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Lost decades for Greek incomes tell different story to recovery narrative
EconomyMacroeconomyafter Greece is Denmark, at 26% - nearly 10 points lower. For those earning below 60% of the median... earning above that threshold, housing consumes 29% of income. This overburden is not abstract
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North Macedonia's road to Brussels: Breaking the vicious cycle
Agoraof EU standards on energy efficiency, pollution… Formal reforms, lacking substance... implemented (by both sides) and what their untapped opportunities are. What is even more lacking is a well
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Opposition parties jostle for position in post-election political landscape
PoliticsGreek Politicsof credibility that had been lacking on the substantive policy front during most of the campaign... Plefsi of lacking a policy offering, while rivals on the left have described the party as a personality
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Media pluralism in Greece at risk due to political links and concentration, study finds
Societycampaign messages on public and private channels posed a “high risk” as they are left in the hands of political parties to decide. “Access to airtime on public service media (and commercial channels
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Passing of broadcasting bill introduces new challenges for coalition
PoliticsGreek Politicschannels will be set by the state minister. - Stations broadcasting news and entertainment programmes nationwide will have to have a minimum of 400 employees. This falls to 50 employees for channels
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Refugee crisis threatens effort to improve ties with neighbours
PoliticsForeign Policysince the start of the refugee crisis and has been complaining about the lack of channels... to risk cutting off the channels of communication with FYROM at this critical moment in the migrant
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TV permit auction drags on as coalition tries to draw line under ELSTAT controversy
PoliticsGreek Politicsindicated that the process, which involved eight companies, including existing channels, bidding... of the participants have already launched legal appeals, while the existing channels that will not obtain
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TV permit auction boosts Greek coffers but questions linger
PoliticsGreek Politicsconsisted of two existing channels, Skai and Ant1, and two newcomers: firms backed by businessmen Yiannis... the emergence of private channels in the late 1980s. In fact, this was exactly the message conveyed
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Court delivers serious blow over TV permits, gov't vows to fight on
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe ruling that the government feared materialised late on Wednesday night, when the Council of State deemed that the recent tender leading to four bidders gaining TV licences and existing channels... that existing channels would be made to pay to keep broadcasting, rather than just having
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Centre-left leader adds to calls for snap elections
PoliticsGreek Politicsfulfilled the criteria for gaining permits. All of them are existing channels: Skai, Alpha, Star... of the sector and sustainable channels,” he said. “As for the attacks we have received all this time
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