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Tracing the decline of the middle class as parties vie for its votes
EconomyFeatures. Although foreclosures have so far only applied to second homes and business premises, the home... for plummeting incomes and living standards. We look at some of the key facts and figures around... to cope with a much more precarious existence. The collapse in living standards exceeds any recently
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Schools bill vote brings differences on education to fore
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat far for freeing up schools the new system will be highly centralised and bureaucratic, while... revisited the topical issue of new university entry standards, which the opposition says will exclude... for successful applicants. He accused SYRIZA of populism for promising to relax standards while knowing
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PASOK and SYRIZA turn up heat on govt as surveillance case realigns political forces
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the two journalists implicated so far represent the tip of the iceberg, suggesting more... committee on Institutions and Standards. Androulakis accused the Mitsotakis government using... on bringing forward a meeting of the Institutions and Standards Committee and ensuring its remit includes
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Newsletter 9 - 30/12/2014
have for Greeceās economy and its future in the eurozone. New Democracy, and PASOK to lesser extent... claiming that the main issue facing the domestic economy lies with the supply rather than the demand... reforms. If the productive capacity of the economy does not improve, than higher demand would
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IMF report sees a number of risks lying ahead for Greece
EconomyProgrammebuoyancy as the economy recovers. In addition, the track record of under-executing the budget also points... standards for provisioning and NPL income recognition and require banks to adhere a more conservative
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Greek GDP up 0.7 pct in Q3 for third straight quarter of growth
EconomyMacroeconomyfigures imply the domestic economy grew by 0.7 percent in the 9-month period, slightly higher than... that the historical figures (revised by ELSAT before two weeks according to the ESA 2010 standards
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Reshuffle speculation mounts as offshore law sparks new political row
PoliticsGreek Politicsbefore the vote and the problems that some officials, such as Economy Minister Giorgos Stathakis, have..., PASOK and To Potami immediately reacted to the report, accusing the government of doubles standards
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Athens looks to Draghi for positive signals on debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsby the attention on Greek debt, arguing that major reforms were still needed to modernise the Greek economy... quantitative easing programme. Even by central banker standards, his comments, given their impact, were
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Greeks deeply affected by crisis and least satisfied with life, EBRD study finds
Societyand the market economy in the transition region and southeastern Europe, with 79 and 52 percent... in their living standards in the four years before the survey. Only 2 percent of the Greek households
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Greek media often sensationalised coverage of refugee crisis, study argues
Societyof refugees will cause problems to public health and the local economy, for instance tourism... life with basic standards of living, jobs, education, and access to cultural activities
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