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EU-Turkey refugee plan: One for one and none for all
Agorait could fail, leaving Greece alone and holding its head. The plan put on the table last week for any... efficiently, there was a danger that it would be seen as encouraging refugees to seek out smugglers... a steady flow of business and Greece becoming a holding pen for tens of thousands of desperate
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Optimism for Cyprus solution abounds but talks at delicate phase
PoliticsForeign Policythat the EU is holding out high hopes for a successful conclusion to the island’s reunification talks....” Apart from speaking in Cyprus’s Parliament and holding talks with Cypriot President Nicos... suggest that the talks are in danger of being derailed by Cyprus’ decision to open up a third
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Newsletter 103 - 20/01/2017
minister stressed again the danger of not concluding the review to the IMF’s satisfaction, arguing... by the enhanced fiscal mechanism Athens is working on. The coalition is also still holding out hope.... The unbundling process that was approved by the PPC EGM includes the establishment of a holding
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Budget deficit of 6.38 bln in Aug confirmed; target beaten due to one offs
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance was confirmed at a deficit of 6.38 billion euros in the first eight months of 2021, compared with a deficit of 5.48 billion in the same period last year, the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data showed on Monday....
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VAT and income taxes buoy revenue performance as primary surplus target is beaten in Sep
EconomyMacroeconomyThe budget primary balance in September was confirmed at a surplus of almost 6 billion euros, compared to a surplus of 52 million euros in the same month of 2022, according to the final Finance Ministry (MoF) budget execution data released on Wednesday....
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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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Outcome of next vote on prior actions to set tone for political developments
PoliticsGreek Politics. There are concerns that this week’s vote may prove more testing because it affects farmers, and MPs from rural... or October. According to reports, some of his advisers have suggested holding off calling snap polls
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Government opts for modest tax relief, but who will benefit?
EconomyFeaturesof tax relief. However, with the tax-free threshold holding at 8,636 euros for a childless household... reductions, funded by a broadening of the property tax base to include formerly rural areas and resorts
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Impact of pandemic, lockdowns reflected in lower household spending during 2020
Society, still holding the lion’s share in the spending allocation with 23.1 pct. This was followed by housing... to 1.404 euros, from 1,567, also dropping in rural areas to 1,085 euros, from 1,191 in 2019. Regionally
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Newsletter 441 - 15/11/2024
, with Greece holding the fourth-worst spot after the Czech Republic, the Netherlands and Germany... in four people in urban areas and one in three in rural areas live at risk of poverty and social
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