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Tsipras, Mitsotakis tone down personal attacks but intensify clash over policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government is the one responsible for setting the framework and tone of the political debate. He agreed... dictator. Snap elections The purpose of Sunday’s news conference, though, was for Mitsotakis to set
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SYRIZA looks to eat further into ND's poll lead in final week of campaign
PoliticsGreek Politicscontributions set to be launched on Wednesday. The measures were adopted by Parliament last week, when... for the cadastral maps, and one-off payments to prison guards, public administration inspectors and junior
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Leaders present voters with stark choices as campaign reaches climax
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe campaign for the European and local elections is set to reach its climax on Friday, when Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis will deliver their final... or something that looks like stateism, there is no equal distance – you are either with one side
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Newsletter 208 -31/05/2019
Democracy, six to SYRIZA, two each to KINAL, KKE and Golden Dawn, while Greek Solution took one... of GDP for this year, which allowed the Greek government to announce a set of expansionary measures
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Institutions warn of fiscal target being missed, reforms slowing
EconomyProgrammepackage, which was set to enter into force in January 2020. This involves not broadening the tax base... progress. However, on other issues, progress remains slow. One of these is the hiring of staff
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EC warns budget not on track due to handouts, advises against further underspend
EconomyProgrammeceilings have been set artificially high. More specifically, out of the 2.48 billion euros... compared to the one Greece laid out in the Stability Programme. In its Spring 2019 forecasts
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Social impact of crisis seen easing in 2018, but 31.8 pct still at risk of poverty/exclusion
SocietyThe Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) released a set of statistics on Friday which illustrated several aspects of Greek society, including poverty, income equality and living conditions.... ELSTAT defines material deprivation as the inability to pay unexpected expenses, afford a one-week
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Mitsotakis holds inaugural cabinet meeting, lines up first draft legislation
PoliticsGreek Politicswith his ministers on Wednesday and set out what he wants them to achieve during the next six months... appointment has a symbolic value because New Democracy views him as one of the political figures
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Promises, promises
Agora: Presenting voters with a set of goals and then trying to achieve them if they vote you in. The way some... be childish to ignore them because the ability of the new government to fulfil these pledges is one
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Strong investor demand for 7-year bond, yield settles at record low of 1.9 pct
Economysyndications in one year, showing the normalisation of access to international capital markets. The new... settled at 1.9 percent. An hour later, given the size and quality of orders, the transaction was set
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