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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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PM gets no change out of opposition leaders on US trip, electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya or any other actions that Athens deems provocative. Tsipras, though, went a step further... Mitsotakis for not holding a meeting of party leaders before his trip to Washington in order to ensure
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PM trails switch in tax cuts, admits misstep in approach to migration
PoliticsGreek Politicsabout Libya’s maritime deal with Turkey are not respected grabbed the headlines, but Mitsotakis also revealed that his government is considering holding off on reducing corporation tax for a second
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Unhappy voters struggle to find alternatives as PM faces fresh attack from veteran conservatives
PoliticsGreek Politicsthey expect those involved to be punished. On the eve of the vote on holding a preliminary inquiry... with the neighbouring country and of picking the wrong faction to ally with in Libya. Karamanlis voiced
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Kammenos's odd partnership with Tsipras still holding together
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDefence Minister Panos Kammenos was re-elected as leader of SYRIZA’s coalition partner Independent Greeks (ANEL) over the weekend, while also managing to highlight the odd nature of the cooperation between the two parties. There had been reports that Ka...
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Athens pleased with Washington talks despite lack of definitive US position on Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyactions in the East Med and Libya. The Greek government has many times since Tuesday tried to play down... replied: “when you're talking about Libya, we're discussing with President Erdogan, we're discussing... talked about that subject specifically — Libya and what's going on. We'll be talking to Russia
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Tsipras, against all odds
Agoraof their own. The SYRIZA-led government, elected only four months earlier had just emptied out its holding... with specific cases of anger, prompted by the measures that have been voted through. Public transport
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Thessaloniki rally highlights political complexities of addressing name issue
PoliticsGreek Politicsnot see New Democracy as an opponent to their cause. Instead, he seems to want to harness this anger... not necessarily be against the idea of snap elections, holding them before Greece has exited its bailout
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Lenders set to keep coalition waiting for answer on pension cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsof holding elections in February, regardless of whether there is an agreement to hold off... into anger with the lenders if they block efforts to stop the reductions. Until now
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