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Greece gears up to secure slice of smaller tourism pie this summer
PoliticsGreek Politicsto make use of up to 2 billion euros from the European Commission’s SURE programme to subsidise jobs... to 500 million euros to subsidise mortgages. However, to use EU funds for this purpose
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Clashes add to political tension over division, police violence
PoliticsGreek Politicsadvised them that the man who had been beaten was a member of a radical left group and had been... as police clashed with some protestors. One policeman was dragged off his motorcycle and beaten. Along
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Newsletter 500 - 27/03/2026
and refusing to confront “powerful interests”, while SYRIZA said the measures merely subsidise high prices... and a digital fuel card that subsidises 36 cents per litre. This translates into roughly €50 per
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Hoping to deflect criticism, ND bolsters stimulus package ahead of new lockdown
PoliticsGreek Politics. Staikouras revealed that a total of 3.3 billion euros would be pumped into the economy over the next few... unemployed who are not on any form of benefit or in subsidised employment. In a departure from
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Newsletter 322 - 07/01/2022
at 3.3 billion in 2022, from 15.8 billion euros last year. This year’s figure was marginally revised... Minister Kostas Skrekas announced that household electricity bills would be subsidised by an average
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Revenues beat target for third straight month, put primary surplus in sight
EconomyThe budget execution to September showed revenues beating monthly targets by 339 million euros for the third straight month in September with the year to date shortfall further narrowing to 710 million from its peak of 1.61 billion euros at the end of J...
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The demand for Greek debt relief: Is the cart being put before the horse?
AgoraThe focus of economic debates during this electoral campaign in Greece has tended to converge on one issue: Is the country’s accumulated public debt sustainable or does it need to be restructured for a second time after the PSI of 2012? Domestic and int...
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Athens, lenders trying to put last pieces in place for technical agreement
EconomyProgrammeWith all indications suggesting that the Greek government and the institutions are close to reaching an agreement at technical level, there has been much speculation about how several issues that were proving contentious until recently have been, or wil...
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Review demands put spotlight on Greek banks
EconomyBankingGreek banks have been a topic of discussion over the last few days after eurozone official highlighted last week the need for the management of NPLs and amid pressure from the International Monetary Fund for new asset quality reviews (AQRs) to be carrie...
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Mitsotakis starts to put New Democracy on election footing
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has told his party to start preparing for general elections in the near future and has described the upcoming vote as a moment for “catharsis and rebooting.” Speaking to his shadow cabinet on Wednesday, Mitsotaki...
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