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Newsletter 97 - 25/11/2016
. Because if we cited opinion polls as evidence of unswerving support for the European project.... “Ah, but support for the euro in Greece remains strong,” may be the counter-argument..., support for the euro has tended to average about 10-15 points higher than for the EU. Finally, Greece
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Are we taking Greeks' devotion to the euro for granted?
Agoraopinion polls as evidence of unswerving support for the European project in previous years... percent of Greeks feel the same way, leaving them at the bottom of the pile again. “Ah, but support.... It also needs to be taken account that since this question was first asked in 2004, support for the euro
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Building on flurry of policy pledges, Mitsotakis vows to back research and innovation
PoliticsGreek Politicsindicated that there has not been overwhelming support for the measures, suggesting a potential gamechanger for Greek politics, they do point to a boost in support for the ruling New Democracy party. A Marc poll conducted for Proto Thema weekly published this weekend indicates that support for New
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Golden Dawn rears its head in local polls, prompting rethink from main parties
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGolden Dawn will attempt to capitalise politically on the support it received. With its leadership... the party’s action may suggest that much of this support is not just a reaction to the current... and a monarchy that was deposed. If support for Golden Dawn proves to be more than superficial, New
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ND aims to see off threat from right, with focus on fringe religious party
PoliticsGreek Politicsto another inconclusive result. A surge in support for smaller parties is now seen by New Democracy... to New Democracy, particularly as details begin to emerge about the upstart party’s support base. After... Studies project (ELNES) showed that the party drew just over 5 percent of support away from ND
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PM tweaks team as SYRIZA calls for ex-minister to face charges
PoliticsGreek Politics, for the proposal to be adopted, a majority of MPs in the full assembly would have to support it. This could... in the government’s court. He called on Mitsotakis to agree to support the request for an inquiry, arguing... looks to rebuild trust in his administration and support for his party so that the result
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Piraeus first Greek bank to repay Pillar II bonds, others to follow
EconomyBankingand liquidity support programme (Law 3723/2008) that was initiated in 2008. The fact that Piraeus..., capital support was provided to Greek banks in the form of preferred shares, while the second pillar..., of which 5 billion related to capital support (Pillar I) and 23 billion to liquidity, with Pillar II
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Tsipras has until Sunday to keep Greece in euro, must pass measures immediately
PoliticsGreek Politicswill support him even though it will contain measures identical or similar to the ones... Matteo Renzi, there was little support for Greece's cause, highlighting how isolated Tsipras... the summit, Tsipras appeared unruffled by (or unaware of) the comments from Tusk and Juncker. He
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R&D and innovation remain low in Greece, OECD finds
EconomyFeaturessupport mechanism could be the tax incentives offered by other countries for R&D. The Greek government has increased support in recent years, but still lags behind other countries. In addition, further... that Greek firms are unaware of the benefits of patents, the OECD said. Innovation could be also
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Opposition renews attack on government over hospital capacity
PoliticsGreek Politicsto stiffer penalties imposed by Austria and Italy. His logic gained some support from European Commission... their appeal to the government to do more to support the healthcare system, which is currently struggling... to be unaware of a disproportionate death rate outside ICUs was seized on by the opposition
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