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Newsletter 345 - 08/07/2022
electricity bills, with a total fiscal cost of more than 700 million euros. This takes the total... ahead of schedule for the ENFIA property tax are taken into account, VAT in takes beat the target
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Athens offers continued, but limited support to Ukraine, while seeking balance with China
PoliticsForeign Policy, about the Greek side’s willingness to assist his country militarily for “as long as it takes... for as long as it takes - that’s a very clear position that we have taken from the outset.” The Ukrainian
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Bond re-opening with 4 pct yield completes debt strategy for year
Economy. This takes the total drawn through re-openings to 900 million euros. Greece has also issued two new... 35 billion euros and takes away any pressing needs to tap markets should conditions turn sour
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Greece and the euro: The flight of Icarus
Agora. Their cronyism stretched its tentacles into the judiciary, the police, the armed forces and most... witnessing fascists attacking migrants and other minorities in city streets with the police either
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Nightmare on Democracy Street
Agora, this should have nothing to do with ministers. It is for the police and the judiciary to fulfil... an independent police watchdog had been created or if the judiciary was meeting EU norms before Greece could
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Lest we forget
Agora. Only a few dozen supporters gathered outside police headquarters in Athens after party chief Nikos... of years, and in some cases beyond that, the police and judiciary allowed Golden Dawn to operate
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Beyond economic policy, new Greek coalition starts setting out agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicswill be relaxed and the immigration service will take over their operation from the police, transforming the units into “open reception centres.” The police has applauded this move. Citizen’s Protection
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Greece almost last in EU for press freedom, index finds
SocietyThe failure to deal with police violence against journalists during protests is mainly to blame for Greece being ranked second lowest in the European Union for media freedom, the authors of the 2015... police officers being held to account, reinforcing the prevailing impunity,” the report said, referring
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Tsipras makes unpopular choice for president, with eye on political balance
PoliticsGreek Politicsto SYRIZA MPs. The first is that he is respected for ensuring there was not a backlash from police during... the demonstrations, at the time. SYRIZA officials believe that by ordering the police to maintain
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Deal with lenders buys coalition more time but not internal calm
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the uncomfortable position of seeing the police use tear gas and force to repel the demonstrators. SYRIZA has traditionally found itself on the other side of the divide between protestors and police so it has
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