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Check, please: How much Alexis Tsipras's first months cost Greece
Agoradocument it put together in the summer of 2014, it expected Greece to grow by 2.9 percent in 2015... in the eurozone not been put at risk during Tsipras’s first months in power. The opportunity cost... this year. Most critically, the main goal of being included in the European Central Bank’s QE
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Over to PMs after progress in Macedonia name talks
PoliticsForeign Policyminister. Diplomatic sources said that FYROM put forward some creative ideas during the last rounds... put together the framework of a solution, this will be added as an “annex” to the document that UN... to the country's European aspirations. Another proposal from Skopje involves the amendment of Article
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Technical talks progress but debt relief, credit line continue to grate
EconomyProgrammethat strategic defaulters are not able to obtain protection. One of the measures being put forward... is urging the European lenders to settle the issue in the next couple of weeks as the question of whether the Fund will take part in the programme has to be put to its board soon. Credit line
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What the ECB did next - a tale from another crisis
Agorain the country in question. Let us put the question differently. Were ECB decisions technically coherent... condemned as being politically motivated, aiming to put pressure on Tsipras’ government to cave...Italy’s political crisis and incoming government brings the European Central Bank back to making
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Is a lack of spending hampering Greece's firefighting capabilities?
Societysuccessfully employed for earthquakes, and a similar focus should be put on forest fires – both how... to widely available technology – need to be put in place. There are many tried and tested approaches..., implemented under the terms of the country’s bailout by European institutions and the IMF, starting in 2010
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EC report notes economic imbalances and outlines remedies
EconomyMechanism programme, several frameworks have been put in place which are expected to ease Greece’s... to further reduce the imbalances,” the report said. The adherence to market reform frameworks put in place...The European Commission’s country report on Greece for 2019 has highlighted a number of imbalances
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Tsipras tries to entice voters with VAT cuts and pension bonuses
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAchtsioglou. The entire cost of the package of measures for this year is put at 1.14 billion euros... to the result of the national elections later this year. Given that the 2020 budget will be put to a vote... that this will sway voters ahead of the May 26 European and local elections, as well as the national vote later
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SYRIZA unveils array of pledges to win over voters ahead of July 7 vote
PoliticsGreek Politicscontent of the manifesto, the emphasis was put on 12 policies that are designed to appeal to mostly... of the economic proposals made on Monday by SYRIZA are similar to the ones that New Democracy has put... wants to send after its disastrous campaign for the European Parliament elections. Tsakalotos has taken
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Government looks to boost business-friendly credentials with visits, progress on investments
PoliticsGreek Politicswith the developers to a stalemate. Plans put forward by consortium Lamda Development centre were... expected to take a step forward this week when a revised masterplan is put forward to the to the Port..., the trip is being pitched as part of a charm offensive to convince European leaders that Greece has
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Newsletter 230 -29/11/2019
that was put to public consultation earlier. The most significant changes include a ceiling on the tax... by a parliamentary committee. The findings are then put to the full assembly, which decides whether charges should... the European lenders to show more flexibility on the fiscal front. In the latest DSA produced by the European
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