Search
-
Focus of discussion for lenders moves to debt relief, post-MoU framework
EconomyProgrammegovernment and its lenders has moved fully to the final few months of the programme and what will follow... will be assigned to the cash buffer the government is building. Although no official date has been given... is also due to receive another 1 billion euros subject to confirmation it has met its commitments
23% -
In latest election pledge, Tsipras vows to ditch lower tax-free threshold
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe in power when the measure has to be implemented. This could also be seen as a pre-emptive strike against...Alexis Tsipras has thrown a new pledge into the pre-election mix by promising not to reduce the tax... told ANT-1 TV. “I had said that pensions would not be cut and people doubted me,” he added
23% -
Newsletter 480 - 17/10/2025
has failed to meet expectations. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis still leads in perceived... state broadcaster ERT that Greece has “become ungovernable.” He cited widespread disillusionment.... Mitsotakis hits back In response, Mitsotakis has launched a fresh campaign to highlight government
23% -
Govt in tight spot as opposition questions lockdown easing priorities
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe bad news on Easter travel more unequivocally than any official government source has done to date. “I don’t believe we will have the option of going to our villages”, he stated, before announcing... the government has had to face in mapping out its lockdown exit strategy, but it will not be the last
22% -
New polls indicate support for recent measures, give SYRIZA glimmer of hope
PoliticsGreek Politicshas backing of 2.9 percent. It should be noted that the poll was conducted with May’s European..., the difference between the two parties is the smallest it has been for the last two years. SYRIZA appears... Democracy’s lead over SYRIZA has not had a discernible impact on voter’s preferences. A survey by ProRata
22% -
Proportion of Greeks willing to emigrate for work triples in two years
SocietyA survey by Adecco has revealed that as many as one in three Greeks are looking for job... for. It revealed that since 2015, the percentage of people looking for work abroad has tripled from 11 percent... at least once, a percentage which has been rising for the last two years. According to the survey
22% -
Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas
Agorathis as a yardstick to measure the party’s progress, one can only conclude that SYRIZA has made big strides... beast these days. From the fringe party of 2006, it has emerged into a potential party of power... is there to argue that, with its fresh faces and untarnished candidates, it is the answer. Perhaps, though
22% -
Honey, I shrunk the Greeks vol. 2
Agoraassessment has Greece written all over it and takes the debate right to the heart of the issue... three bailouts. The IMF has not confirmed its role in the latest programme partly because the issue... relief, just as was the case in 2010. As if nothing has been learnt since then, Greece has to find
22% -
Serbia’s road to collective immunity: A tale of two realities
Agorapeople per million inhabitants. Eight months later, less than half of the total population has been...! - this time, unfortunately, in terms of the number of new cases of Covid-19 per million inhabitants. "I... a tweet from a well-known Serbian journalist that I recently came across. I later found out
22% -
Newsletter 448 - 24/01/2025
argued, requires concerted action by the EU. Mitsotakis’s position on energy policy has shifted since... goal was to get New Democracy’s core supporters on board with his choice, he has achieved this. Alco... 32 pct chose not to answer the question. The first vote in Parliament to appoint a new president
22%