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Pension and income tax reform bill sets out 4.4 bln in new measures
EconomyProgramme- parliamentary procedure, which means a one-week discussion in the parliamentary committees and then a one-week discussion in the plenary. Almost all of the measures included in the draft law
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Greeks' confidence in democracy faltering, survey suggests
Societyor disgust towards them. Only one in four (26.5 percent) said they respected the prime minister, while a quarter said they feel anger towards him. One in three said they were apathetic towards Tsipras
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EU progress on Turkish visas gives Athens hope of low refugee arrivals
PoliticsForeign Policyas long as the number of arrivals remains low. Since the EU-Turkey “one in, one out” deal was clinched
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Gov't lowers tax-free threshold, prepares for third pillar of measures worth 1 pct of GDP
EconomyProgrammewith one child and even lower to 8,636 euros for a single or taxpayer with no children. Overall, the new..., 150 euros for those with one child and 200 euros for singles. This means that taxpayers with less
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Greek tourism: Hopeful yet uncertain for 2016
EconomyFeaturesa more mixed picture. Tourism represents one of Greece’s most important sources of revenue, constituting..., predicts that direct tourism contributions will reach around 9.3 percent of GDP contribution. One
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Nine in 10 Greeks under 30 feel marginalised due to crisis
Society, with only one percent in Germany saying this was the case. Yet, Greeks under 30 recorded the second-lowest rate (6 percent) of those who have studied, trained or worked in another EU country, a one
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Tsipras seeking repeat of full support from coalition MPs in upcoming bailout vote
PoliticsGreek Politicssources, though, insisted that the delay was due to “technical” reasons. Whatever the case, this is one... to reach a minimum of 5.7 billion euros. One change from the previous vote on the bailout measures
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Slow pace of returns and relocations leaves refugee crisis finely balanced
PoliticsForeign Policyrefugees that have reached Greece since the “one-for-one” agreement with Turkey was made have been
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Newsletter 74 - 20/05/2016
himself and his party up for one last push in the Greek Parliament on Sunday in the hope... in Italy. The newly launched private equity fund is tasked with two objectives. For one, it serves
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Complex privatisation fund faces tall order to reduce Greek debt
EconomyOn top of the fiscal measures yielding 3 percent of GDP by 2018, one of the key prior actions for the conclusion of Greece’s first programme involves the establishment of a new privatisation fund... Board. The BoD may have up to two executive members. The EC and the ESM will jointly appoint one
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