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Wait continues for agreement on measures, tension builds in Athens
PoliticsGreek Politicsdemands on the labour front if the Greek government agreed to reducing pension spending in one go in 2019... that they would support the measures in Parliament. However, on Friday one of the lawmakers... for them. Zouraris, the deputy education minister, is one of the more eccentric coalition lawmakers so
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No let-up in tension with Turkey as MPs prepare to approve maritime boundary deals
PoliticsGreek Politicsto vote “present” (similar to abstaining) in one of the ballots after some prevarication over what... that Erdogan can be portrayed as the villain of the piece and Turkey as a so-called “pirate” state... this, inferior, deal. The opposition party is trying to find a way of criticising ND’s handling
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Newsletter 235 -17/01/2020
, and one who SYRIZA and Movement for Change (KINAL) will find difficult to reject. Sakellaropoulou... in motion one of his two desired democractic outcomes with nomination of Council of State president... and could need more than one coalition partner to form a government. This means there is an increased
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Government tries to contain fallout from breach of voters' data
PoliticsGreek Politics. The issue of voters’ data being properly protected was one of the key topics of debate when the postal vote... that voters’ personal information was given to one of the ruling party’s MEPs undermines further... given the ongoing investigation into a potential data breach at the Interior Ministry. The MEP
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The tarnished legacy that will haunt the Athens Olympics
Agoraof the Games does not lie here, though. After all, key venues are in use. Also, one could point... organised by one of the smallest ever countries to host them. It was an equation doomed to fail... euro membership: A progressive vision that was undone by a lack of foresight and poor, bordering
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Omnibus bill goes to Parliament as Greece seeks to unlock 2 bln sub-tranche
EconomyProgrammeof the initially rumored one article, which means that a number of MPs may decide to vote in favor... in Parliament under the “emergency” procedure on July 15 and 22 and on August 14 contained only one article... privatisation and restructuring of the Athens public transport organization (OASA). A second list of prior
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Complex privatisation fund faces tall order to reduce Greek debt
EconomyOn top of the fiscal measures yielding 3 percent of GDP by 2018, one of the key prior actions... Board. The BoD may have up to two executive members. The EC and the ESM will jointly appoint one... to CPH, namely those of Athens public transport companies (OASA, OSY and STASY), the Olympic
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High expectations and landmarks on road to privatisations in 2018
EconomyProgrammeto the boost in private investment - one of the main drivers for growth in the coming years. Proceeds from... participants by June 15. One of the main privatisation projects in Greece, Hellinikon, the old airport... in which HCAP is a majority shareholder, the review by HCAP of the boards of ELTA and OASA as well
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Early rounds of talks with lenders focus on possible prior actions
EconomyProgrammefor excise on diesel oil and the gradual abolition of the tax-free bracket of 12,000 euros. This is one... including Sundays. 14) Restructuring of Athens public transport (OASA). 15) Change in the legislation
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SYRIZA zooms in on inflation, pandemic weaknesses to boost popularity
PoliticsGreek Politicspay. Sixty-one percent of those questioned said they had a negative view of the government’s handling... developments and convince the public that the impact of Covid is waning have been undone by the virus’s
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