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Some basic products in Greece among most expensive in EU
Society). Indeed, oils and fats were one of the few categories that saw a price rise from 2014 to 2015
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New pension system, lower primary surpluses among govt targets for 2020
PoliticsGreek Politics2.7 bln euros of IMF loans ahead of schedule this year, a move that the government saw as a key part
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Greece among hardest hit in Covid-related drop for European arrivals
EconomyFeaturesat the sharpest rate. For Italian arrivals, Montenegro saw the largest decline, with Greece in fifth place
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Greece seeks EU help on refugees after Schengen threat but big challenges remain
PoliticsForeign Policypumps, tents, portable toilets and waterproof clothing, among other things. 2) It agreed... but this operation will be a real test for the government, which has so far tried to avoid detaining arrivals
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Uprising anniversary marked by grandstanding and clashes
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the right to protest, among other things, the day will be remembered largely for the political theatre... tear gas and force to contain and turn back protestors, detaining more than 100 in the process
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Greece sees highest tax wedge increase among OECD countries in 2016
Economypercentage point (pp), which was the highest rise among the 35 OECD countries, the OECD Taxing Wages.... For a single worker, Greece’s ranking was the 14th highest among the OECD countries in 2016, one position... ranking among the OECD countries in 2016 from seventh a year ago. An important finding in the report
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IMF examines where programme went wrong, what lessons were learnt
EconomyProgrammea preference for an ambitious, front-loaded adjustment, the report notes that the IMF clearly saw... and the OSI, public debt recorded a relatively modest immediate decrease to 305 billion euros (160 percent
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High levels of dissatisfaction among Greeks, Eurostat report shows
SocietyGreek people are among the most dissatisfied people in Europe regarding a range of aspects of life, from personal relationships, commuting times, their jobs and, not surprisingly, their financial... to an EU average of 7.5), possibly because 27.3 percent of them –the highest rate among the older EU
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VAT gap of 30.1 pct in 2018 keeps Greece among worst performers in EU
EconomyFeaturespercent across the EU, with Greece ranking among the worst performers. The VAT gap is a measure of VAT... on the economy. Out of the European Union countries surveyed, Greece continued to fare among
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Newsletter 70 - 15/04/2016
the unilateral action we saw from the SYRIZA-led administration last year. The government made it clear... Macedonia (+11.6 percent) and North Aegean (+5.3 percent). January saw the number of building permits hit...-out review process boils down to a fundamental lack of trust among the parties involved, persistent
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