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Parties mull changes to electoral law, top judge resigns
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the conservatives would be willing to help provide a super-majority of more than 200 out... years, deeming them unconstitutional. He suggested that the latest round of cuts would put some
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Athens eyes cancellation of pension cuts as Tsipras prepares Thessaloniki package
EconomyProgrammethat the government will manage to put off the measures, to the surprise of its critics. Following... to the ENFIA property tax, costing 200 million euros; 3. A reduction in the ceiling on contributions
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Appeals over past pension cuts sow confusion about potential fiscal impact of backpay
EconomyTwo recent decisions by first instance courts in Thessaloniki and Athens that awarded pensioners backpay for income lost due to the pension cuts in 2012 has put the spotlight back on a decision... euros annually per pensioner - 400 euros at Christmas and 200 euros at Easter and summer respectively
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Tsipras responds to criticism of SYRIZA record in bid to rally support
PoliticsGreek Politicsthemes and put across his point of view on a range of issues. He defended his fraught negotiations... months of 2015 cost “60, 80, 120 or 200 billion euros” and claimed that Greek debt fell in 2016
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Finance Ministry faces balancing act as it starts to draft 2020 budget
EconomyProgrammethe elections. The payment of the so-called 13th pension put an extra 830 million euros in taxpayers... to save around 200 million euros, while the greater use of digital tools in the civil service will save
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Newsletter 218 -06/09/2019
unions and around 200 people protested outside the Labour Ministry in Athens on Tuesday. The measures... Central Bank president Christine Lagarde, even though Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has put
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Athens launches drive to pre-pay part of IMF loan, bringing budget benefits
EconomyProgrammeto the early elections and some fiscal decisions that were taken without the creditors’ approval put... a threshold of 187.5 percent of the country’s quota have a 200 basis points surcharge, while credit
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Fourth review talks conclude with fiscal differences remaining
EconomyProgrammeloans’ securitisation and as such, ministry officials argued that this could bring in 200 million... of the post-programme period so that the release of the SMP and ANFA profits process will be put
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Banks highlight areas of concern in talks on NPL scheme
EconomyBankingconsulted as the technical details of the scheme were put in place before it was submitted to DG Comp... Comp. The total commission for circa 9 to 10 billion euros of guarantees is estimated at 200 million
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Mitsotakis promotes constructive role as talks over electoral process continue
PoliticsGreek Politics, which some opposition parties object to, in the hope of securing the support of more than 200 MPs... round will be conducted based on the electoral law put forward by New Democracy, if it passes
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