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Tsipras bids to maintain unity after heavy defeat for SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy is on course for a victory over SYRIZA of around 9.5 points, one of the biggest in the history of the European Parliament vote and a result that puts immense pressure on Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and SYRIZA ahead of snap general electi...
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Podcast - The heavy arm of the law: Police brutality in Greece
AgoraThe behaviour of the Greek police has come under scrutiny, again, following a number of incidents over which officers have been accused of using unnecessary and excessive force. In this episode, we take a look at why police tactics have triggered public...
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Tempe casts heavy shadow over public mood as accident report confirms serious safety failings
PoliticsGreek PoliticsOn the eve of planned demonstrations to mark the second anniversary of the Tempe rail accident, more polls capture widespread public discontent with the authorities’ handling of the crash, further chipping away at support for mainstream political partie...
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IMF raises growth forecast for 2019, lowers sharply medium-term expectations
EconomyMacroeconomyIn the latest World Economic Outlook (WEO) issued on Monday as part of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings that are due to take place in Bali this week, the International Monetary Fund revised its GDP projections for Greece. The Fund keeps its growth estimates steady for this year, seeing real GDP
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In updated forecasts, IMF sees Greece meeting fiscal targets and debt falling
EconomyMacroeconomyFollowing the publication of the World Economic Outlook (WEO) as part of the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings that are taking place this week in Bali, Indonesia the International Monetary Fund released the latest Fiscal Monitor (FM) with updated fiscal projections for Greece. For this year, the Fund
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Newsletter 178 -12/10/2018
Meetings that are due to take place in Bali this week, the International Monetary Fund revised its GDP
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Athens to send draft budget to Brussels after talks with IMF on pensions
EconomyProgrammemanaging director Christine Lagarde in Bali on Friday. The head of the IMF’s European department Poul
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IMF distances itself from budget talks, leaving Athens and EU to hammer out deal
EconomyProgrammeTsakalotos and IMF managing director Christine Lagarde met in Bali last month, the Greek official was given
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Govt announces stricter measures for unvaccinated to curb autumn pandemic wave
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the government had a duty to allow vaccinated citizens to resume their professional and social lives... to such views”. Economou argued that it is the government’s duty to ensure the return to normality for those
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Covid measures extended despite govt optimism, as inflation causes political tension
PoliticsGreek Politicsare expected to report for duty at hospitals in central and northern Greece after the government issued... duty on fuel, an intervention in the pricing policies of power utility PPC and a partial write-off
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