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After fourth review SLA, build-up to May 24 Eurogroup begins
EconomyProgrammeofficials said they were satisfied with the agreement on housing benefits, which set the annual income ceiling for qualifying for state assistance was set at 8,000 euros for individuals and 24,000 euros... in the Greek media that the creditors are set to agree on the medium-term relief measures but will put
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Card transactions in Greece experience boost due to capital controls
EconomyBankingnewspaper, he said that the latest set of relaxations due to be revealed will concern cash withdrawals... days. A set of relaxations announced in August raised the amount to 1,800 euros per transaction, along..., when a set of new measures was introduced to make transfering money abroad easier. As of July
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Merkel reluctant to discuss targets as Athens prepares bill with wide-ranging tax cuts
PoliticsGreek Politicsduring the election campaign and is aiming to table a bill before the end of July that will set out... that the tax bill, which is set to phase in 6 billion euros worth of tax cuts over three years, will be tabled... at cafes and restaurants, still carry the higher rate. The bill will also contain a set of measures
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Greek govt gears for final Eurogroup of 2019, hoping for better terms
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government has set its sights on the last Eurogroup of the year, hoping..., with long-term growth prospects set at just 0.9 percent. At this rate, the Fund calculates... the institutions on loosening the primary surplus targets set out in the debt relief agreement. The SMP
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Newsletter 229 -22/11/2019
the way for the Eurogroup to release the second set of debt relief measures worth 767 million euros... tax package put forward by the Greek administration will not set the agreed targets at risk... GFN-to-GDP threshold, set by the Eurogroup at 20 percent, in fact staying below 15 percent of GDP
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Roadmap leading out of lockdown pondered by ND as SYRIZA takes aim at media
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government is set to announce by April 27, when many of the current restrictions on movement are set to expire, its plans for starting to lift the lockdown that has been in place since... the lowest in the EU. Also, the National Centralised Procurement Agency (EKAPY) has set up a digital
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Newsletter 259 -24/07/2020
plan on the recommendations made by the committee of wise men led by Nobel Prize-winning Greece is set... and employment. It repeated its previous estimates that GDP is set to shrink by between 8 to 9.8 percent... of hotels are set at 1.66 billion euros. Applications have been submitted for programmes
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Move to legislate on climate change offers opening to bolster environmental laws
PoliticsGreek Politics5. According to the PM, the proposed legislation would not only set out new quantitative targets for emissions reduction, but would also set out a new framework for stakeholder engagement to allow... euros of investments. The new EU targets would potentially require Greece to set even more ambitious
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Govt intent on making some relief measures permanent
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government appears set on the idea of making permanent some of the relief measures it has... vaccinated. According to reports over the weekend, the government is set to discuss its intentions... will set Greece on a dynamic growth path over the coming years are prompting its officials to plan
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Criticism of authorities' response intensifies as wildfires continue to rage
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe pressure on the country’s civil defence mechanisms and the political leadership. As the sun set... Michalis Chrysochoidis, meanwhile, was set upon by local leaders during a crisis meeting in Olympia... the fires under control. The political fallout is set to continue, as experts have warned
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