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General gov't cash surplus sees large contraction in Jan-Feb, arrears edge up
EconomyMacroeconomyentities. Similar to January, the state budget recorded the highest surplus at 852 million, yet
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Greeks express most negative sentiments about economy in global poll
Societysurvey was conducted in March and April 2017 through face-to-face interviews with 852 respondents
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Travel balance increases by wide margin in June from last year's tourism collapse
EconomyMacroeconomyto 790.7 million euros for the month, increasing by 852 percent year-on-year (YoY). Travel payments
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Greek gov't and Parliament on hold, waiting for cabinet reshuffle
PoliticsGreek Politicsbeen put on hold as ministers wait for a cabinet reshuffle to take place before resuming normal.... The government’s move led opposition parties to accuse it of fearing political debate and trying to put off... the parliamentary immunity of Interior Minister Yiannis Michelakis over allegations that he was bribed to ask
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Creditors devise proposal in Berlin, Tsipras prepares ground in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicson Monday night to discuss the details of the offer that will be put to Athens in a bid to conclude... parts of SYRIZA’s pre-election programme would have to be put on hold. Tsipras met with key members... on to their seats if they quit their parties. On Saturday, Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis admitted
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeatureshiring spree as charged by the opposition? Or, to put it in less adversarial terms, what is driving.... The actual number of hires by the end of the year was 7,063, which would put it marginally below the cap.... Announcing the new hiring plans, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis argued that the hirings would
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Change to date of local elections adds to expectations of May national vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be put to a vote by Greek MPs several months earlier as Kammenos has indicated he would withdraw his... with its efforts to put pressure on the coalition to allow Greeks abroad to vote in the next general... agreed on Wednesday to hold local and European Parliament elections together. Interior Minister Panos
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Govt examines how to ease out of lockdown as PM rules out snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicstheir university entrance exams this summer. The government is also expected to put in place... their incomes decline or their jobs put at risk due to the virus.... need,” he added. The premier’s view was echoed by Interior Minister Takis Theodorikakis. Speaking
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Newsletter 389 - 14/07/2023
the favourite for the contest, former labour minister Efi Achtsiouglou, put her name forward... had a presence in the country for at least two consecutive years in the past 35 years. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus put the government’s bill to public consultation on Monday. It aims to remove any
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Mitsotakis pushes for broad consensus after surprise announcement on postal vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government had put together a workable proposal and would be seeking the support of opposition... and lead to misleadingly high abstention figures in elections, and therefore a process will be put.... According to details circulated in a statement by Interior Minister Niki Kerameus, the measure
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