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Govt steps up policy response, hoping to impede Coronavirus
PoliticsGreek Politicsof each four taken off being recorded as leave. He added that the state would cover a third... to prevent pupils who are off school, as well as their parents from engaging in activities
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PM increases coronavirus support package to 10 bln, while sounding dire warning to public
PoliticsGreek Politicslaid off since the beginning of March. Opposition parties have also been sounding the alarm about... and all year-end exams to be called off. The teachers claim that while the Education Ministry has
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Newsletter 244 -20/03/2020
Govt reels off new interventions PM says up to 9.8 bln to be spent on economy after Eurogroup, ECB decisions Faced with The Greek government rolled out this week more measures aimed at containing... for a one-off, emergency scheme rather than a regular ECB QE programme. Also, the fact that New
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Greece pinpoints flaws in Turkey's Aegean claims
PoliticsForeign Policya cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey, towards Libya’s shores. Also, being on the “wrong... have a cut-off effect on the coastal projection of Turkey to the Libya’s shores. Athens believes
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Greece takes stock of measures to mitigate Covid-19 impact after Eurogroup reaches deal on latest batch
Economycreated in the coming months and, in the process, did not kill off completely the idea of some form... off the shackles of the 3.5 pct of GDP primary surplus target, which was its fiscal commitment
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Leaders clash over economy as PM looks on bright side of Eurogroup assessment
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe chance to pay off any tax arrears accumulated between March and September in 12 to 24 instalments... be increased. Mitsotakis said that anyone paying off what they owe in a single lump sum would be given
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ND tweaking stimulus measures as SYRIZA flounders in Novartis backwash
PoliticsGreek Politicson the issue is that it is an attempt by New Democracy to kill off the opposition party by using... that the opposition party is on the back foot. The pressure is now on Tsipras to shake off the serious
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Athens waits for EU recovery fund outcome as new Mati fire claims emerge
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe government plans to invest the RRF money (even though the package had not been signed off..., the previous government was not able to shake off the sense that, under its political leadership
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Athens hoping for de-escalation in Aegean as it seeks pension backpay solution
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThere was a slight de-escalation in Greece’s latest stand-off with Turkey in the Aegean over the weekend, following a particularly tense few days for Athens. Ankara did not send out the Oruc Reis... that Berlin has played a crucial role in ensuring the stand-off does not escalate into something more
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Fitch keeps rating at 'BB', sees GDP contraction of 7.9 pct in 2020
Economyfend off pressures on asset quality in the near-term. Liquidity pressures were also lifted... is confirmation of the new reality for Greece, which has thrown it completely off course that was set
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