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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
bill whereas ND wanted it to be passed through Parliament with minimum fuss because of the sensitive... 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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Newsletter 27 - 22/05/2015
decline. 2 Cyprus decouples from Greece Minimising danger of contagion must now be a scenario... and reform priorities. In short, while Nicosia is in the process of winding down its affairs..., deposit flow dynamics and nonperforming loan formation. Minimising any danger of contagion must now
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The positives and negatives that will decide Greece's elections
Agorapolitics. Undoubtedly, it will be worth scrutinising the impact of specific events, such as the Mati... Greeks gave Tsipras a second chance is because they wanted more time to see what this political newcomer... a clear majority as the threshold which the winning party has to pass is directly linked to the total
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Deadly floods raise questions about ND's civil protection pledges as Covid-19 accelerates
PoliticsGreek Politicsaccused the previous SYRIZA government of failing to inform residents of Mati to evacuate their homes... against imminent danger. SYRIZA pounced on the developments in Evia, arguing that they were a major... on ND for the criticism it levelled at the previous government over the Mati fire, but also deadly
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PM takes central role as fires continue to rage
PoliticsGreek Politicssubject following the deadly Mati fire in 2018. The leftists were reminded of this open wound... Dourou so she can face questioning in the ongoing trial regarding the Mati fire. Dourou, who... losing their lives, had asked for her immunity to be lifted. The 104 deaths that happened in Mati, when
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In Spain, the best generation is in danger of becoming the lost generation
Agora, 11,000 Spanish youngsters returned that year due to the difficulties with the language and in finding
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Tax chief's departure brings coalition revenue plans under scrutiny
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe troika, which wanted the task of collecting taxes to be ringfenced from political interference... euros. #Greece new unpaid taxes at €763 mln in Apr (from €1.21 bln in Mar) & at €4.33 bln year
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Wildfires rekindle longstanding political battle as heatwave forces agenda change
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the deadly Mati fire in 2018, which claimed more than 100 lives and played a significant part in the left... text messages being sent to mobile phone users in areas that are in danger when there is a fire... on the beach.” The centre-right government’s response was to refer back to SYRIZA’s handling of the Mati fire
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Government focuses on safe evacuation as pressure from fires mounts
PoliticsGreek Politicsto SYRIZA, under whose watch 104 people died in the Mati fire in 2019. In its statement over the weekend... occurred since it was in power. While memories of the Mati blaze are still raw, the unsubtle... parts of the country have been, the government does not seem in any direct danger of suffering
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Tsipras is at his strongest, but for how long?
Agorawill study for years to come. There are many interpretations that can be given: Greeks wanted to continue... rein to shape government policy. The danger is that after gambling on snap elections in January...Working out how Alexis Tsipras went from anti-austerity crusader to comfortably winning an election
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