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PM brings law and order back onto agenda as foreign policy issues dominate
PoliticsGreek Politicsmonths to be one of the top concerns for Greeks. There was also a reminder this week of how quickly... that no more than one round of voting will be required.
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Fitch raises Greece to 'BB,' two notches from investment grade, sees growth at 2.5 pct in 2020
EconomyFitch upgraded Greece’s credit rating on Friday by one notch to ‘BB’ and revised upwards its outlook to positive, bringing the country just two notches away from investment grade. The upgrade now puts Fitch ahead of the other leading agencies, with S&P one notch behind at ‘BB-‘ and Moody’s at ‘B1
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Athens steps up diplomatic efforts amid ongoing friction with Ankara
PoliticsForeign PolicyGreece is trying to expand its diplomatic activity in the wake of its latest spat with Turkey as relations with Ankara remain the number one foreign policy issue for Athens. Greek authorities were... the Turkish vessel Oruc Reis was a minor one. The ship most likely sailed into the area of Greece’s
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Govt takes up fiscal requests with EU as pressure over min wage, main homes mounts
Politicslonger-term requests: One is for the creating of a so-called smoothing mechanism to allow any excess surplus from one year to be transferred to the next, along with the longstanding demand
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Bumper year for business launches in 2019, according to registry
EconomyFeaturescompanies (SE) and one was removed from the registry, while under European economic interest groupings, one company was registered and two were removed. No companies were formed or deactivated as European
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Newsletter 240 -21/02/2020
to cast light on corruption allegations. The situation came to a head on Tuesday, when one of the two...-MoU era, and its strategy in opposition. One component of the debate, the decision concerning
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Tsipras challenges Mitsotakis as probe into scandal rekindles rivalry
PoliticsGreek Politicswas the one, while in opposition, claiming that SYRIZA was perverting the court of justice and trying... Agreement, the refugee crisis, achieving growth of 4 percent within one year, launching construction work
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Athens strives to build opposition to Turkey-Libya deal as France pledges support in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policystance regarding the situation in Libya. On the one hand, Greece supports a political solution... and the UN-backed government in Tripoli, which the Greek side claims are illegal, especially the one
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Fifth post-MoU review concludes successfully, EC highlights public investment, NPLs as areas of concern
EconomyProgrammedevelopments have been incorporated in the analysis and confirm the debt’s downward path. In one... the first one. By June this year, Athens should have some clarity on the re-purposing of the SMP and ANFA
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Poll suggests broad support for border closure, continued concern about islands
PoliticsGreek Politicsof the government’s decisions to engaging in completely one-sided reporting on migration-related... movement was a gain of one point for ultra-nationalist Greek Solution, from 4.5 to 5.5 pct.
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