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Accused of U-turn over extension of territorial waters at home, ND steps up diplomatic drive abroad
PoliticsGreek PoliticsTsipras was quick to point out the contradiction, recalling ND’s reaction to a similar proposal put... controversial agreement with Egypt will be put to a named ballot on Thursday, in an indication... of a diplomatic marathon. Dendias’s mission will be to create a united European front for the imposition
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Insolvency code, 'second chance' for debtors unveiled as ND eyes social impact of crisis
PoliticsGreek Politicswill end up at 8 pct of GDP, although other estimates put it at around 10 pct. The GDP data from... with as little pain and drama as possible. Provisions The bill was put to public consultation on Thursday... creditors. However, the government’s focus is not only on satisfying the European institutions
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Approaching Golden Dawn verdict shines spotlight on Greek politics, justice
PoliticsGreek Politicsof a concerted political front against Golden Dawn, even at this late date, will put political pressure... for approving it, but claimed that the rules did not allow him to deny it. While the appointment has been put... to tolerate the group, but embraced it even more closely. In 2014 the party entered the European Parliament
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Newsletter 272 -06/11/2020
pct. The government will attempt to put the brakes on the recession by providing repeated liquidity... to create more hospital beds and to put in place more economic support measures, the opposition... The European Commission published on Thursday the economic forecasts for Europe within the context
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PM on defensive over Covid-19 stance as debate rages over testing
PoliticsGreek Politicsaccused New Democracy of having “criminal responsibilities” for the crisis, which he put down... for the purpose of exercise, while he put the lapse down to “a moment of relaxation”. While Mitsotakis claimed... European country. Mitsotakis blamed public laxity during the second lockdown for the persistence
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PM identifies pending pensions as key problem, while row brews over media law
PoliticsGreek Politicsmore worrying. It put the number of pending pensions at the end of Q3 this year at more than... to put permits to tender, which was eventually deemed unconstitutional. Although SYRIZA’s efforts... earlier this year by the European Stability Mechanism managing director, Klaus Regling, in one
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Mitsotakis defends pandemic handling, denies snap election plans
PoliticsGreek Politicsworkers, and intimated that he was willing to put compulsory vaccination for healthcare staff on the table... the first wave of the pandemic, while the growing public dissatisfaction has clearly put the prime... that the loss of lives was “a tragedy”, but insisted that Greece had fared better than most European
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Govt views pandemic window as opportunity to advance contentious reform agenda
PoliticsGreek Politicson personal savings accounts set up for new employees. The intention is to put the bill to public..., which some estimates put in excess of 50 billion euros. The changes being planned for the education... it reverse progress in containing infections in a number of European countries including Portugal. Data
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Post-Covid era dawns on new landscape for bad debt in Greece
EconomyFeaturesmeasures introduced to manage the Covid crisis have put a temporary freeze on some aspects... due to legal challenges. Industry sources say around 10,000 properties are due to be put up... the equivalent average is 2.6 pct. In April the European Commission gave the green light to the successor
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Govt talks up benefits of pension reform as Delta variant concern grows
PoliticsGreek Politicsin contributions each year, will be paid to private insurance firms each year. As the bill is put to a two-week... was initially put on Britain’s “green list”. However, the Greek government has openly courted the UK... in many European countries. So far, 29 cases have been recorded, 19 of which were in Crete and five
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