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VAT and income tax drive budget performance in Jun, interest bill above target by 741 mln
EconomyMacroeconomy, came to 24.39 billion euros. Net revenues came to 30.88 billion euros. The budget balance up... euros, while other current revenues were up by 1.19 billion euros. VAT revenues amounted to 11.04... euros from the RRF, with 354 million euros spent up to June, which is 831 million euros below
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Government cracks down on sun lounger sprawl as public mood towards tourism sours
PoliticsGreek Politicspublic space, but local authorities are able to lease concessions to businesses to set up umbrellas... Minister Kostis Hatzidakis instructing the authorities to step up inspections on beaches, and ensure... the enforcement process and seek to beef up the inspection services in order to ensure the law
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Car sales rise by 7.8 pct in July, driven by new vehicle purchases
EconomyMacroeconomyup of lorries (977) up by 15.1 percent and buses (67) down by 8.9 percent. Motorcycle sales... have risen by 12.4 percent annually. Passenger cars are up by 13.2 percent, lorries increased by 7.2
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Raging fires and deaths force government onto defensive, create dangerous mix
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe loss of life, will not stand up to scrutiny. The head of SYRIZA’s parliamentary group... on Wednesday when a video circulated on social media of a vigilante in Evros rounding up migrants... the wildfires and the ramping up of incendiary rhetoric about migrants, as well as the actual
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ND keeps eye on upcoming local elections amid ongoing complaints about wildfires
PoliticsGreek Politicsin any interventions aimed at improving Greece’s civil protection with a wider shake-up of the public sector. In the meantime, though, the PM also has one eye on the local elections coming up on October... his candidacy on Tuesday. He followed it up with a series of media appearances aimed
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Poll suggests mood souring for government, SYRIZA leadership race wide open
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe first major opinion poll in the wake of the recent flooding reflects how the public mood has soured for the government, while it also suggests that the SYRIZA leadership vote may not end up being... edges up to 41 pct, but shoots up to 35 pct. In a third filtering of voters, leaving just those who say
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Outsider Kasselakis on track to lead SYRIZA after securing key backers
PoliticsGreek PoliticsSupport is growing for Stefanos Kasselakis leading up to the run-off for the SYRIZA leadership... for the US-based businessman, after the third runner-up, former finance minister Euclid Tsakalotos... features of Kasselakis’s campaign has been its aspirational tenor, setting the candidate up against
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A leader from nowhere, but to where?
Agoravictory looks certain to shake up the leftist party and Greek politics, but not necessarily..., such as tackling corruption and improving justice, which was backed up by a strong presence on social..., Kasselakis may look up to find the horses have bolted. Nick Malkoutzis
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Kasselakis looks to rehabilitate foreign policy credentials with Cyprus visit
PoliticsGreek Politicsforeign policy issues, while others claimed the slip-up implied that he was ready to offer recognition... of how well the new leader has fared at patching up the rifts opened by his surprise win. Local.... That is a slight advance from 2019, when female candidates made up just 10.8 percent of the total
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Strong showing for ND in first round of local elections amid low turnout
PoliticsGreek Politicsleader Nikos Androulakis to claim that the socialists are on the up and represent “the second largest... a prison sentence of up to three years or a fine of up to 20,000 euros for inciting hatred. However
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