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Mitsotakis's predecessors launch caustic attacks against PM's leadership, government policies
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat has been heard so far from within the ruling party. Antonis Samaras and Kostas Karamanlis spoke... that the party has lost touch with its ideological roots and “politics has taken a back seat to communication and TikTok.” This was not the first time that Samaras has raised the alarm about New Democracy
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Since 2010, declared income has plummeted but tax due has risen
EconomyFeaturesin the number of taxpayers by 9 percent to 6.19 million in 2015, the declared income has fallen by 23.3 percent, while the tax due amount has increased by 10 percent over this period to 7.92 billion in 2015... euros in 2015. The number of taxpayers declaring an annual income between 20 and 50,000 euros has
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Tsipras waits on name issue and debt talks, Mitsotakis pledges tax cuts for tourism
PoliticsGreek Politicsbelieves it has an “agreement in principle” with Athens but Tsipras’s office insisted that no deal has... the eurozone lenders will put together since the Fund has been one of the strongest advocates.... Mitsotakis New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis has continued to emphasise his plans for cutting
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Newsletter 76 - 03/06/2016
provision created was evident in the fact that even SYRIZA-backed Avgi newspaper protested the measure... some doubt over whether the EU–Turkey agreement on the refugee crisis, which has played a vital... revised 7.6 percent fall in February. The March figure means that the index has been falling for 10 months
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What GDPR compliance means for businesses and consumers
Legalstrategic plans without jeopardising their integrity. Particularly, each company has to conduct... has access to them and who will be notified/forwarded, whether the subject has consented... Training At this stage, the training of the enterprise staff takes place in order to exclude possible
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Mitsotakis mixes old hands and technocrats to stamp reformist bent on cabinet
PoliticsGreek Politicsvow to immediately start cutting taxes. While Staikouras’s background before he entered Parliament... Pierrakakis, who has some experience working in government under a previous PASOK-led administration. Pierrakakis was the research director at the Dianeosis think-tank more recently. He has been charged
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Wolfgang at the door
Agoraattended his 113th and last Eurogroup. Schaeuble has undoubtedly left his mark on this unofficial eurozone... navigated his way successfully through the eight years which he has spent in charge of his country’s... the ones over which he can be criticised most and which challenge the idea that he has performed the role
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Expert report highlights systemic failings in aftermath of deadly Mati wildfire
SocietyA report commissioned by the government into the causes of wildfires in Greece has identified.... The report notes that there has been increased incidence of wildfires since the 1980s despite... of the Europe-wide “112” emergency number was legislated in 2014 but has not been implemented, while
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Greek debt: A case of learned helplessness?
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Agorato overlook opportunities for relief or change. Over the last year, the Greek public has been... percent of GDP given that roughly a quarter of the economy has evaporated over the last five years... in the monetary union would have created the perfect storm in the vicious cycle between sovereigns
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BoG awaits go-ahead from DG Comp over NPL scheme
EconomyBankingThe Bank of Greece (BoG) has reportedly finalised, in collaboration with Rothschild & Co, its plan.... It is this measure which needs to be designed in a way that avoids it looking like state aid... euros. The SPVs will buy the loans for 16 billion euros, which is the nominal value of 40 billion euros
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