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The final stretch: Can fearmongering swing the German electorate?
AgoraScholz, is prepared to enter into a three-party coalition with the Greens and the leftist Die Linke..., the Greens obviously green and Die Linke dark red. Thus, the CDU (which is always coloured black) is shouting... a coalition which includes Die Linke. He may personally even want to do so. But his party is keeping
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A new political landscape is emerging in Germany
Agorais Die Linke (The Left) which reached 8.7 percent. Only two months ago they were projected to only... demands that resonated with voters looking for stark political alternatives left-of-center. Die Linke... leftist party, which has only existed for a year and is a secession from Die Linke, the BSW, failed
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Tsipras sails through multi-bill vote, looks to disbursement and debt relief
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat money from this solidarity fund would be used in order not to retroactively slash the EKAS... the humanitarian effects of the crisis. The government had intended to ask retirees who receives EKAS... said that as a result of the last-minute intervention, the recipients of EKAS would not have to return
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Tsipras sets out social policy goals in last stage of effort to shift political debate
PoliticsGreek Politics, known as EKAS. During its negotiations with Greece’s lenders in 2015, the SYRIZA-led government had fiercely resisted demands for EKAS to be abolished but in the end had to give in on this point... of measures announced by Tsipras to ease the impact on pensioners who received the EKAS benefit until
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Labour Ministry publishes latest pension breakdown
EconomyMacroeconomyto the gradual phasing out of the solidarity grant (EKAS). The bulletin revealed that the number of EKAS... 2015. In addition, monthly EKAS costs were trimmed accordingly by 31.4 percent and stood at 49.4
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Spending on pensions down by 30.9 mln in December
EconomyMacroeconomygrant (EKAS). This works out to a reduction of 57,830 people claiming pensions year-on-year... 25, at 362.86 euros. The government has been gradually phasing out the EKAS grant. In December’s bulletin, the number of EKAS claimants came to 233.589, higher by 2,859 claimants compared to December
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Pensions spending stable but early retirees burden system
EconomyMacroeconomythe solidarity grant (EKAS). The latest figure works out to a reduction of 46,399 people claiming pensions.... The government has been gradually phasing out the EKAS grant. In December’s bulletin, the number of EKAS claimants came to 221,033, a decline of 15,475 claimants year-on-year. The corresponding sums
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Pension outlay still falling, 40.4 pct of main monthly payments below 500 euros
EconomyMacroeconomy(EKAS). The latest figure equals a reduction of 45,848 people claiming pensions year-on-year... been gradually phasing out the EKAS grant. In September 2018’s bulletin, the number of EKAS claimants
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Newsletter 191 -25/01/2018
payments through the solidarity grant (EKAS). The latest figure equals a reduction of 45,848 people... out the EKAS grant. In September 2018’s bulletin, the number of EKAS claimants came to 219,189
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Q1 gg primary cash balance shows 2.5 bln surplus but 2014 arrears grow
EconomyMacroeconomyloans by 2.07 billion and EFSF/ESM/IMF loans’ redemptions of 611 million. The gross debt structure
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