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Effort for Greece and Albania to resolve diplomatic differences goes on back burner
PoliticsForeign Policyin Tirana. Prime Minister Edi Rama was criticised by the international community as well as Albanian
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ESM releases final tranche of third bailout, boosting cash buffer ahead of exit
EconomyProgrammeenough to meet its funding needs for 22 months. In a statement, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’s office
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Athens taking more time to consider 2019 measures ahead of budget talks
EconomyProgrammeApart from its effect on the government’s cohesion and political outlook, the recent wildfire on the outskirts of Athens is also having an impact on the preparations for next year’s budget. The government’s plan for Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to choose from a package of expansionary measures
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Focus turns to first post-MoU visit by creditors and talks on pension cuts
EconomyProgrammeby Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras at the Thessaloniki Expo in less than three weeks. This will all
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SYRIZA and ND go head-to-head over promises to lighten tax burden
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAs the inauguration of the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) on Saturday approaches, the competition between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis to win over voters with their pledges is heating up. Mitsotakis visited Thessaloniki on Thursday and held meetings
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Q2 wages index falls by 0.4 pct QoQ and rises by 2.6 pct YoY
EconomyMacroeconomyon labour and wages. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras recently announced an imminent increase
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Tsipras confident on pension cuts, reticent on snap elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAmid renewed speculation about snap elections next year, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras has insisted that his government will be able to come to an arrangement with the institutions over the pension cuts that are due to implemented in 2019 and then hold out for a full four-year term. Following his
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Newsletter 174 -14/09/2018
Expo (DETH) over the weekend, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras appeared optimistic that Greece will get
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Mitsotakis prepares to unveil economic plans, leave imprint ahead of elections
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThis weekend will mark Kyriakos Mitsotakis’s turn to try to impress voters as he takes to the stage at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) a week after Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. The slogan that New Democracy will use for its leader’s appearance in northern Greece will be “We can,” as he unveils
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Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts to jump-start economy, also seeks unity but not with SYRIZA
PoliticsGreek PoliticsNew Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis took his turn at the Thessaloniki Expo (DETH) on Saturday to present a plan of tax cuts, but also to send a more conciliatory message than Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras who made his economic policy pledges in the northern city a week earlier. The opposition
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