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Newsletter 203 -15/04/2019
More voter-friendly measures eyed Tsipras vows to leave tax-free threshold untouched as EC hints... is currently on the minimum wage and earning 9,100 euros a year pay 730 euros in income tax in 2020... in revenues and at broadening the tax base so a much higher number of Greeks pay income tax
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Newsletter 62 - 12/02/2016
Pensions remain central issue Positive hints from Eurogroup as IMF calls for more measures The Eurogroup on Thursday evening sent a relatively positive signal, noting that progress has been achieved... feel the impact as retirement pay in Greece makes up in many cases for the lack of a proper welfare
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Eurogroup agrees return of mission to Athens but key issues unresolved
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere were few hints following the Eurogroup on the two other areas of interest for Greece: Lowering... of the difficulties that lie ahead on the debt issue. Kazimir said he is “not willing to pay any price
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New Democracy sees glimmer of hope in polls following support measures
PoliticsGreek Politicsis that its strategy of hinting at more support measures will pay off in terms of the poll ratings in its... declarations as well as to the financial crime prosecutor, which they claim hints at the existence
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Eurobank gears up for crucial but contentious capital increase
EconomyBankingand PASOK veteran Apostolos Kaklamanis also refused to support it during the March 30 vote. Papandreou... increase later this month could pay as little as 0.30 euros per share. The value of these shares...), Eurobank would not be obliged to pay this dividend due to its huge accumulated losses, mostly due
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Latest Tempe report kicks off political storm as government claims vindication
PoliticsGreek Politicsopposition parties. On Tuesday, a report by a team at the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA... not suit its narrative, and of cherry-picking elements of the NTUA report which back its story
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ND directs fire at PASOK over Tempe as ruling party’s MPs grumble over land decree
PoliticsGreek Politicsof Athens (NTUA) into the causes of the blaze which contributed to the deaths of some of the 57 victims... Pavlos Marinakis argued this week that “PASOK is more exposed than other parties” after the NTUA report
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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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Ex-minister's jailing a boost for faltering sense of justice
PoliticsGreek PoliticsFormer Defence Minister Akis Tsochatzopoulos was jailed for 20 years on Monday after being found guilty of money laundering. Although the ex-PASOK veteran will serve only a fraction of this sentence... remain untouched. The fact that business owners and taxpayers are being arrested for being unable to pay
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Newsletter 47 - 16/10/2015
owners to pay tax on rent they had not been able to collect. However, the Finance Ministry withdrew both..., a veteran of the Greek far right. In 2007, Plevris received a 14-month suspended sentence
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