape of liberalising the power sector in line
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Tsipras eyes next step after mixed Eurogroup deal
PoliticsGreek Politicsfinal form debt relief will take were the main issues that the opposition parties used to attack... the programme next August. This will be the main feature that Tsipras will use to rally his party
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