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Clarity over fiscal space clears way for next set of relief measures
EconomyMacroeconomylong-term growth potential. Finance Ministry officials have been estimating that the new escape clause regime will free up some 500 million euros of fiscal space that the government can add... also included 500 million euros allocation to the public investment budget. This week’s developments
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PM unveils 300 mln support package, pairing economic relief with major defence upgrade
PoliticsGreek Politics100 and 500 euros to 20 pct and on winnings above 500 euros to 30 pct. The measure is expected... considerations. Government officials had previously publicly floated the idea of a cut, but tied
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ND focusses on economic goals in run-up to budget vote
PoliticsGreek Politics, often to pensioners. ND saw this as a tactic designed to buy votes, although SYRIZA denied... criticism from New Democracy officials who are still loyal to Karamanlis, but also prompted an outburst... party on after its double defeat at the ballot box. Three of these former PASOK officials, former
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Newsletter 342 - 17/06/2022
to rent or buy homes. During a recent speech at a conference on the demographic challenge facing... officials have already been pointing to opinion polls suggesting that the centre-right party’s support... officials appear hopeful that their party could garner the 37-38 pct that is likely to be needed
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Newsletter 456 - 21/03/2025
to buy into its narrative of economic success. MacroeconomyCharts of the weekProperty prices Bank... at the Thessaloniki International Fair in September. Government officials believe that as much as 1.5 billion... the policies being seriously considered by government officials. Mitsotakis is in dire need of new
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Are politicians in Greece promoting reforms or social cannibalism?
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Agorathat people within the country not only buy in to these fallacies but are happy to promulgate them. Government officials, for instance, have been too happy to portray Greece's civil service as bloated... to soften the impact, government officials reverted to the tried and tested tactic – as used during
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Tsipras hopes to muddle through, avoid internal clash for now
PoliticsGreek Politicsgovernment. An easing of the liquidity constraints on Greece now would buy him in a little more time...Ahead of a meeting between key European Union officials and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras... that officials should be more measured in the way that they refer to it. The Marc survey’s results
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Greece rides the ghost train
Agoraby Greece for the European Stability Mechanism to help buy up the Greek bonds the European Central... that allow the palpitations to subside. The news on Thursday that International Monetary Fund officials had... and eponymous EU officials painted the picture of a recalcitrant administration in Athens, sticking to its
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SYRIZA tries to contain impact of ex-minister's grave allegations
PoliticsGreek Politicswith it politically by removing the officials that are said to have targeted Panousis. The line from the government at the moment is that the matter should be left to the justice system to investigate. This may buy... challenged and lower level SYRIZA officials arguing that their actions have been misinterpreted. Perhaps
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After fourth review SLA, build-up to May 24 Eurogroup begins
EconomyProgrammesome of the remaining funding available in the third programme’s envelope to buy out the loans the IMF... officials said they were satisfied with the agreement on housing benefits, which set the annual income... be seeking an agreement on debt relief before its officials return to Washington to propose
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