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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
that a large portion of workers fell into one of three categories: Either they saw their work suspended... at 7.01 bln September figure confirmed as missing target by 9.58 billion euros The budget primary balance recorded a deficit of 7.01 billion euros in the first nine months of 2020, compared to a surplus
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Lowest income groups in Greece saw wages drop and taxes rise most during crisis
SocietyLower income groups in Greece saw their tax burden increase by 337.7 percent from 2008 to 2012... percent from 2008 to 2012, the bottom three income groups saw their earnings from wages sink the most...) was in the 5th decile while those at the top saw their wage income fall by 9.3 percent. It also finds
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It’s not just young Greeks who are looking abroad, older professionals have joined the queue
SocietyWith six out of 10 young Greeks looking for work unable to find any, it is no surprise that stories of graduates and teenagers leaving the country are commonplace. What goes less noticed, though... young graduates looking outside Greece to find their first job but established professionals who
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Young Greeks more likely to swap items and buy second hand
SocietyDuring the economic crisis people have been watching Greece closely for signs of a change in mentality or attitudes in the country, particularly with respect to whether young Greeks are adopting... in volunteerism, driven by young Greeks in particular. A new survey conducted by Public Issue
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Access to housing market slipping away for young Greeks
SocietyThe housing crisis is a central issue for the Greek public and the country’s political discourse, with the government attempting to address the challenges faced by young Greeks by allocating the lion... of just over 26 years. Housing costs are the main source of the uncertainty that is keeping young
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Tsipras aims for new alliances and EU changes after Brexit
PoliticsForeign Policyelection results on Sunday, which saw Podemos - SYRIZA's natural ally - unable to grab second place... trying to build ties with Europe’s social democrats and induct his own government within
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Excess of vaccines in Serbia will go to waste
Agorathat the practice was stopped on the same day when they saw dozens of buses arriving with employees of public... with French President Emanuel Macron and the recent visit to Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates
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Mitsotakis targets undecided, young voters as he banks on anger to end SYRIZA's reign
PoliticsGreek Politicsof abstaining, especially young Greeks. “Don’t let something that will affect you happen without your
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More than half of small businesses saw turnover dive by at least 50 pct due to capital controls
Economyexceeding 70 percent. Overall, nine out of ten companies saw a decline in their revenues with the overall
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The year that Greece (nearly) saw it all
Agorathe eurozone many more. They saw SYRIZA come to power from virtually nowhere a few years earlier
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