Search
-
Mitsotakis eyes Christmas handout, tries to rally support for diaspora vote proposal
PoliticsGreek Politics, which is one of the government’s legislative goals for the rest of the year. “We will meet... Democracy has made tackling income disparity its “number one priority.” The comment about a potential... for the diaspora vote as one of the twelve initiatives that his government intends to take before the end
4% -
Newsletter 224 -18/10/2019
is It was a week of mixed news for the government, which on the one hand appeared to reach an agreement..., 217,276 applications are still pending. According to the government, one in three debtors applied... billion euros in revenues. Out of the debtors with SSF arrears, around one in four applicants
4% -
Looking to build on support for relief measures, ND unveils new tax bill
PoliticsGreek Politicsand thereby fulfilling one of the main pledges that the ruling centre-right party made during the election... into force after the recent one-off 120-instalment scheme, and had to first receive the approval of Greece’s lenders. The number of instalments for regular tax debts will increase from 12 to 24, while one
4% -
Govt rebuffs uncomfortable reports on money laundering, unpaid contributions
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe products of North Macedonia. It was one of the pledges that New Democracy had made ahead of the elections... on this issue since coming to power. One the one hand, it wants to be seen to be reluctantly
4% -
Constitution tweaked, consensus sought for Greek diaspora vote and next president
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy’s proposal that up to five votes should be held in Parliament, with the last one requiring..., starting with the current one, choosing figures that are faithful to the ruling party. Mitsotakis... votes) was the one involving Article 86 regarding the so-called “ministerial responsibility
4% -
Amid hiring controversy, ND focusses on new round of tax cuts in latest bill
PoliticsGreek Politics, but in the one submitted to Parliament, this was chopped down to 6,400 euros, marking a significant step back.... One-off debts, such as inheritance tax, can be paid off in up to 48 instalments, rather than... for the government from the controversy over the managerial appointments it made at public hospitals. One
4% -
Newsletter 234 -10/01/2020
. The possibility of Greece joining the US F-35 fighter jet programme was set to be one of the issues... in the post-programme surveillance. Nevertheless, it was one of the few tangible developments to emerge during... with an agreed maturity of up to one year decreased by 3 bps to 0.36 percent. 2 Unemployment at 16.6 pct
4% -
PM gets no change out of opposition leaders on US trip, electoral law
PoliticsGreek Politicsas somewhat of a surprise in one sense as Greece’s relations with the US had strengthened considerably when... party is against the idea of returning to what they deem an “unfair” system, i.e. one that awards bonus... than one-party governments. Gennimata said that she and Mitsotakis “agreed to disagree” on this issue
4% -
Pension bill to be unveiled as govt prepared for fifth post-MoU review
PoliticsGreek Politicsinsolvency code will be one of the top items on the agenda for the talks between the institutions... to include two scenarios, one with the existing primary surplus targets and one with reduced targets
4% -
Mission chiefs pick up fifth review baton as Greece mulls new bond issue
EconomyProgrammethat were backed by state guarantees. One of the hot topics on the agenda will be the insolvency law... that will allow the transfer of any additional budget surplus from one year to the next and the lowering.... One for 4 billion of which mostly aims to reduce the reliance on short term T-bills by 4.4 billion
4%