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PM pins hopes on conciliatory approach to soften farmers' protests
PoliticsGreek Politicsat the roadblocks set up across the country, but their immediate reactions suggest a softening among some... by seeking to lay the blame on the EU rather than taking responsibility for poor policy design and poor
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Is the Greek green transition running out of power?
Agorathe power sector off its emissions‑reduction trajectory. Greece is set to miss its 2025 power‑sector... is at a crossroads. The choices made now - on infrastructure, market design, and climate ambition
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Athens balancing diplomacy and defence amid Middle East turmoil
PoliticsForeign Policya dense and increasingly difficult set of challenges for Greece. For Athens, the main concern... this shift, noting in his weekly review last Sunday that “we are moving forward with the design
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Drop ‘til you shop
Agorathe week around, making the most of custom when it is there. There is evidence to suggest that the idea
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Finance Ministry outlines plans for making savings, increasing revenues
EconomyProgrammeby market participants and proactive audits. The MoF is also considering to incorporarate custom
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Parliament's bailout probe has potential to be politically toxic
PoliticsGreek PoliticsParliament is set to discuss in the next few days (possibly on Monday) a proposal by SYRIZA and Independent Greeks MPs to set up an inquiry into the circumstances in which Greece signed up to both... forces. It is a perhaps not such an uncanny coincidence that the parliamentary inquiry is set
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Trash dispute troubles SYRIZA ahead of political lull
PoliticsGreek Politics, though, seems set to keep up its pressure on the government via other means, especially by highlighting... disbursement, Athens will have to show that it has used the 0.8 billion euros set aside from that tranche to clear arrears, which currently stand at around 5 billion euros. It will also have to set aside some
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Newsletter 194 -15/02/2018
Primary residences deal secured Govt set to send proposal to institutions after finding common... been reported that the threshold in this case will be set at 250,000 euros. Secondly, the value of the residual mortgage will be considered. In this case, the cieling will be set at 130,000 euros
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Ministers unveil lengthy payment schemes for unpaid taxes and contributions
EconomyProgrammeMinister Alexis Tsipras specifically, regarding a set a tax relief measures. SYRIZA has been trailing... Haritsis and Deputy Finance Minister Katerina Papanatsiou set out the parameters of the three different... qualify for the 120 instalments, with the minimum monthly payment being set at 30 euros. For those
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Vital economic legislation lined up as ND seeks compromise over diaspora vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsin Washington last week, Finance Minister Christos Staikouras reportedly set out what the government’s key.... On pensions, the government is set to unveil its plan for overhauling the supplementary pension system... criticised by SYRIZA, which argues that it will put future retirees at risk. The proposal is set
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