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Greece drops to 72 in Doing Business index as long-term problems persist
EconomyFeaturesis 47.6. The number of procedures briefly dipped from 11 to 10 across the data series, and then back
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Coalition's role in freight terminal contract, public broadcaster under attack
PoliticsGreek Politicsfailed. The public has mostly turned its back on the broadcaster, which has poor ratings, and there have
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Appeals over past pension cuts sow confusion about potential fiscal impact of backpay
EconomyTwo recent decisions by first instance courts in Thessaloniki and Athens that awarded pensioners backpay for income lost due to the pension cuts in 2012 has put the spotlight back on a decision by the Council of State (CoS) in 2015 that deemed the pension cuts which were legislated in two instances
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Tsipras reaches settlement with church, aiming to subdue critics
PoliticsGreek PoliticsIn an unexpected move, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced on Tuesday evening that the government has reached an agreement with the Church of Greece to settle a series of differences between the church and state, some of which date back decades. The unusual sight of Tsipras and Archbishop
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Backpay for civil servants gets "positive" measures rolling for government
Economy, as had been agreed in 2017. So far, the coalition has shown no intention of holding back on any
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EC autumn forecast lowers growth for 2019 on pending budget finalisation
EconomyMacroeconomyif the new policy package of the Greek authorities is approved the forecast could return back
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Newsletter 182 -9/11/2018
return back to 2.3 percent growth. Growth for 2020 is also seen at 2 percent. Both private
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Industrial production up by 2 pct in September
EconomyMacroeconomy, industry confidence according to the European Commission’s business surveys fell back into negative
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Eyeing domestic gains, Tsipras pursues closer ties with Europe's social democrats
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the centre-left across the continent but it is Greek social democrats that are turning their back
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Getting to the church on time
Agoraof political gains has held him back from pushing for change that could have a long-lasting, meaningful
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