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Newsletter 420 - 12/04/2024
by the Bank of Greece in its annual report this week, is to set aside fiscal space and use it instead... the planned increase in pensions, set by law as the average of inflation and GDP growth each year..., the rise in bread, meat and fish ranging from 1 to 5.7 pct YoY, with vegetables also up by 4.1 pct
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Government touts upgrades to civil protection amid early start to wildfire season
PoliticsGreek Politicsleadership set to outline upgrades to the response mechanism in reaction to the catastrophic... on May 1. The announcement came as 25 fires were recorded over a period of 24 hours earlier this week... on their existing capabilities, as the Aegis programme is set to start delivering no earlier than 2025
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Mitsotakis hints at post-election policy tweaks to address economic concerns
PoliticsGreek Politicsinterventions that the government is mulling for after the polls. Mitsotakis has set the goal...” will be cuts to employee contributions. The government is believed to be considering a reduction of up to 1... let platforms. Existing legislation already gives the government powers to set limits within certain
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Lack of savings points to wider economic issues
EconomyMacroeconomy. The latest set of data that was presented at a Eurobank event last week in cooperation with Athens University.... The social inequalities are also captured by the data, as 40 pct of the total savings comes from 1... in employment struggle to set aside any savings. Bank of Greece governor, Yannis Stournaras, was present
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Newsletter 426 - 07/06/2024
, but he said he would submit the necessary paperwork by July 1. The details made public on Monday... pct win of the 2019 EP elections, which they have set as the benchmark of success on Sunday. SYRIZA... to come third, losing out to SYRIZA in the battle for second place. Greek Solution looks set to take
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Mitsotakis argues there is no alternative as SYRIZA officials push Kasselakis out
PoliticsGreek Politics. Mitsotakis confirmed that social security contributions will drop by 1 percentage point next year, rather... Sunday’s press conference, Mitsotakis argued that he had set out a roadmap for getting Greece... that the weaknesses of his opponents mean he does not have to be particularly bold at the moment. When set against
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Mitsotakis ousts critical MP as signs of unrest within ruling party start to surface
PoliticsGreek Politics, well ahead of its rivals but almost 5 points short of the target set by Mitsotakis. Since then, two... of the MPs in New Democracy’s parliamentary group, which is set to be reduced from 157 to 156 lawmakers... decision, but the majority decided that SYRIZA will hold an extraordinary congress on November 1 to 3
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Greece and Turkey take step forward in ties after leaders' talks on UNGA sidelines
PoliticsForeign Policythe framework set by the UN. “We call upon Türkiye and the Turkish-Cypriot community to come..., with talks on the so-called "fundamental" clusters set to take place in Luxembourg on 15 October. However... in a joint letter of the 27 EU member states to Albania for the formal launch of “Cluster 1
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Newsletter 435 - 04/10/2024
on 7.7 pct. The six candidates for the leadership of PASOK have their eyes set on the challenge... has essentially been set in stone for some time now as it is the basis of the debt sustainability... pct. Compared to July 2023, automotive fuel was down by 6.8 pct, non-food sales increased by 1 pct
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Newsletter 439 - 01/11/2024
taxes all self-employed earners based on a minimum earnings assumption set at the level of the minimum... backing has plummeted further, from 7.5 pct to 6.4 pct, placing it in fifth place, more than 1 point... the 2010 debt crisis and is set to become more prominent from 2028 as it will be one of the components
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