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Golden Dawn trial begins against complex political backdrop
PoliticsGreek PoliticsMore than 18 months after rapper Pavlos Fyssas was murdered by Golden Dawn member Giorgos Roupakias near Piraeus, the Neo-Nazi party’s leader, MPs and numerous members are going on trial. A total of 69 people, including Golden Dawn chief Nikos Michaloli...
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Androulakis positions PASOK as alternative to leading parties against phonetapping backdrop
PoliticsGreek PoliticsPASOK leader Nikos Androulakis used his maiden speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) on Wednesday to hit out at both the ruling New Democracy party and its main rival SYRIZA, in an attempt to position the socialists as a distinct and reali...
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Mitsotakis unveils major defence package against backdrop of forces pay rise dispute
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe government presented on Wednesday its plans for a major shake-up of Greece’s defence capabilities, which PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis claims is needed to equip the armed forces for a new era. The announcement comes after a week of upheaval in New Democrac...
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Tsipras gives air of resistance but leaves door ajar for agreement
PoliticsGreek Politicsat New Democracy, where Antonis Samaras insists on not stepping down. A GPO poll for Mega TV made... the leftist party by 12.1 percentage points. GPO poll for Mega TV SYRIZA 35.1% New Democracy 23 Potami 6 G...’s situation would have been worse if New Democracy had won January’s election. GPO poll for Mega TV
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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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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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Greeks express most negative sentiments about economy in global poll
Societysurvey was conducted in March and April 2017 through face-to-face interviews with 852 respondents
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Travel balance increases by wide margin in June from last year's tourism collapse
EconomyMacroeconomyto 790.7 million euros for the month, increasing by 852 percent year-on-year (YoY). Travel payments
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Nightmare on Democracy Street
Agora. The country’s future is in danger of being the next victim. Of course, this is not just about... is going to require a strong dose of political will, a potion that has traditionally been in short... will and strong institutions as the main tools to stop fascism’s rise. If this base can be formed, perhaps
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Parliament Budget Office welcomes deal, warns on economic prospects and reform implementation
EconomyMacroeconomywith expectations. The report highlights that the lack of a strong rebound in private consumption may lead... of primary surplus targets. In addition, there are indications that the country is in danger of becoming...-term in open economies with strong institutions, adding that Greek institutions are weak
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