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Newsletter 148 -26/01/2018
to the efforts of banks to reduce the stock of bad loans. The goal to lower Non-Performing Loans (NPL) through... of the operational NPL reduction target. For 2018, banks are planning to auction around 10,000 properties..., Interior Minister Panos Skourletis said that Kammenos’s position, and his demand for a referendum
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeatures. Announcing the new hiring plans, Interior Minister Panos Skourletis argued that the hirings would... permanent public sector staff and 15,000 contractors, at a cost of 600 million euros. These accusations... contractors. Their numbers have swelled from 3,413 in 2012 to 15,601 at the end of 2017. By far the largest
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Newsletter 310 - 01/10/2021
PoliticsFull speed ahead for warship, defence deal with FranceGreece believes that it took a significant step this week to upgrading its defence capabilities but also bolstering the country’s geopolitical standing after agreeing to purchase at least thr...
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HCAP and Finance Ministry reveal five-year strategic plan for public assets
EconomyFeaturesthe control of HCAP, which include power firm PPC, water company EYDAP and public transport organisation OASA... and opportunities, with long-term and short-term goals for each company. Regarding OASA, for example, HCAP
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Greek current account deficit widens by 32.4 pct in November despite services surplus
EconomyMacroeconomyNavarino by a Cyprus-based company owned by the Olayan Group. For the 11-month period, non-residents
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Athens braces for Erdogan bargaining at NATO summit
PoliticsForeign Policywas spying for Athens. On Saturday, Turkish authorities reportedly arrested a man named Mohamed Amar
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Tempe rail crash charges reignite debate about scrupulousness of investigation
PoliticsGreek Politicsrepresentatives and employees of the contractor were charged with instigation of subsidy fraud... signalling-telecommand systems, but the contractor attempted to construct an entirely new signalling system
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Newsletter 35 - 17/07/2015
on deferred tax assets (DTA), NPL dynamics and the consequences of higher funding costs because... will continue to hover above Greece until the third bailout has been agreed. Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis
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Last-minute labour amendment, university asylum law fuel political row as third bill passes
PoliticsGreek Politicsemployees’ compensation rights. Also, firms are no longer responsible for ensuring that sub-contractors abide by labour regulations. The sub-contractor is responsible for ensuring workers’ rights...-contractors they use and employees having the right to take legal action against employers even
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Newsletter 19 - 13/03/2015
is: when was the right moment for Greece to raise this issue?” Athens-based German historian Hagen
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