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PM set to prolong coal use, sparking complaints about energy policy U-turn
PoliticsGreek Politicscommitment to remove coal from the energy mix on the ambitious schedule it set shortly after coming
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New labour law set to cause friction, as surprise candidate launches SYRIZA leadership bid
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAfter a summer of challenging developments, New Democracy’s latest labour reform initiative is set to be the first true test of the party’s legislative agenda since its return to power in June. In the SYRIZA camp, meanwhile, a new candidate has shaken up the leadership campaign with a surprise bid
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Controversial labour law set to usher in radical changes to employment practices
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy is moving ahead with draft legislation set to introduce sweeping changes to employment law. The bill, which introduces controversial concepts such as “zero hours” contracts, has been condemned by most opposition parties and labour unions in the latest dispute over workplace rights
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Unpopular tax bill set to become law despite objections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy’s legislation against tax evasion looks set to clear the final hurdle today in the teeth of strong objections from opposition parties and legal concerns raised by Parliament’s scientific council. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis threw his weight behind Finance Minister Kostis
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Opposition set to back same-sex marriage bill, easing passage through Parliament
PoliticsGreek Politicsto legislation that would allow foreign universities to set up branches in Greece, sidestepping Article 16
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Rivalry between New Democracy and PASOK set for revival
PoliticsGreek PoliticsStefanos Kasselakis is set to launch his own party. When these numbers are projected into an election
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What next Greece?
AgoraIt is easier to write down big questions on Greece’s future; harder to answer them: (1) Will Syriza..., and in what circumstances? (5) If and when the wheels come off the programme, is an exit inevitable? Would it be managed or chaotic? One thing we can be sure about though. The scene is set
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Newsletter 48 - 23/10/2015
the bail-in is triggered. Thus, the market currently expects that 5–7 billion would have be raised... the HFSF, Alpha and National do not have any shareholder controlling more than 5 percent of their share...). Improvement mainly due to drop in goods and primary income deficits. 2 More old than new Tsipras fails to set
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Gov't unveils bill to overhaul pension system, increase income tax revenues
EconomyProgrammepercent weight). The social security contribution rate for main pension is set at 20 percent, of which... income. The reform proposal increases contributions for supplementary funds by 1 percentage point... between 7 - 13,000 euros down to 5 percent for incomes between 57-58,000 euros. The bill treats
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Mitsotakis promises 'new normality,' lines up tax cuts straight away
PoliticsGreek Politicsbe brought down from 5 to 3 percent. He added that companies owing up to 1 million euros would be allowed...Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has set out his government’s priorities for the next four years..., Mitsotakis set out what he called “six truths” and focussed on the need for Greece to leave its
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