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Looming vote on Prespes Agreement triggers political upheaval
PoliticsGreek Politicstricky after the departure of Independent Greeks (ANEL) from the coalition, leaving SYRIZA without.... Having ditched right-wing Independent Greeks (ANEL) as a coalition partner, Tsipras appears to have set
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How SYRIZA lost and New Democracy won
Agoraof the voters of Tsipras’s right-wing coalition partner ANEL, 15 percent from the Union of Centrists... from To Potami, 4 percent from ANEL, 13 percent from the Union of Centrists and 8 percent from KINAL
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Tsipras to get election campaign underway as parties target middle class voters
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe weekend when SYRIZA’s former coalition partner, Independent Greeks (ANEL) announced it will not compete... that stuck with Panos Kammenos’s party on May 26. ANEL’s absence from the electoral contest came
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Electricity price shock, pressure on phone-tapping take shine off surveillance exit
PoliticsGreek Politicswith references to both the SYRIZA-ANEL and PASOK administrations. SYRIZA reacted by accusing ND of appropriating the achievements of the last SYRIZA-ANEL government which negotiated the MoU exit in 2018... into the autumn, as it tries to structure its last economic package en route to the next elections
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Cyprus cable dispute and Crete mafia case cast fresh clouds over TIF reset agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicsfor the Metropolis of Kydonia. Panos Kammenos, former head of the ANEL (Independent Greeks) party who served as defence minister in the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition government, is heard in conversation with one of gang’s
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UnLuCky for some: Another painful lesson from the euro crisis
Agorathat moment, the deterioration of Greece’s current account was considered part of the desired effect of euro... at the start of the crisis. The term Unit Labour Cost became sacred. The sure way to achieve the desired effect... a self-defeating nature in meeting fiscal targets, combined with the denominator effect in terms of debt
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The first cut is the deepest? Greek pension reforms in context
EconomyFeaturesand a solidarity levy on the larger pensions. By and large, the measures had little immediate effect on most... labour The devastating effect of the recession on economic activity, and the consequent rise..., the coverage devoted to pensioners often obscures the effect that the crisis has had on other social
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APS bill tabled, allowing use of 12 bln in state guarantees to reduce NPLs
EconomyBankingbanks clean up their balance sheets is a few steps away from coming into effect after the Finance..., the state guarantee comes into effect when the senior notes have secured the minimum credit rating of ‘BB... of financial results that in anticipation of the Hercules coming into effect, and with the general
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Our most popular stories in 2014
Agorais undertaking. The OECD finds that indirect tax increases pushed the cumulative effect of consumer... firms that have economies of scale. Given that internal devaluations do not have the automatic effect..., though, is the effect these developments are having on people and their daily lives. The social cost
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You've heard the Greek crisis myths, now here are some truths
Agoraausterity to close the deficit from year one. This approach would also have had a knock-on effect... is undertaking. The report finds that indirect tax increases pushed the cumulative effect of consumer price... of this legislation regarding structural reforms has been implemented to full effect is open to question
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