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France and Greece upgrade defence pact as regional and political risks loom
PoliticsForeign Policyand delivering practical solutions. Renewed engagement with Libya The visit of Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Monday to Tripoli, Libya, marked a significant step in revitalising bilateral... was another key topic during Monday’s talks. Gerapetritis noted that flows from western Libya to Greece
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Optimism and obstacles in Spain
Agora, it makes me laugh (…) I worry when they say that our example should be a country that has twice... reached alarming levels – the latest estimate indicates that it is slightly below 200 percent
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Greek banks' NPL selloff gathers speed
EconomyBankingcurrently makes prohibitive. According to data from the Bank of Greece (BoG), bad loans stood at around 4.6... for strategic defaults, means that today, European Commission figures estimate that Greece has the highest
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Cabinet reshuffle expected to presage coalition's revival effort
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe third programme on August 20) or in early September (before he makes his appearance at the Thessaloniki... Ministry revised its estimate for when all the unpaid pensions would be settled. The new date given
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Newsletter 293 - 16/04/2021
Politics agenda widens past Covid Home testing starts; SYRIZA makes bid for middle class; ND readies labour bill The home testing regime that the government hopes will contribute to Greece returning... that at a conservative estimate, SYRIZA’s package of measures would cost 15 billion euros. Recent opinion
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Newsletter 301 - 18/06/2021
to the bill, which they argued puts at risk the 8-hour working day and makes workers more vulnerable... to know what new information had changed the committee’s guidance. PBO ups growth estimate to 3.6-4.8
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Electricity price shock, pressure on phone-tapping take shine off surveillance exit
PoliticsGreek Politicsrevised from the original estimate of 850 mln euros until the end of the year to 2 bln euros, with most... as the political supervisor of EYP, which it is argued makes him personally culpable for any lapses... into the autumn, as it tries to structure its last economic package en route to the next elections
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BoG sees 2024 growth at 2.3 pct, cautions against complacency due to risks
EconomyMacroeconomythat see growth in Greece above 2 pct, though below the finance ministry’s 2.9 pct growth estimate... nominal growth that were enjoyed in the recent past. The report makes several recommendations
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In autumn forecasts, EC sticks by GDP estimates but expects lower unemployment
Economyprevious estimate that economic activity will start picking up from the second half of this year.... However, EC updated its estimates on the GDP components and is now expecting private consumption to drop... estimates involve persistence of the strong revenue collection as well as revenue administration
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Covid-19 data prolongs wait for re-opening amid new clash over policing
PoliticsGreek Politicsby a policeman. The day is usually marked by demonstrations, often ending in violent clashes between... appeared to show a policeman destroying flowers that had been laid at the spot where Grigoropoulos
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