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Greece targets seat on UN Security Council as North Macedonia row rumbles on
PoliticsForeign Policyto be heard as well as all the like-minded countries.” The two men also discussed the wars in Ukraine.... For Greece, “this proposal should be accepted. We will all work towards this direction... bilaterally and multilaterally, within the framework of international organizations. All forms of aggression
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No time for Tsipras to celebrate as long list of tasks means pressure is on from start
EconomyProgrammeis anticipated to raise 168 million euros in 2015 and 240 million in 2016. Although all political parties... integrating into the ITC the solidarity levy as of 2016. 2) Identify all business income tax... of the solidarity grant (EKAS) for all pensioners by late 2019, starting with the top 20 percent
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Creating a competitive natural gas market: Legal aspects and investment opportunities
Legal", in an effort to create equal market access conditions for all gas companies operating within..., it amended paragraph 1 of article 82 of Law no. 4001/2011 in order to provide all eligible customers with the right to choose their own gas suppliers, by including within the definition all non
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Does the EU Commission suffer from optimism bias? (Part 1)
Agoraassistance, unemployment benefits, health, and education—all sensitive to demographic developments... on the central assumption of convergence of all Member States towards the same value of labour productivity... projection horizon is 2070. All member states that start with lower-than-average labor productivity
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The Cyprus bailout is different, not only due to the bail-in
Agoracountries. Yet in Cyprus it is the first time a non-European Union State was explicitly asked... guaranteed monopolies and an absolute reduction in the number of public workers. Yet the devil
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A closer look at Greece's 2013 budget primary surplus of 603 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy. Similarly, indirect taxes marginally increase 0.6 percent in December, yet dropped 5.9 percent... specified yet. The key areas of disagreement involve the implementation of structural reforms
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Troika returning to Greece but key decisions still months away
PoliticsGreek Politicsand job creation are yet to appear is doubtful. The government will hope that in the event it performs... been suggested, could yet be a difficult “success story” to sell to the beleaguered Greek public.
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Where Greek banks stand ahead of capital needs disclosure
Economynot been yet specified, it is expected to take place in the next two weeks (i.e. until the end... issues have not been yet officially rubberstamped, the official sector is very close to a final
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Does return to markets signal end of Greek crisis? The perils of ignoring macro-economic fundamentals
Agoraof the country’s credit rating was premature and not yet based on fundamentals. The Greek authorities.... It is not yet time for the cry of “mission accomplished.” Of huge importance for the country’s
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Fitch upgrades Greek credit rating to B with stable outlook
EconomyMacroeconomyAs previously rumoured, Fitch upgraded on Friday Greece’s rating by one notch to ‘B’ from ‘B-‘ with a stable outlook, yet still remaining in the non-investment grade. This is the first Greek... to 1.4 percent in 2014. On sovereign liquidity, Fitch notes that the near-term risk has fallen, yet
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