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UN steers clear of Cyprus blame game as focus moves to hydrocarbons
PoliticsForeign Policysteps should be. Eide made this comment after briefing the UN Security Council for more than two hours... said there had been a collective failure in reaching an agreement rather than anything else. “We.... “Despite the fact that towards the end of the conference we saw more and more of the pieces
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As part of search for culprits in Boutaris attack, parties should look at themselves
Agorato all manner of “indignados” venting their frustration any way they choose. Those on the left saw..., the leftists – who have seen their own MPs attacked on more than one occasion - may have become... 16, 2018 “Why is the social democrat [Finance Minister Olaf] Scholz stricter than [Wolfgang
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EC sees relief measures securing debt sustainability despite poorer growth, market access prospects
EconomyProgrammebillion euros of the programme, 27.4 billion less than the initial envelope. Both DSAs assume complete... the previous DSA parameter that saw real long-term growth at 1.25 percent and nominal at 3.25... is for non-bank assets. The assumption is also that more than three-quarters of the bank recap fund
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Tsipras goes big on minimum wage, hoping to enhance election hopes
PoliticsGreek Politicsis more than the committee of wise men appointed to examine the issue recommended. Their suggestion.... Tsipras said that this was a measure the government owed to “those who saw their wages reduced by 22... that as more fertile ground to win votes than the economy. The conservatives highlighted, for instance
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SYRIZA seeks to recover from election shock, ND prepares for power
PoliticsGreek Politicsin the general elections. In his speech, Tsipras admitted that the result, which saw SYRIZA gain 23.8 percent of the vote, almost 9.5 points less than New Democracy, was well below the government’s... that government officials expected to lose to New Democracy by no more than 3 or 4 points. A lot
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Tax cuts spearhead Mitsotakis's message in Thessaloniki
PoliticsGreek Politicsthan being included in the 2020 budget being drafted by the Finance Ministry. One of the most...’ reservations) at around 8,500 euros, and the income tax rate for those earning less than 10,000 euros... than expected on reducing the ENFIA property tax by an average of 22 percent for homeowners. Mitsotakis
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MPs gear up for action as To Potami calls it a day and PASOK wobbles
PoliticsGreek Politicsmore than those with low incomes and small properties. The 2020 budget includes 616 million euros... percent, 16.3 points ahead of SYRIZA on 21.3 percent even though the conservatives saw their level... To Potami officially ceased to exist after more than two thirds of its members decided that the party
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ND's electoral bill put before MPs as PM mulls options for president
PoliticsGreek Politicsclinch a qualified majority of more than 200 out of 300 MPs so that the new electoral law could apply... not have a majority and could need more than one coalition partner to form a government. This means... saw the election winner awarded a 50-seat bonus, but a sliding scale that could lead to the victorious
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Newsletter 271 -30/10/2020
is still more than twice the number of cases that were being reported last week. The committee’s... of these concerned workers on furlough for three months, receiving less than 50 percent of their salary... than 200 euros per month. In Q2 2019, only 1 percent of employees had a net monthly income of 200
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Employment balance negative by 33,356 in October as seasonality affects education and tourism hires
EconomyMacroeconomyThe employment balance was negative with 33,356 more firings than hirings in October, data from..., there were 86,731 more people hired than fired. Ergani noted that the balance for October has typically been... negative balance was seen in those aged 45-64 years, where there were 17,111 more people fired than
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