MacroPolis

Show/Hide Search

Search

Results 3071 to 3080 out of 6675. RSS

  1. Goalposts shift as European elections near and SYRIZA cements lead

    PoliticsGreek Politics

    coincide with the second round of the local vote, rather than the first. This move carries great... in the European Parliament will be shared out more widely among the parties than they have been..., will gain these sorts of percentages in May and that the seats will be shared out among more than four

    3%

  2. Should Greece really ask for a debt haircut?

    Agora

    conclusion than that Greece’s public debt is unsustainable. The situation is even worse if we recall... is how we will we stand before our partners, some of whom are poorer than us, and demand that they write..., rather than plead for a haircut the best we can do is to ask for more European Union funding so we can

    3%

  3. Greek justice slower despite reform efforts during crisis
    Photo by MacroPolis

    Society

    . It indicated that the performance of the country’s judicial system had actually deteriorated rather than.... There were 2,547 judges in 2012, which was 22 percent less than in 2010. Courts also employ another 5,327... is considerably lower than the EU average of 45,578 euros.

    3%

  4. Buoyed by troika deal, Greece aims for rapid return to bond markets
    Photo by Can Esenbel [http://www.mundanepleasure.com/]

    Economy

    of this year’s funding gap but at a much higher cost than Greece currently borrows from the euro zone. This underlines that the government’s primary target is more of a political nature rather than... of a higher than forecast primary surplus for 2013, the potential positive comments at the upcoming

    3%

  5. Cost of petty corruption in Greece has halved during crisis
    Photo by Harry van Versendaal

    Society

    reported in 2013 than in 2012 and that the average amount paid in bribes fell to 1,333 euros, which is 7.6 percent lower than a year earlier. Almost one in three Greeks asked to give bribes refused to do so... corruption is related to more than just a fall in disposable income. It suggests that events over

    3%

  6. Greece unveils MTFS seeing 4.2 bln primary surplus in 2014 but just under 2 bln fiscal gap in 2015-16
    Photo by MacroPolis

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    billion higher than the Economic Adjustment Program (EAP) target of 2.73 billion (1.5 percent of GDP...) more than offsetting the reduction of social security contributions (974 million). Direct taxes... also foresees that more than 2/3 of the GDP that has been wiped out from the domestic economy

    3%

  7. In Spain, the best generation is in danger of becoming the lost generation
    Photo by Roberto Ortiz via Flickr

    Agora

    than half of the Spanish youngsters that are looking for a job are currently unemployed. This brings.... Having applied unsuccessfully for four jobs (two of them were internships) in which more than 300 people... no more than 300 euros per month or even for free, with no hope of being hired in the short

    3%

  8. Greek central government debt inches down to 320.42 bln in Q1

    Economy

    domestically (1.85 billion) and Financial Support Mechanism (FSM) loans (1.3 billion) more than offsetting... stands at 15.84 years, which is slightly lower than the 16.02 years at the end of 2013. The respective figure for new borrowing in 2014 stands at 0.36 years and refers to T-Bills. More than three quarters

    3%

  9. Greek politics in thrall to new faces and old ideas
    Photo by MacroPolis

    Agora

    rather than divisive. His centrist party, To Potami (The River), posits a new proposition by relying on candidates whose strengths lie in their professional achievements rather than how many rungs up... will have to be built in the vision of its policy makers rather than according to the troika’s instruction

    3%

  10. Jobs, hundreds of thousands of jobs
    Photo by Myrto Papadopoulos [www.myrtopapadopoulos.com]

    Agora

    by more than 20 percent. Greece’s labour market has been devastated, like no other in any modern crisis...) and packaging is expected to bring in 315,000 jobs, which is an increase of more than 70 percent from... considering that the premier does not have a good track record on employment pledges. He promised more than

    3%