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Tsipras targets pensioners with final pledge as Mitsotakis woos undecided voters
PoliticsGreek Politicson Friday, Tsipras appeared to up the ante even further by arguing that if the vote on Sunday does not go... of the undecided voters end up backing SYRIZA) is that the conservatives will end up on 31.8 percent
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Strong showing in local elections for ND as it targets majority in national vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsparty were on course to win five of the six regions up for grabs on Sunday, with the other going... seats, SYRIZA 77, KINAL 25, KKE 17, Golden Dawn 15 and Greek Solution 12. Venizelos The build-up.... In a parting shot, he accused the KINAL leader of ensuring that the party will end up being
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Tsipras steps in to limit damage, Mitsotakis eyes tax cuts and fiscal targets
PoliticsGreek Politicshas suffered great wear-and-tear over the last 4.5 years and has been unable to keep up... to weigh this up carefully,” said Tsakalotos. SYRIZA is hoping that it will get a boost from... 3.5 million taxpayers who are currently exempt paying up to 650 euros a year in income tax. Alexis
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SYRIZA unveils array of pledges to win over voters ahead of July 7 vote
PoliticsGreek Politicsand solidarity for society. The line-up of ministers was, in itself, part of the message that SYRIZA... that it never lived up to its promise of representing something new and fresh in Greek politics. SYRIZA’s... and to tend to its interests in the run-up to the May 26 vote. The main policy pledges reflect an effort
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Regling underlines concerns about fiscal target after voter-friendly measures
EconomyProgrammeup to cushion it in the post-programme period. The ESM estimates the total cash resources of Greece... measures last month, in the run up to the European Parliament elections, might put the target of 3.5...-programme period up to the third quarter of this year. The exercise will be led by former European
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The positives and negatives that will decide Greece's elections
Agorapublished in the run-up to the Greek general elections on July 7 prove accurate. New Democracy... betrayed or disappointed. The first is that Alexis Tsipras and his party were unable to live up... not gone down this path and had it lived up to expectations about bringing new and better standards
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Mitsotakis, ND officials rebuff suggestion of credit line
PoliticsGreek Politicsclaims from the SYRIZA camp that New Democracy is lining up what will essentially be a fourth... up to accuse New Democracy of having ulterior motives and not being honest with voters. Prime... a memorandum of understanding. He went on to accuse ND of being ignorant of what was involved in building up
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Bid for better use of digital tools likely to have decisive impact on ND's goals
PoliticsGreek Politicsin order to catch up with the fourth industrial revolution. The Digital Governance Ministry’s aim.... Telecoms Regarding telecommunications, Pierrakakis pledged to have the 112 emergency hotline fully up... completed by the end of next year. The government is also aiming to speed up the roll out of super-fast
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Third bill on way as Athens looks to autumn reforms, negotiations with creditors
PoliticsGreek Politicsto this issue to come up with proposals. On a related subject, Georgiadis also admitted that he... by ill-intended allegations, which will hold up the restructuring process. Institutions A report... to remove up to 25 billion euros of NPLs from banks’ books would involve state guarantees being issued
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Athens hopes lower bond yields strengthen case for reducing fiscal targets
EconomyProgrammeThe Greek government is keeping high up on its agenda the matter of renegotiating lower fiscal... of the target below 3.5 percent of GDP. Greece has committed to this fiscal goal up to 2023... consultation last summer, it estimates the official interest rates of the eurozone loans to go up to 3.3
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