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EU experts concerned about level of xenophobia, violence against migrants in Greece
SocietyXenophobia and violence against migrants reached worrying levels last year in Greece, which among other issues continues to segregate Roma children in some schools, a new report from Europe’s anti..., asylum seekers and migrants and the ongoing segregation of Roma children in some schools, in spite
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Govt responds to report on deadly incident with tougher policing measures, as critics call for rethink
PoliticsGreek Politics-Roma discrimination against the car’s occupants. Reporting of the incident in question by the police... by the officer’s defence lawyer in which he referred to the Roma community as a “scourge of society” and called
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Cyprus in 2014: Looking ahead
Agoraby the international community in 2014, both the Cyprus problem and the financial crisis are in danger... that seems to back up the optimistic view. Yet, economists remain very pessimistic: the latest
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The challenge in Greece: Funding an emerging economic recovery
Agora. The danger may rest in a rising dependency of third-party public financing, relying primarily... recovery in Greece. Moreover, the availability of “fiscal space” is the term economists use to argue
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What Dijsselbloem didn't say
Agoracountries were in danger of going under but were rescued with loans provided by their partners... it. As economists Alexandr Hobza and Stefan Zeugner point out in a 2014 European Commission paper they wrote
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More fiscal measures lined up as Covid-19 seen shaving up to 0.9 pts off 2020 growth
Economythat the danger of growth coming in below 2 pct this year as opposed to the 2.8 pct set out in the budget is now... will quickly do what is needed to support its member states,” he added. His comments came as economists
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Structural considerations for a prosperous Greece
Agora, transparent, and flexible. This is excellent advice, but easier said than done. A danger exists... firms through the days of reduced economic activity. Economists can calculate what is a sensible way
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Unpaid taxes keep rising, tax audits short of targets
EconomyMacroeconomyincrease in the cumulative debt reflects payments against ‘old’ debt, which amounted to 852 million so
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Greece's 2015 budget: A breakdown of all the key figures
EconomyMacroeconomya positive impact on general government fiscal figures of 852 million (0.47 percent of GDP) in 2013
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General gov't cash surplus sees large contraction in Jan-Feb, arrears edge up
EconomyMacroeconomyentities. Similar to January, the state budget recorded the highest surplus at 852 million, yet
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