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Athens prepares final 2019 budget after green light to ditch pension cuts
EconomyProgrammeestablished,” he added. Final budget Unlike the draft version, the final budget will include only one... Central Bank and central banks in the member states (ANFA and SMP). There appears to be progress on one..., which is one of the main privatisation goals for this year.
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Developments, poll data spark new round of speculation over elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsin March. According to Kathimerini, one of the outlets to suggest that this option is being mulled, going...” in December, sinks in. This is one of the main reasons that it is premature to speculate about the timing... option, particularly as it could ensure a higher turnout that might favour SYRIZA (roughly one
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A European intelligence school led by Greece and Cyprus?
Agoraof classified information to the Kremlin is one of the biggest concerns. And, as Dr Ioannis Nomikos... to cooperate with Greece and Cyprus as the idea of a “European Intelligence Academy” (EIA) was one... of EU helicopter crew in hot and high conditions, and a project to develop one deployable special
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Breaking up is hard to do
Agoraresiding in one of the other 27 Member States and the transitional period. It is hardly surprising that the negotiations have proved difficult if one takes into account that secessions, even when... concessions from the EU, one has to point out that on 29 March 2019, the UK will be withdrawing from
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The absent are in the wrong
Agora, the broader public sphere, and even Parliament. If one excludes references to the issue in an article... represented in Parliament today has dedicated a session of one of its decision-making bodies to this matter... in 2018 is conspicuous by its absence. For example, only in one joint session this year (on February 9
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S&P keeps B+ rating and positive outlook, stresses factors for stronger growth
Economyfor S&P. At ‘B+’, Greece’s sovereign debt is seen as highly speculative by S&P, one notch behind... in the banking system and the capital controls. S&P highlights that Greece has one of the most... billion euros in the peak of May 2016, to 88.6 billion in the end of June last year. Even so, about one
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Pension outlay still falling, 40.4 pct of main monthly payments below 500 euros
EconomyMacroeconomyreceive one main pension, 779,704 receive one main and one supplementary pension and around 215,848 also
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Speculation about May elections revived by SYRIZA officials' comments
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the European Parliament and local votes, which are due on May 26. One of the factors which makes..., to be able to vote in both ballots without having to travel from one place to the other. If national... their ballots in two different places choosing one or the other. There had been suggestions
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Tsipras advertises launch of rent subsidy scheme in latest voter-friendly initiative
PoliticsGreek Politicsprovide assistance to 260,000 households, or 667,000 people. It is estimated that this covers one... of 7,000 euros if it consists of just one person and 10,500 if it is made up of a couple, with 3,500... to the one used to decide the recipients of the social dividend handed out at the end of 2018. The scheme
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With June EU Council looming, ND clarifies stance on North Macedonia and Albania
PoliticsForeign Policyan agreement that has been ratified by the Greek Parliament," one source says. The same source also... by comparison. So, could Greece say "yes" to North Macedonia and "no" to Albania, in June? One party official... of time for the grouping assessment of North Macedonia and Albania, but not one of substance," says
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