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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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Finance Ministry seeks solutions to address growing housing problem
EconomyKyriakos Mitsotakis announced the launch of the “Stegasi” platform, which brings together various
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Equivocal Macedonia name referendum leaves Athens hanging on as views differ
PoliticsGreek Politicssettlement in the months to come or whether the process has hit a brick wall as a result of the turnout... Agreement may hit a brick wall. If Zaev somehow manages to make headway, the prospect of the pact... constitution, although that level is for binding votes. The defence minister suggested that he had been
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Newsletter 45 - 02/10/2015
significant funding, as Tsipras indicated in his comments to the Wall Street Journal. The European Union..., were indirectly highlighted by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras this week. In comments to the Wall... borders. It increased the emergency funding for the migration crisis by 73 million euros
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Refugee influx pushes Tsipras towards crisis nexus
Agora. In comments to the Wall Street Journal between a multitude of appearances at the sidelines of the United... will be as pressing as that of humanitarian aid. And, yes, this does require significant funding, as Tsipras indicated in his comments to the Wall Street Journal. The European Union has also had somewhat
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Tsipras faces lenders' wall in Brussels as political tension grows in Athens
PoliticsGreek PoliticsA new round of marathon talks are due to take place in Brussels on Thursday after a failure to reach an agreement on Wednesday. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras held two sets of talks totalling about six hours with European Commission president Jean-Claude...
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Effort to unite PASOK and Potami seems to have hit a wall
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe project to unite PASOK and To Potami in order to create a dynamic third force in Greek politics with the potential to be a key governing partner or kingmaker appears to be in danger of collapsing. Only a few days after the leaders of the two parties...
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Tsipras's choices are becoming clearer but not any easier
Agorasurplus target being beaten by 1.5 percentage points in 2016 (an assessment that the European... of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said that a legally-binding commitment to implement further debt... into any binding discussion about debt relief. However, it is doubtful if Tsipras’s hard-pressed MPs
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
MPs vented frustration at Tsiaras, warning they were being “beaten up out there” and even feared... others saw them as legitimate pressure. The findings highlighted the government’s dilemma: appearing... banks and companies for projects totalling 17.7 billion euros. To qualify for RRF funding, projects
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