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Mitsotakis, Erdogan keep distance at UN as summer moratorium draws to close
PoliticsForeign Policyon the issue of Libya which will take place on the sidelines of the UN Assembly under the initiative of Italy...” by its agreement with Libya. Greece says that its agreement with Egypt annuls the Turkey-Libya... with a new, legal and permanent government in Libya and sign a maritime agreement with its southern
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek Politics. Libya debacle The government, meanwhile, is facing criticism over its handling of the deaths of five members of a Greek humanitarian rescue mission in Libya under unclear circumstances. The victims were members of the Greek armed forces who were part of an official mission to Libya to help
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Mitsotakis shrugs off scandals to hit back at foreign policy critics
PoliticsGreek Politicswith Libya, Mitsotakis reiterated his government’s position that the Turkey-Libya maritime agreement... the rival factions in Libya, allowing Libya to press territorial claims with backing from Ankara
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Greece working on plan for multilateral talks in East Med
PoliticsForeign Policyin the proposal are Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Egypt and Libya. The conference does not include Israel... to be Ankara’s refusal to participate in any forum that excludes Turkish Cypriots, while Libya... from Libya to represent both factions. Whether conditions on the ground make this feasible remains
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Tsipras delivers SYRIZA's first, tempered message of Greek election campaign
PoliticsGreek Politicsbut at the time it was unveiled, the Finance Ministry suggested that Tsipras’s plans could cost more... who are earning less than 700 euros per month and scrap the special excise tax on heating fuel... to 751 euros per month from 586 euros. It also has a plan for creating 300,000 jobs in the private
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Newsletter 48 - 23/10/2015
, and the total contribution and amount per bank should be broadly compatible with their business plans..., it adds a substantial cost for parents sending their children to private schools. Matters were made... their children to private schools are “well off” and can afford the extra cost. Fees at private schools
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During crisis, proportion of Greeks in extreme poverty has risen almost seven times to 15 pct
Societyand in 2015 reached 23.2 percent – the survey equates extreme poverty level with the cost of a “basket... or pays a mortgage, also influence the cost of this basket. Based on this method, Dianeosis researchers estimated the extreme poverty threshold ranges from 182 euros per month for a one-person privately
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Appeals over past pension cuts sow confusion about potential fiscal impact of backpay
Economyof cuts to pensions. The first saw main pensions above 1,300 euros per month cut by 12 percent... euros annually per pensioner - 400 euros at Christmas and 200 euros at Easter and summer respectively.... Potential cost The Greek government appears confident that the CoS decision of 2015 is clear
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EU elections in Greece: Applying a different scale of values
Agoratax from 22 to 9 percent for those earning less than 10,000 euros per year, slashing corporation tax... or pension funds, which covers most debtors, would be allowed to pay as little as 20 euros per month... that they will be equally challenging to implement. The centre-right party says that over four years, the cost of its
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Study calls for sweeping reform of Greek healthcare system
Societyhealth services because of the cost. The authors of the study note that this is because in theory... requires two to three nurses per doctor, and currently only has 1.3 nurses per doctor. This has led... into account the impact of technological services and as such does not reflect the true cost of healthcare
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