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Refugee crisis poses multiple political challenges for Tsipras
PoliticsForeign Policyfailed to set up a service to manage some 500 million euros for addressing immigration challenges. Tsipras said it was agreed during Friday’s meeting that the service would be set up in the next few days
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Tsipras takes big risk by axing public revenues chief Savvaidou
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the revenue service. However, Kathimerini reported on Friday that the legislation being prepared... Tsipras into direct conflict with the creditors who want the revenue service not to have to report
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Wages index edges up 0.4 pct in Q4 of 2015
EconomyMacroeconomy) and administrative and support service activities (+11.6 percent). In contrast, three sectors showed a drop... activities (-15.6 percent) and accommodation and food service activities (-2.9 percent).
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Unemployment rate falls to 21.5 pct in 2017 despite increase in Q4
EconomyMacroeconomyactivities (+23,200) and other service activities (+17,800). The three sectors displaying the biggest year...), manufacturing (9.7 percent), public administration and defense (8.8 percent) accommodation and food service
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Greece registers 42,425 asylum seekers at rising rate in two years of EU-Turkey deal
Societyservice in the two years since the EU-Turkey refugee deal came into effect. The report showed that 42,425... 2017 marked the highest number of final decisions at first instance. The Asylum Service also..., leaving thousands of refugees, who were en-route to join family members elsewhere in Europe, trapped
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Unemployment rate stable at 21.2 pct in Q1
EconomyMacroeconomyin hires were accommodation and food service activities (-23,500), wholesale and retail trade, repair...) accommodation and food service activities (8.1 percent), and education (8 percent).
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Economic sentiment at 102.5 in June as improvement in subindexes slows
EconomyMacroeconomy. After improving for three straight months, the service confidence indicator declined by 4.1 points month-on-month to 21 in June compared to 25.1 in May. Since the start of the year, service confidence
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Economic sentiment reaches 105.3 in July, highest since June 2014
EconomyMacroeconomyof negative readings. In the year so far, industry confidence has risen by 5.2 points. The service... points in June. Since the start of the year, service confidence has improved by 2.5 points. Retail
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SYRIZA and ND go head-to-head over promises to lighten tax burden
PoliticsGreek Politicssecurity contributions to 15 percent and chopping the VAT rate in the food service sector to 13 percent..., that the solidarity levy will be restructured and that the VAT in the food service sector will be brought
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Athens poised to unveil new minimum wage as post-MoU review continues
EconomyProgramme) and senior civil service posts, the clearing of state arrears and the strategic plan for reducing... capacity to service its debts will enhance over a longer-term horizon. Despite accelerating growth
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