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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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Banking on voters’ desire for stability, ND insists ruling majority is still achievable
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum “in practice.” The government is also pushing ahead... and MPs searching for new political affiliations. Political analysts estimate that as many as 20
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Between the sword and the olive branch: Dilemmas of Greek diplomacy
AgoraGreece's new Defence Minister Nikos Dendias as he was sworn in on Monday. The danger is, though... the Barbaros incident highlights the complexities of trying to chart a clear foreign policy course when the region is full of twitchy neighbours. Cyprus It is clear that the Barbaros's presence
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Who lied about Covid-19 in Serbia, and how?
Agora, the prime minister of Serbia, Ana Brnabić, in July 2020, when it became clear that the good weather... fear is the media reporting about the emergence of a "new danger" in the form of the hanta virus... related to vaccines. Since the very beginning of the pandemic, it was clear that probably the only
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Two hurdles left for coalition this year before bigger challenges in 2014
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece’s coalition has two more hurdles to clear before it stumbles over the finishing line at the end of the year, exhausted and battered but not quite yet beaten. The first challenge is to pass the new property tax, which unites previous disparate levies in one charge, through Parliament. The new
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First round of local elections leave Greek politics finely balanced
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the municipal and regional polls did not allow observers to draw clear conclusions about the direction... Democracy’s incumbent Vassilis Michaloliakos was beaten into second place by independent Yiannis Moralis
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Rifts in New Democracy as Samaras vows to stay as leader
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the days to come. Samaras made it clear to his MPs that he has no intention of standing down after... challenge following her failed attempt in 2009, when she was beaten by Samaras. One of the interesting
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Tsipras softens stance on coalition options as leaders head to debate
PoliticsGreek Politicsto make it clear he is open to post-election cooperation with other parties and this seems to have... messages and that Meimarakis has beaten him to this particular political ground. Voters will get
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Newsletter 68 - 01/04/2016
was beaten again. Despite the economy entering recession, Greece being monitored for its oversized public... crises would snuff out even the most able politician’s career. It is also not clear exactly what
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