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Fiscal targets and tax cuts on agenda as Staikouras meets Regling
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe new Greek government is due to hold its first meeting with representatives from the European... as there is no longer a reason for them to be in place. The meeting with Mitsotakis also focussed.... Following the meeting, government sources said that New Democracy will seek to combine the two
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Athens seeking Mitsotakis-Erdogan talks as Ankara suggests arbitration for disputes
PoliticsForeign PolicyAthens is trying through diplomatic channels to arrange a meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos... the “Macedonian brand.” He also left open the possibility of meeting with his counterpart from North Macedonia, Zoran Zaev. He added, though, that no such meeting has been arranged yet. It should be noted
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ND unveils steps to address migration issue amid political pressure
PoliticsGreek Politics. Following a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday, the government announced six... around the country. Citizens Protection Minister Michalis Chrysochoidis outlined at Monday’s meeting... and the Turkish government in the current crisis. During a meeting with 20 newly elected New
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Athens looks to overcome APS snags as it awaits green light from Brussels
EconomyBankingProtection Scheme (APS) aimed at reducing the giant pile of NPLs on their balance sheets. The meeting... up for the APS plan during his meeting with Mitsotakis. Regardless of this, the Greek proposal still... that the finance minister’s meeting with the bank CEOs is aimed at garnering greater input from the lenders
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Promises and challenges of Greece's "green new deal"
EconomyFeaturesof Environment and Energy, opengov.gr Meeting the new targets would require a considerable acceleration..., as of 2017 the country was 7 percentage points behind meeting its EU targets for renewable... technologies. Meeting the revised ESEK targets would require more than a doubling of the rate of new
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MoF to announce measures for safeguarding businesses impacted by COVID19
EconomyStaikouras meets the head of the ESM, Klaus Regling. The meeting is expected to focus on the impact... on the expectation of meeting a primary budget surplus target of 3.5 percent of GDP this year given... an emergency meeting, Eurogroup chief Mario Centeno said that the European Union's Stability Pact contains
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PM forms panel to come up with strategy for use of EU recovery funds
PoliticsGreek Politicsminister sees as vitally important for his administration and the economy. Following a cabinet meeting... Many Greek commentators seem convinced that Friday’s cabinet meeting was the last before Mitsotakis announces the limited changes he wants to make to his ministerial line-up. Ahead of the meeting
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Govt weighs up stricter measures to suppress Covid-19, talks up vaccine hopes
PoliticsGreek Politicsemerged over the previous weeks. In meeting chaired by PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Monday, further measures... the meeting, the Civil Protection authority sent an emergency SMS warning of increased Covid-19 spread risk..., these options were dismissed by government spokesman Stelios Petsas following Monday’s meeting
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Stricter Covid-19 measures on the way, as pressure grows for national lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politicsmeeting of the government’s advisory committee convened on Wednesday to consider the introduction... recommendations, which were discussed in a scheduled cabinet meeting on Thursday, were thought to include... between administrative districts. Following the meeting, Mitsotakis announced the new plan, which he
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PM trails national recovery plan ahead, talks up growth prospects
PoliticsGreek Politicsfinances, to the post-Covid recovery. At Monday’s cabinet meeting, the focus was on Greece’s plan...’s meeting by Alternate Finance Minister Thodoros Skylakakis. The RRF consists of 17.8 billion euros... unpopular bailout agreement. Speaking to a meeting of the party’s MP’s, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras
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