Search
-
Questions posed about pace of absorption for RRF funds
PoliticsGreek Politicsto Parliament, has asked for a cross-party committee to be formed to monitor the execution of the government’s RRF plan, known as Greece 2.0. The request has been rebuffed and in their written questions... is progressing and what is happening with the money being made available by the EU, noting that Athens has so
2% -
Balance of payments shows shipping on course for bumper year, but economic benefits unclear
EconomyFeatures2021 was a record year with close to 11 billion euros in payments. The Russia factor Greek shipping has... and the resulting energy crunch, as well as from the more acute energy crisis which has followed the Russian..., the window is not completely closed even if it has been highlighted as an area of moral ambiguity
2% -
PM prepares response as pressure over spying scandal mounts
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAndroulakis in the run-up to him taking over at the helm of the centre-left party, has added fuel... office, Nikos Romanos, suggested in an interview with Skai radio that Androulakis is the one that has... response would come on Monday via his official statement. Androulakis has called
2% -
PM brushes aside spying scandal, lowers expectations for handouts
PoliticsGreek Politics, among other fiscal policies. Although a bumper tourism season has helped augment public coffers... if the government is undermined and replaced as a result of the spying affair. This is a line that has been used... to the New York Times. Since Mitsotakis has accepted that the National Intelligence Service (EYP) spied
2% -
Androulakis positions PASOK as alternative to leading parties against phonetapping backdrop
PoliticsGreek Politicson the surveillance scandal which has thrust Androulakis into the spotlight and led him to adopt a more... to a degree, it has also allowed New Democracy to paint him as a political opportunist with no substantive... administration, a fresh row erupted over historic surveillance programmes. ND, which has held a tight rein
2% -
Policy pledges bolster top two parties as ND erases losses from surveillance affair
PoliticsGreek Politicssupport for third party PASOK has remained more or less static. The findings suggest... lead, while PASOK has not made any headway despite leader Nikos Androulakis’s prominent role in bringing the issue to light. A poll carried out by Pulse for Skai TV shows that ND has increased its
2% -
Cost-of-living, surveillance developments encourage ND to target majority in 2023
PoliticsGreek PoliticsDemocracy has so far suffered minimal damage from the surveillance scandal, Prime Minister Kyriakos... environment. The conservative administration has consistently pointed to the positive response from hedge funds and other financial players as a sign that Greece has rebuilt trust with the investment community
2% -
Tailor-made Maastricht criteria for Greece?
Agora. It has proven less capable of looking forward to anticipate risks. A growing criticism of the EU fiscal rules, then, is that the system has become so complex and by extension unrealistic..., has further sealed this sentiment. To assess options for reform, we need to understand the context
2% -
Govt rushes in new energy measures as Brussels decision on gas price cap deferred
PoliticsGreek Politicsof measures aimed at cushioning the impact of high energy costs on Greek consumers. Greece has been spearheading a proposal for an EU-wide cap on the price of all natural gas imports, and has so far gained... at the Council of Energy Ministers last week. Although it remains on the table, it has encountered resistance
2% -
Tsipras calls for more state intervention in energy sector as hopes for EU solution dwindle
PoliticsGreek Politicsgas prices, SYRIZA leader Alexis Tsipras has called for bolder initiatives at the national level.... This was the first time Tsipras has endorsed a comprehensive energy strategy, which clearly owes much... absent from his address, for example, was any reference to cutting consumption taxes, which has been
2%